Posts by Daniela Gómez Carrión
Foreign Students Win the Battle Against Visa Restrictions
Trump administration reverses restrictions on student visas Over the past week, one of the most discussed topics in the US has been the restrictions implemented by the Trump government on student visas. On Monday, July 6, 2020, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) released an official statement with new regulations that foreign students were…
Read More17 States Join Lawsuit Against Student Visa Restrictions
Restrictions on student visas The Trump administration has focused heavily on reducing the number of immigrants entering the country since 2017. Nowadays, restrictions on immigration policies have increased considerably in recent months due to the massive outbreak of Coronavirus in the US. The latest move by the Trump government regarding immigration was directed at the…
Read MoreICE Receives Lawsuit Due to Health Care in Family Centers
ICE’s health protocols are in question The massive outbreak of Coronavirus inside detention centers of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has caught the attention of hundreds of immigrant rights advocates, local judges, specialized attorneys, recognized entities, and non-profit organizations. To give a specific example, The New York Times recently published the results of an…
Read MoreImmigration Courts Resume Services Around the Country
Immigration processes are delayed due to the pandemic In light of the public health threat posed by the global Coronavirus pandemic, immigration processes are significantly delayed in the US. The US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), which is the entity in charge of receiving, reviewing and responding to all of the country’s immigration requests, had…
Read MoreBiden Plans to Propose an Immigration Reform
Presidential elections are approaching The US presidential elections will take place in November 2020 and the closer that date approaches, the candidates expose their strategies and campaigns to win the elections. Currently, the two strongest nominees are President Donald Trump (Republican political party) who plans to win re-election and Joe Biden (Democratic political party) who…
Read MoreTrump’s Government Wants to Set Guidelines to Resume Face-to-Face Classes
The government pressures schools and universities to resume face-to-face classes The arrival of the pandemic and its massive outbreak caught governments around the world by surprise. The spread of the Coronavirus has been extremely fast and governments had to act quickly to implement emergency measures and protect the health of the local population. Therefore, most…
Read MoreThe Number of Immigrants Detained at the Borders Increases
Wave of immigrants on the southern borders of the US The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is one of the branches of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and is one of the entities in charge of supervising the movement at the borders and review the processes of immigrants who arrive at the borders…
Read MoreNearly 60 Universities Support Harvard and MIT Lawsuit
ICE faces a lawsuit The Trump government, through the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE), recently announced new restrictions on student visas in the US. Broadly speaking, the Trump government plans to revive the economy by gradually opening different sectors of society. One of those sectors is education. The current administration of the US wants…
Read MorePresident Trump Plans New Immigration Reform
Telemundo interviews President Trump Noticias Telemundo is a television program generally directed at Spanish-speaking communities. Last Friday, July 10, 2020, the President of the US, Donald Trump, granted an interview to Telemundo. The president shared with the interviewer that he is planning to present an immigration executive order, proposing a new reform to the country’s…
Read MoreGovernment Debate Over Downturn in the USCIS Revenue
The pandemic strikes the immigration sector With the arrival of the coronavirus in the US, there were sudden changes in the most important sectors of our society. For instance, the immigration sector has recently undergone major changes. These changes are not only related to processes and applications, but also to the entities in charge of…
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