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
A large Phoenix Arizona community of immigrants lined up outside a government social service building to obtain food stamps and medicaid. This comes as the Trump administration puts in to place some of the strictest regulations on immigrants who utilize or may be using such government services. Pastor Antonio Velasquez has been at the forefront
A recently published article from The Huffington Post provides an autobiographical glimpse into the life of a woman who fell in love with an undocumented immigrant and the fear she says they live in on a daily basis. Sarah and Javier – pseudonyms granted by The Huffington Post to preserve the author’s anonymity – met
An undocumented Mexican immigrant who requested to seek a special visa for being a victim of a crime in the United states has been held up by U.S. Attorney General William Barr and the Board of Appeals. Both were berated by federal appeals court for thwarting its efforts in securing a special visa for the
