Last night, Trump tweeted that he was closing immigration to the US. No one knows what that means. USCIS is the agency that processes immigration in the US. The Department of State's embassies and consulates process US immigration from outside the US. The worst case scenario is that Trump actually effect a closure of both agencies' immigration operations. While there is no "best" case scenario following such a Read More
Courts block USCIS’s Implementation of New Public Charge Rules
On October 11, 2019 various courts blocked the Trump administration's implementation of new public charge rules that drastically increase the scope of inquiry for the public charge determination. The new rules, if ever formally implemented, will prevent applicants for receiving green cards if they have used a wide variety of "benefits" most of which fall well outside the long-standing practice of considering "cash" Read More
Trump Cancels DAPA Plans
The current president's Secretary of Homeland Security, John Kelly, recently rescinded President Obama's plan to extend protections to certain parents of US citizens and lawful permanent residents. See https://www.maldef.org/assets/pdf/DHS_DAPA_061517.pdf. This change in policy is not a surprise. Instead it is another assault on immigrants who live long, lawful and productive lives in the United States of America and Read More
Trump Vows to Build a Wall, Scare Immigrants, and Deny Help to Refugees
The new administration set the tone for immigration months ago. Today we see that it plans to continue its anti-immigrant stance. Check out the Boston Globe article at https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2017/01/24/trump-to-move-on-border-security-immigration-enforcement. Read More
Take action to protect DREAMers from Anti-Immigrant President-Elect Trump
During his campaign, President-Elect Trump made horrible statements about many Americans--US citizen Americans and non-US citizen Americans. From his words and actions, it is clear that he has no understanding of the positive impacts that foreign-born people bring to our nation. To help some of our most vulnerable and valuable young community members, take action through AILA to protect DREAMers. Read More
What Can Trump Do On Day One?
Many of us are concerned about President-Elect Trump's views on immigration (aside from his wife's alleged misuse of her visa). Attached is information from the American Immigration Lawyers' Association about what Trump could do with a "stroke of a pen" on the first day (or any day) of his Presidency. As of the writing of this blog, however, no immigration laws or policies have been changed. If you ever hear about Read More
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