Supreme Court Says Trump-Era Border Restriction Will Remain in Effect While Legal Challenges Play Out

Supreme Court Says Trump-Era Border Restriction Will Remain in Effect While Legal Challenges Play Out

Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico 17-10-2022, Nearly 600 Venezuelan migrants are stranded in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua after being expelled from the United States under title 42. (Shutterstock) By Ariane de Vogue and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN CNN — The Supreme Court said Tuesday that the controversial Trump-era border restriction known as Title 42 will remain in effect while […]

United Way of NYC: An Organization That Helps Immigrants

United Way of NYC: An Organization That Helps Immigrants

Photo: Senior Vice President of Community Impact, Chief Impact & Strategy Officer, Ms. Amy Sananman By Linda Nwoke There are over 90,000 nonprofit organizations in New York. The majority work to deliver incredible support and impact on varying communities and economies. One organization is working to assist New Yorkers who are low-income earners. The organization […]

Infamous Immigration Detention Center Closes, but More Work Needs to be Done

Infamous Immigration Detention Center Closes, but More Work Needs to be Done

Aurora, CO, USA. Sep 2, 2019. Michelle Malkin, a well know TV personality and writer with other patriots participating at the Stand For Ice rally in Aurora, CO showing support for ICE workers. (Shutterstock) By Rebekah Wolf, Immigration Impact After years of advocacy and widespread abuse, Berks County officials announced that the federal government was […]

TPS Extension Offers Only a Temporary Fix

TPS Extension Offers Only a Temporary Fix

Washington, DC – May 11, 2022: A TPS activist calls upon the Biden administration to make good on the promise to protect those in the program and create a path to citizenship. (Shutterstock) By Gianna Borroto, Immigration Impact U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for citizens of […]

Time is Running Out for Congress to Act on Immigration This Year

Time is Running Out for Congress to Act on Immigration This Year

San Francisco, CA – August 28, 2021: Protesters demonstrate in a show of support and solidarity with those Afghans who are attempting to escape from the country and the ongoing systematic violence. (Shutterstock) By Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Immigration Impact Can immigration avoid a cold winter in Congress? That’s the question immigrants and their advocates are asking […]

Attorney and Counselor-at-Law Owolabi Salis is Disbarred for Defrauding Immigrant Clients

Attorney and Counselor-at-Law Owolabi Salis is Disbarred for Defrauding Immigrant Clients

By Linda Nwoke, Journal Exclusive A New York City lawyer, 59-year-old, Owolabi Salis, a registered attorney and counselor-at-law since 2002, practicing immigration law in his firm, Salis Law P.C., or Salis and Associates, in Brooklyn and downtown Manhattan, has been disbarred. His name is now stricken from New York State’s roll of attorneys and counselors-at-law […]

The Supreme Court Takes on Enforcement Priorities and Other Immigration Questions in its 2022 – 2023 Term

The Supreme Court Takes on Enforcement Priorities and Other Immigration Questions in its 2022 – 2023 Term

By Emma Winger, Immigration Impact The Supreme Court will tackle more hot button immigration issues in its 2022 – 2023 term. Front and center is the Biden administration’s effort to set immigration enforcement priorities. But the Court will also consider what a noncitizen must do to get federal court review of immigration court decisions. It […]

Are You in an Abusive Relationship? You Can Get a Green Card Through VAWA

Are You in an Abusive Relationship? You Can Get a Green Card Through VAWA

By Mary Campbell In 2021, the United Nations published the report “Measuring the Shadow Pandemic: Violence Against Women During COVID-19.” It said that since the pandemic, violence against women has increased to unprecedented levels. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine said that domestic violence cases increased by 25 to 33 percent globally. The National Commission […]

Investigation Confirms Immigrant Women Held by ICE Underwent Illegal Medical Procedures at Georgia Facility

Investigation Confirms Immigrant Women Held by ICE Underwent Illegal Medical Procedures at Georgia Facility

By Linda Nwoke, A Journal Exclusive In September 2020, the news broke on a class-action lawsuit filed by former detainees at the Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia, against several parties, including the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Center, Dr. Mahendra Amin, and the Irwin County Hospital. The facility, under the […]