Posts by Daniela Gómez Carrión
ICE Declares Immigrant Minors Still Subject to Deportation
Immigrant minors and border forces The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is the federal agency in charge of protecting the US’ borders and detaining undocumented immigrants, including unaccompanied minors. On many occasions, immigrant minors arrive at the country’s borders, without their relatives, to request political asylum or international protection through other humanitarian programs. The US…
Read MoreImmigrant Rights Advocates Comment on ICE Raids on “Sanctuary Cities”
ICE operatives The Trump administration has used every tool at its disposal to impact illegal immigration. One of the key players of the current administration of the US is the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), one of the branches of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which is responsible for protecting borders and preventing illegal…
Read MoreJudge Lifts Restrictions on Work Visas for Companies Involved in Legal Complaint
The Trump administration’s stance when it comes to the immigration sector The Trump administration has always been fairly strict when it comes to immigration, both legal and illegal. In fact, one of its main goals is to reduce the number of immigrants that enter the US annually and to deport those who managed to cross…
Read MoreThe Trump Administration Lowers Refugee Limit by 16%
The annual refugee limit in the US The US is the destination of thousands of immigrants who try to flee the danger of their countries through programs such as political asylum or refuge. Since the US is a first world nation and a world power, its immigration system has multiple humanitarian programs that aim to…
Read MoreThe Trump Government Expedites Border Wall Construction
Immigration as a cornerstone of President Trump’s political campaign The immigration sector has played an important role in President Trump’s political campaign. Since he took office in 2017, more than 400 changes have been implemented in the US immigration system. The Trump administration declares that mass immigration can become an unnecessary burden on the local…
Read MoreReimplementation of the Public Charge Rule – How does it work?
The “Public Charge Rule” in the history of the US The “Public Charge Rule” has been part of the US law for more than 100 years, according to the official website of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), which is the federal entity in charge of responding to immigration applications. Broadly speaking, this rule…
Read MoreICE Plans Immigrant Detention Operations in Sanctuary Cities
Border forces during the presidency of Donald Trump The political identity of current president of the US, Donald Trump, is strongly linked to the ideal of reducing the number of immigrants who cross the country’s borders unlawfully. To achieve this goal, the Trump administration uses several strategies. For instance: Increase border forces personnel, such as…
Read MoreJudge Blocks Increase in Immigration Application Fees
The USCIS during the health crisis The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is the federal entity in charge of processing the country’s immigration applications. The USCIS income depends almost entirely on fees that applicants must pay when submitting an immigration request. That is why the immigration agency suffered a devastating downturn in revenue during…
Read MoreTPS Beneficiaries Ask for Help to Remain in the US
Court approves cancellation of TPS Since President Trump took office in 2017, he has tried to remove some humanitarian programs offered to immigrants currently residing in the US. The Trump administration states that foreigners who cross the borders without legal documentation should not have options to reside in the country because they violated local law.…
Read MoreNew Revelations About Sterilizations of Immigrant Women in Detention Center
Viral news about hysterectomies in immigrant women The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is one of the border forces belonging to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which, when it comes to the immigration sector, has been a key player for the Trump administration. Currently, ICE is in charge of protecting borders, preventing illegal immigration,…
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