A large drop in applications over the past several months for green cards, citizenship, and various other applications has threatened The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) revenue to continue processing applications. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the agency which is in charge of the country’s lawful immigration system had to ask for an
Under the veil of the Coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump and his administration have taken swift action on immigration laws. These actions have led to refugees and children being deported throughout the country under the pretext of the Covid-19 health crisis. These new policies go against the meaningful initiatives that were put in place to
Over 330,000 Deferred action for Childhood Assistance (DACA) and TPS recipients are essential workers, 50,000 of which are in the healthcare field. As The United States continues to unite and fight against the spread of COVID-19, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), joined a group of 37 senators led by U.S. Senator Dick
On Monday, President Donald Trump suspended all immigration into the United States in an effort to combat the spread of Coronavirus. The timing of such actions has been questioned by numerous officials suspecting these efforts are unnecessary. “In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs
Acquiring a visa or green card in the U.S. can be an extraordinarily difficult process, and a recent policy may add additional hurdles for thousands of applicants. On February 24th, USCIS implemented the new public charge rule. The concept of the public charge (i.e. a person who relies on government benefits) is not new to
For centuries New York city has been the center of the American dream for immigrants coming from around the world. In the mid-20th century this was predominantly western Eurpoeans. Immigrants have found a diverse home in New York, thus contributing to their admiration of the New York way of life, and the American dream. Out
Since 2016, immigration officers at the southern border have implemented a “metering” policy, in which they accept only a certain number of asylum-seekers per day. They place the rest of the asylum-seekers on a waiting list and send them to border towns in Mexico. The reason for this policy, according to Customs and Border Protection
