Green Card Backlogs and Visa Processing Delays: Causes, Impacts, and Solutions

Green Card Backlogs and Visa Processing Delays: Causes, Impacts, and Solutions

By Brian Figeroux, Esq. | Editorial credit: Evgenia Parajanian / shutterstock.com  To address these challenges, a combination of short-term and long-term solutions is needed. Hiring immigration attorneys and filing mandamus lawsuits can provide immediate relief for individuals stuck in the backlog, but these options are costly and do not address the root causes of the […]

Supreme Court Majority Signals Support for Biden Administration’s Ghost Gun Restrictions

Supreme Court Majority Signals Support for Biden Administration’s Ghost Gun Restrictions

By Chris Tobias | Photo courtesy: shutterstock.com  On Tuesday, October 8, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments concerning the Biden administration’s efforts to regulate kits used to assemble “ghost guns”—untraceable firearms that can be constructed at home. These kits, purchased online and assembled in less than an hour, have surged in popularity due to their […]

Deportation Defenses and Legal Representation: Navigating the Complexities of U.S. Immigration Law

Deportation Defenses and Legal Representation: Navigating the Complexities of U.S. Immigration Law

By Brian Figeroux, Esq. | Editorial credit: Bartolomiej Pietrzyk/ shutterstock.com Increased deportation enforcement, particularly against individuals who have failed to meet asylum criteria or were ordered deported in absentia, has made deportation defense a critical area of immigration law. These proceedings can drastically alter an immigrant’s life, resulting in their removal from the United States, […]

Is it COVID-19? Flu? At-home rapid tests could help you and your doctor decide on a treatment plan

Is it COVID-19? Flu? At-home rapid tests could help you and your doctor decide on a treatment plan

By, THECONVERSATION | Editorial credit: PhotoRedHeart / Shutterstock.com A scratchy, sore throat, a relentless fever, a pounding head and a nasty cough – these symptoms all scream upper respiratory illness. But which one? Many of the viruses that cause upper respiratory infections such as influenza A or B and the virus that causes COVID-19 all employ similar tactics. They […]

Pay Attention to the Vile Things Trump Would Do – Not Just the Vile Things He Says – on Immigration

Pay Attention to the Vile Things Trump Would Do – Not Just the Vile Things He Says – on Immigration

Editorial credit: Phil Mistry / shutterstock.com Washington, DC — New must-read commentary from Jonathan Blitzer in The New Yorker, “Trump’s Dangerous Immigration Obsession,” captures that while it’s hard not to become desensitized by the sheer volume of ugly anti-immigrant lies and conspiracies being spouted constantly by Donald Trump, JD Vance and allies, the costs and consequences of their […]

Trump’s Team Real Scheme Revealed: A Pledge to Deport Immigrants with LEGAL Status

Trump’s Team Real Scheme Revealed: A Pledge to Deport Immigrants with LEGAL Status

By Americasvoice.org | Editorial credit: Phil Mistry / shutterstock.com Vanessa Cárdenas: “The Trump agenda is clear and consequential: make as many immigrants as possible deportable, no matter their current legal status or their deep roots in this nation. From Haitians with TPS to Dreamers with DACA to spouses of U.S. citizens, it’s a violent vision […]

New Report Shows the Devastating Costs of Mass Deportation

New Report Shows the Devastating Costs of Mass Deportation

By Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, ImmigrationImpact | Photo credit: ImmigrationImpact The American Immigration Council does not endorse or oppose candidates for elected office. We aim to provide analysis regarding the implications of the election on the U.S. immigration system. As politicians debate the fate of millions of undocumented immigrants living in communities across the country, a new […]

What is Tim Walz’s Record on Immigration?

What is Tim Walz’s Record on Immigration?

By American Immigration Council Staff | Photo Credit: ImmigrationImpact The American Immigration Council does not endorse or oppose candidates for elected office. We aim to provide analysis regarding the implications of the election on the U.S. immigration system. While immigration remains a top issue for the nation as a whole, for years Minnesota has taken […]

Attorney General James and CUNY Announce Ruschell Boone Scholarship

Attorney General James and CUNY Announce Ruschell Boone Scholarship

Editorial credit: 1st Footage / shutterstock.com  Memorial Scholarship for Emmy Award-Winning Journalist Will Support West Indian Students Pursuing Journalism Degrees at CUNY NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James and the City University of New York (CUNY) Board of Trustees Chairperson William C. Thompson, Jr. today announced the establishment of the Ruschell Boone […]

Fraud in NYC’s Matching Funds System: A Critical Analysis

Fraud in NYC’s Matching Funds System: A Critical Analysis

By Esther Claudette Gittens | Editorial credit: Cinemato/ shutterstock.com  The NYC matching funds system was established with the noble goal of enhancing democracy by reducing the influence of wealthy donors and empowering small contributors. However, the system has been plagued by fraud, both detected and undetected, largely due to weak internal controls, inadequate auditing practices, […]

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