I don’t know about you, but my anxiety levels have been increasing daily. It seems like there is no good news regarding immigration and immigrants. Every day, we’re faced with a new policy change, a new horror at the border, new delays…it’s easy to get caught up in the negative. We should absolutely pay attention […]
On July 2nd, a federal judge in Seattle ruled that asylum seekers have the right to a bond hearing in immigration court instead of being detained until their cases are finished. In his ruling, U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman said: “The court finds that plaintiffs have established a constitutionally-protected interest in their liberty, a right to due
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A new report from The Office of Inspector General revealed that several detention centers for migrant families and children in Texas are severely overcrowded with detainees who are being forced to live in squalid conditions. According to the report, minor children are not being given hot meals for days at a time and detainees are begging guards
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Another day, another slap in the face to immigrants. There are so many recent negative changes to talk about, but today I want to focus on the end of Military Parole in Place. This change is particularly painful as the granddaughter and sister of veterans and as someone who respects our service members and the
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Late last month, we received a denial of a Humanitarian Deferred Action request and it’s left me questioning the humanity of USCIS. Yes, I know I question their decisions and their motivations a lot, but even though things have gotten more difficult, we were still getting approvals on good, solid cases. I also know that
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In May, President Trump announced a new immigration policy that will prioritize employment and skills-based immigration over family-based immigration. Under the administration’s new plan, high-skilled immigrants like scientists and engineers will now have priority over visa applicants who have been sponsored by family living the U.S. The White House says the latest immigration plan will utilize a “points-based
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Since 2018, at least seven children have died while they were in immigration custody. For more than ten years, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) had not reported the death of any children in their custody. But the seven deaths have raised concerns regarding the conditions at the facilities these children are forced to stay in.
7 Children Have Died While in U.S. Custody. Why? Read More »
On May 6th, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced it would roll out a new program that lets local law enforcement officers make arrests and temporarily detain immigrants on behalf of the agency. The new program would allow officers to make such arrests even if local policies prevent them from doing so. According to a
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According to the Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website, more than a million people have used online tools to apply for immigration benefits. This number is a major milestone for immigration authorities who are now beginning to embrace the ways digital technologies can streamline the agency’s operations. In fact, online tools have helped to reduce wait times
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USCIS is feeling extra experimental these days. From cutting of liaison inquiries to forcing InfoPass appointments to go through a phone call vetting system to conducting more and more interviews, USCIS customers and immigration attorneys hardly know what to expect when appearing for an interview. One of the latest changes deals with how Naturalization interviews
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