Federal Judge in New York Blocks Public Charge Rule
Source: NPR A federal judge in New York issued two rulings last Wednesday that put a temporary freeze on the Trump administration’s public charge rule.
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USCIS refuses to print work permits and green cards
Source: Immigration Impact U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently stopped printing documents that immigrants need to prove that they are legally residing and working
The Trump Administration Just Furloughed 13,400 Immigration Workers
Source: VICE The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is the federal agency that administers the nation’s immigration system. USCIS’s budget is largely made up
Court-Ordered Release of Children May Lead to Family Separation
Source: Immigration Impact Last week, Federal Judge Dolly Gee from the Central District of California ordered that all children held for more than 20 days
Trump suspends entry of certain foreign workers despite business opposition
Source: Reuters “Amid the pandemic, the Trump administration has seized on the threat to public health as a pretext to issue a series of policy
Report finds ICE detention center is using a disinfectant over 50 times a day that causes bleeding and pain
Source: Business Insider In response to the criticism that ICE has not taken proper measures to address the spread of COVID-19 in its detention centers,
Detained Immigrants Begin Hunger Strike to Protect Black Immigrants and others in ICE Detention Amid COVID-19
Source: Centro Legal Detained immigrants at the Mesa Verde Detention Center in Bakersfield, CA, have begun a hunger strike in solidarity with the #BlackLivesMatter protests and the
Great COVID-19 resource in Mam!
Source: The Garage Community and Youth Center Check it out here!
USCIS Struggles to Stay Afloat
Source: The New York Times The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is the agency that accepts applications for green cards, citizenship, and other
Trump Policies Delay Citizenship for Immigrants Before Election
Source: Forbes Due to the coronavirus pandemic, USCIS has stopped naturalization ceremonies and interviews. A study by Boundless Immigration found that over 126,000 would-be American