Elizabeth Detention Center in NJ may close
Source: North Jersey The Elizabeth Detention Center in Elizabeth, NJ may be closing in the near future. Most immigrant detention centers are owned by private
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Trump Labels Asylum Seekers as National Security Threat in Expanded Asylum Bar
Source: Immigration Impact “Even as President Trump downplays the threat of COVID-19, the Trump Administration is using the pandemic as a pretext to bar more
Harvard and M.I.T. sued to stop the international student rule, ICE rescinds policy
Source: New York Times Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) sued the Trump Administration over the new international student rule. ICE announced
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
Immigration judges sue Trump administration over alleged free-speech violation
Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer Last Wednesday, immigration judges across the U.S. have sued the Trump administration to overturn a rule that bans them from freely
Supreme Court rules expedited proceedings are permitted for asylum-seekers
Source: The Hill The Supreme Court ruled today that the Trump administration can deport some asylum-seekers without providing them with an opportunity to make their
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
Supreme Court Upholds DACA Program
Source: NBC News The Supreme Court ruled today that the Trump Administration cannot end DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) – a program that provides
Trump Administration’s proposed rule would make it much harder to claim asylum
Source: NBC News On Wednesday, the Trump administration proposed a rule that would make it even harder for immigrants to claim asylum in the U.S.
The fate of DACA recipients
Source: Politico In the next few weeks, the Supreme Court will be deciding whether the President has the authority to end the DACA program that