Source: Reuters The rule that requires migrants to apply for asylum in “the first safe country” they arrive in before they are allowed to apply in the United States will now be enforced nationwide. Because many asylum-seekers…

Source: Reuters Due to the effects of Hurricane Dorian, Bahamians are seeking to emigrate to the United States rather than wait for reconstruction of their homes. Members of Congress have “called for a suspension of visa requirements…

Source: NPR USCIS has sent out letters recently denying patients’ requests to stay under a program called “medical deferred action.” Medical deferred action allows people who need extreme medical treatment to extend their visa for two-year periods.…

Source: WHYY The bad decisions some immigration judges make and the quickness to dismiss the claims of immigrants and asylum seekers have serious, real world consequences. Many of these immigration judges, as we speak, are sitting on…

Source: Immigration Impact On Thursday, the Ninth Circuit ruled that children in immigration detention must receive basic supplies, such as edible food, clean water, soap, and toothpaste. The Justice Department lawyer, Sarah B. Fabian, argued that soap…

Source: NPR Ken Cuccinelli, the acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, discussed on Monday the new “public charge” rule that would deny green cards and visas to immigrants who rely on food stamps, Medicaid or…

Source: Reuters In a parking lot across from a migrant shelter in the border city of Tijuana, a non-profit organization called “Yes We Can” has converted a school bus into a school. The program, “Schools on Wheels,”…

Source: Ronald Rael Instagram Post On Sunday, architects and professors Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello manifested their “Teeter-Totter Wall” idea from 2009 into a reality. The pink seesaws were placed in between the steel slats at…

Source: NPR On Monday, Attorney General William Barr ruled that Asylum-seekers who fear persecution due to threats against their family members will no longer be eligible for asylum. Barr argued that Congress could not have intended the…

Source: The Washington Post León Rodríguez, the director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) from 2014-2017, discusses the changes USCIS has experienced under this Administration. In February 2018, USCIS changed its mission statement from “USCIS secures…