Posts by Daniela Gómez Carrión
Court of Appeals Bans ICE from Keeping Immigrant Minors in Hotels
ICE kept immigrant minors in hotels The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency kept more than 577 immigrant minors in hotels before deporting them from the US during the health crisis caused by the global Coronavirus pandemic. Local law states that unaccompanied immigrant minors must be transferred to facilities of the Office of Refugee Resettlement…
Read MoreThe Trump Administration to Increase Limits for H-1B Visas
DHS and DOL announce upcoming restrictions on business immigration The Trump administration, through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) stated, on Tuesday, October 6 2020, that restrictions for business immigration will increase, specifically for H-1B visas for qualified foreign workers. The current administration of the US announced that new…
Read MoreICE Advertising Campaign Receives Countless Criticisms
ICE billboards The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, within its many tasks, has the obligation to carry out exhaustive investigations to locate immigrants, who managed to cross borders without prior authorization, and reside in the US without legal documentation. ICE is one of the main border forces of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)…
Read MoreThe Trump Government Pressure on Immigration Reaches Central America
The Trump administration’s ideals regarding immigration Since President Donald Trump took office in 2017, one of his main purposes has been to reduce the number of foreigners entering the country annually. With this, we mean that the current administration does not fully agree with mass immigration, both legal and illegal. Clearly, the Trump administration’s efforts…
Read MoreThe Trump Administration Restrictions Could Affect Universities and Colleges
The immigration sector during the health crisis Since the arrival of the global Coronavirus pandemic, the Trump administration has focused on protecting the jobs of the American population, avoiding competition between local citizens and foreign workers, reducing the unemployment rate, and safeguarding resources. Therefore, one of the sectors most affected during the current juncture is…
Read MoreCalifornia Farmers Concerned About Immigration Policies
Farmers fear workforce shortages over immigration policies In California, there are multiple farms that grow, among other things, almonds, grapes, and pistachios. Producing this type of food requires at least 20 farm workers, who can plant, care for, cultivate and harvest the food that will then reach the tables of American families. Farms normally look…
Read MoreProtests in Front of New Immigrant Detention Center
New immigrant detention center in Texas The construction of a new immigrant detention center in El Paso, Texas, was recently completed. This center is intended to house minors who arrive at the borders unaccompanied or who are separated from their families under the “zero tolerance policy” of the Trump administration. It is important to explain…
Read MoreDHS to ask Immigrant Sponsors for More Financial Details
Immigrant sponsors The US immigration system is quite robust and offers a wide variety of alternatives that immigrants can use to request a legal residence permit issued by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), which is the branch of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) responsible for responding to immigration applications. One of the…
Read MoreICE Starts Campaign in Pennsylvania to Target Undocumented Immigrants
Alliances between ICE and law enforcement entities The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency carries out operations around the US with the purpose of detaining immigrants who managed to cross the borders without legal documentation. ICE’s growth has been exponential during Donald Trump’s presidency. In fact, 10,000 ICE employees have been hired in recent years,…
Read MorePresident Trump Approves Bill Expanding USCIS Premium Processing
The country’s immigration agency, waiting times, and “premium processing” The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is the branch of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in charge of processing immigration applications. Since the US is the destination for thousands of foreigners seeking to gain work experience, complete higher education, or become American citizens, immigration…
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