Immigration Law
The Most Viable Alternative for Dreamers is Immigration Reform
Thousands of Dreamers are now in limbo During Donald Trump’s term, Dreamers went through difficult situations and were on the chopping block between 2017 and 2021. To give a little more context, Dreamers are young immigrants who came to the US as minors and who do not have legal documentation. In the Trump administration’s opinion,…
Read MoreImportant Companies Disagree with DACA Ruling
Judge bans new DACA applications In 2012, the administration of then-President Barack Obama officially implemented a program called DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), which has become a primary benefit for the immigrant community known as Dreamers. Dreamers are young immigrants who were brought to the US without legal documentation as children. Since it was…
Read MoreBiden Plans to Intervene in DACA Ruling
What is DACA and who are the Dreamers? In 2012, in an attempt to protect undocumented immigrants who are essential workers, the Barack Obama administration implemented a program called DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), which offers relief from deportation to young immigrants known as Dreamers. The term Dreamers refers to immigrants who came to…
Read MoreJudge Rules Against DACA, a Deportation Relief Program
Judge rules against program that protects young immigrants On Friday, July 16, 2021, Texas federal judge Andrew Hanen ruled against the deportation relief program called DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, which protects young immigrants who were brought to the US without legal documentation when they were minors, known as Dreamers. This program was initially…
Read MoreBiden’s Nominee for ICE Comments on Immigrants
ICE, an entity mired in controversy The DHS (Department of Homeland Security) has several branches focused on the immigration sector. One of these entities is ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), which is in charge of enforcing immigration law both at the borders and within the US. ICE has always been embroiled in a gigantic social…
Read MoreThe US is Losing International Talent
Congress has not passed immigration reform in decades President Joe Biden, from day one in office, has been promoting comprehensive immigration overhaul in Congress, which, if passed, would substantially transform the US’ approach to immigration, an extremely important step if the country is to maintain its status as the world’s largest economy. This is because,…
Read MoreBiden Weighs Possibility of Lifting Border Restrictions
Trump’s restrictions on immigration Immigration was always an essential sector for former President Donald Trump’s administration (2017-2021), but in a rather negative way. In the opinion of former President Trump, the massive flow of immigrants can become quite detrimental to the US in general, meaning that it is something that can affect multiple sectors and…
Read MoreBiden Faces Gigantic Challenge in Immigration Courts
Trump replaced two-thirds of immigration judges Former President Donald Trump, who led the White House from 2017 to 2021, was always quite explicit, clear and direct in his firm intention to reduce immigration levels in the US, strengthen immigration law enforcement through tough policies, restructure the entire immigration system and propose merit-based alternatives instead of…
Read MoreAmerica’s Success Is Linked to Immigration Reform
The US’ success also depends on undocumented immigrants Since Democratic President Joe Biden took office at the end of January 2021, immigration reform has been a relevant issue among the American population. That it because the current president introduced a rather ambitious immigration bill during his first days in office, called the US Citizenship Act…
Read MoreICE Issues Policy Related to Pregnant Immigrant Women
ICE Director Issues Memo Regarding Pregnant Women ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) is one of the branches of DHS (Department of Homeland Security) in charge of enforcing immigration law both at the borders and within the US. Among many other things, ICE is in charge of conducting investigations and operations to detain undocumented immigrants, especially…
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