By: americanimmigrationcoucil.org | Editorial credit: Joey Sussman / Shutterstock.com This week the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision that clears the way for racial profiling during immigration raids and sweeps. Now we could see the Trump administration rapidly expand the racially discriminatory ICE practices we have already seen terrorize families, workplaces, and communities around the […]
By: Janet Howard Each year, September 11 is etched into the collective memory of New York City and the nation. What began as an ordinary morning in 2001 transformed into one of the most devastating days in U.S. history when coordinated terrorist attacks claimed nearly 3,000 lives, most of them in New York. Today, more […]
Editorial credit: Steve Edreff / Shutterstock.com NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today took action to stop U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) alarming practice of making arrests in federal immigration courthouses. In an amicus brief filed in African Communities Together v. Lyons, Attorney General James urged the U.S. District Court for the Southern […]
In July 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) elevated denaturalization to a top enforcement priority, marking a dramatic shift in how the federal government approaches U.S. citizenship. While the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) has long authorized revocation of naturalization, historically such cases were rare and confined to extraordinary circumstances—such as involvement in genocide or […]
By: Mary Campbell The White House is reportedly preparing to cap the U.S. refugee admissions at 40,000 for fiscal year 2026, with a striking three‑quarters of these slots—approximately 30,000 places—earmarked specifically for white South Africans, particularly Afrikaners. This represents not only a sharp reduction from the 100,000 refugees admitted under the Biden administration in fiscal […]
By: Haidee Chu and Gwynne Hogan| thecity.nyc | Editorial credit: Christopher Penler / Shutterstock.com On a recent morning in Lower Manhattan, immigration Judge John Siemietkowski spoke to three people in his courtroom while masked federal officers waited just outside. “I’m sure you can see with your own eyes what’s going on in our courthouse,” Siemietkowski said. “You […]
Washington, D.C. – August 6, 2025 – In a major policy shift, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is now warning that individuals applying for family-based green cards—particularly marriage-based petitions—could be placed directly into removal (deportation) proceedings if found ineligible. This update, effective August 1, 2025, states that approval of a family-based petition no longer ensures […]
Editorial credit: eddie-hernandez.com / Shutterstock.com New York—On Thursday, March 27, a mother and her three children were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Sackets Harbor, New York – the town where “border czar” Thomas Homan lives. When ICE was executing an arrest on a farm, they also entered a different home on the property, […]
By Brian Figeroux, Esq. The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) provides a pathway for survivors of domestic abuse to apply for immigration relief without relying on their abusive U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (LPR) spouse, parent, or child. VAWA allows these individuals to self-petition for a green card if they can demonstrate they were […]
By Akshara Ramasamy, StatNews | Editorial credit: Patrish Jackson / shutterstock.com As I prepare for medical school, I worry about the future of practicing in my state As a first-generation immigrant, much of my childhood was spent in a state of perpetual uncertainty. My family and I fixated on an ever-refreshing screen, patiently watching our status […]