Washington DC, USA – February 10 2021: President Joe Biden delivers remarks to Department of Defense personnel, with Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III (Shutterstock) By Walter Ewing, Immigration Impact President Biden revoked a proclamation issued by former President Trump in 2019 that required nearly all prospective immigrants to […]
Migrants from Colombia wait to be processed after turning themselves over to authorities at the United States and Mexico border May 12, 2021 in Yuma, Arizona. (Shutterstock) By Rebekah Wolf, Immigration Impact One policy first created by the Trump administration is responsible for the greatest restriction on access to our immigration system for asylum seekers […]
By Daniel Wiessner, Reuters A coalition of trade groups and nonprofits have filed a challenge to a Trump-era U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services rule that would replace the decades-old random lottery for awarding H-1B work visas with a system favoring higher-paid workers. The groups, including the Humane Society of New York and Dentists for America, […]
By Nina Shapiro, Seattle Times The GEO Group, a huge private prison corporation, is suing the state, claiming a new law mandating the closure of the immigrant detention center it runs in Tacoma would unconstitutionally subvert federal authority. Not only does the law enacted by the Legislature in March interfere with a contract signed between […]
WASHINGTON – A new poll from the end of April into early May 2021 in 10 key states shows significant support among likely voters, including independents, for a pathway to citizenship. In addition, the poll shows that voters continue to support the job President Biden is doing to get our country back on track, and in […]
A view of the hunger strike at Freedom Plaza in support of H.R. 6, The American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 that is before the Senate for a final vote. – Washington, DC – March 22, 2021 (Shutterstock) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following President Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress, the Southern Poverty […]
The northern facade of the Department of Justice building in the Nation’s capital. Washington, DC / USA – April 22 2019 (Shutterstock) By Katy Murdza, Immigration Impact The Biden administration has ended a Trump-era policy of denying so-called sanctuary cities from receiving certain forms of federal funding. The policy had been used in retaliation against […]
Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito led an interfaith rally to denounce Donald Trump’s call to ban Muslim entry into the US. – December 9, 2015 (Shutterstock) By Katy Murdza, Immigration Impact The U.S. House of Representatives has passed two major bills to protect the rights of certain noncitizens entering the United States. The bills—the NO BAN Act […]
Marchers demanding the Biden administration make progress on immigration reform, including Temporary Protected Status for Cameroonians living in the U.S. – Washington D.C. – May 1, 2021 (Shutterstock) WASHINGTON – Immigrants, progressive allies and working people nationwide turned out to in-person and virtual events on May 1 to elevate the need for President Biden and Democrats […]
By Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Immigration Impact When President Biden took office, he inherited a legal immigration system that was teetering on the brink of collapse. Delays within U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have reached historic levels and some work permit applications are taking so long to process that thousands are losing their jobs. A new […]