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
In response to the financial effects of COVID-19, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act at the end of March. This act is a $2 trillion relief package for individuals, families, and businesses of all sizes. The most direct form of relief is the stimulus check, which is up to $1,200
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
The global coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) is rapidly spreading, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) releases new information and statistics every day. As of today, the CDC says the coronavirus is a respiratory disease that has spread to more than 100 locations around the world. The World Health Organization declared it a “public
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
