Source: Immigration Impact A federal judge decided that the case, Al Otro Lado v. Wolf, may proceed as a class action. This means that the original plaintiffs (14 individuals and an organization that assists asylum seekers) can…
Source: The Hill Today, Trump issued an executive order that blocks undocumented immigrants from being counted in the 2020 census. This is an attempt to exclude immigrants from being counted when apportioning congressional representation. Last summer, Trump…
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 voicing their opinion on law and policy. The rule allows for immigration…
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 changes affecting almost every aspect of the immigration system.” https://nyti.ms/2CtbpVW On Monday, 6/22,…
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. Currently, immigrants seeking asylum have the right to a hearing so long…
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: 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…
