Every Monday morning, Reyna Montoya awaits the final supreme court decision on The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals court battle. Reyna, like 650,000 other “dreamers” came to the United States when they were just minors. Under the program, dreamers are shielded from deportations and certain protections are in place to ensure that they too are
A department of justice memo revealed that Pre-Trump administration Immigration Appeals board members were offered buyouts so that the administration can circumvent the immigration court system. The Trump administration’s efforts to stack the board with pro-trump officials who align with the President’s anti-immigrant policies are highlighted in the Department of Justices memos. James McHenry, the
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
