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. The rule broadened the definition of who counts as a “public charge,”…
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 of the fees immigrants pay to process their immigration applications. But due…
Source: ProPublica The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is using the global pandemic as a way to justify expediting the deportation of children. The laws of the U.S. allow for restrictions on immigration in times of a…
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 visas. In previous years, it has been found that individual fees and…
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 citizens will now have to wait, and may not be able to…
Source: Fronteras Asylum seekers waiting in Mexico for their court hearings under the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), aka “Remain in Mexico” program, will no longer have to present themselves at ports of entry for their delayed hearings.…