Back to the shadows: Dreamers fear the worst for DACA repeal By Natalie Broda Ibrahim Garcia is a 24-year-old student from Wixom, studying social work and paying his way through Schoolcraft College working at a restaurant. He’s also a Dreamer: A recipient of the protections under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program. Last[…]
DACA Participants Can Again Apply for Renewal, Immigration Agency Says By MATT STEVENS The federal government said on Saturday that it would resume accepting renewal requests for a program that shields from deportation young immigrants who were brought illegally to the United States as children. In a statement, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services said that “until[…]
Mitch McConnell: Senate needs to figure out where Trump stands on the immigration bill before it can pass one. Jacob Pramuk | @jacobpramuk House Republicans have a way to avoid a government shutdown, but there’s a catch 8:36 AM ET Wed, 17 Jan 2018 | 00:41 Senate Republican leaders said Wednesday that they want to take up[…]
‘We will lose practically everything’: Salvadorans devastated by TPS decision By Maria Sacchetti Oscar Cortez feels like he has an ordinary American life. He carries a Costco card. He roots for the Boston Red Sox. And five days a week, he rises before dawn, pulls on four shirts and two pairs of pants, and ventures into[…]
Orange County quits program that exemplified its tough stance on illegal immigration By Cindy Carcamo When state legislators drafted Senate Bill 54, a bill that positioned the Golden State as a “sanctuary” for those who are in the country without legal status, Hutchens vehemently spoke out in opposition. But as 2017 drew to a close[…]
White House Demands for Immigration Bill Rejected by Democrats By Lauren Litvan Democrats rejected a Trump administration proposal for $18 billion over 10 years for a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, including 722 miles of new and replacement barriers, the latest development in a political battle that could lead to a government shutdown. Senators from[…]
The US Department of State (DOS) has announced new dates for individuals to file applications for the next Diversity Lottery. The original filing period started October 3, 2017, but due to technical issues DOS stopped accepting applications on October 10, 2017. The new filing period began October 18, 2017, and will end on Wednesday, November[…]
US Citizen and Immigration Service (USCIS) has started to strictly enforce the restrictions on advance parole. For example, as is stated in the instructions to the advance parole form (I-131), a departure while the advance parole is pending, if based on an adjustment of status (I-485) filing, will result in the abandonment of the I-485.[…]
It is old news now but the Trump Administration has terminated President Obama’s Executive Order granting deferred departure and work authorization to the so-called “Dreamers”: those children brought into the US by their parents without legal status. Before we look at what all this means, and what may happen during the six-month reprieve granted by[…]
Effective July 24, 2017, USCIS resumed premium processing for H-1 petitions filed by institutions of higher learning, affiliates of those institutions, as well as non-profit and governmental research organizations. USCIS previously suspended premium processing for all H-1 petitions in April 2017. Although the non-cap H-1 cases are now eligible for premium processing, there is no[…]