Immigration Law
Amazon Supports Immigration Bill Benefiting ‘Dreamers’
Young immigrants in the US There is an immigrant community in the US known as Dreamers. This term refers to young immigrants who came to the country without legal documentation when they were minors. Many of them are currently recipients of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), an immigration benefit implemented by the Obama administration…
Read MoreCongress Must Review Several Immigration Proposals
Controversy in Congress regarding immigration There is growing controversy within Congress over the immigration sector and President Biden’s immigration bill, who plans to promote the first comprehensive immigration reform in decades (since the 80s). The current debate is not only about immigration proposals that are under congressional review, but also about a substantial increase in…
Read MoreLawmaker Introduces Proposal to Halt Immigration
The Biden Administration and Its Vision on Immigration The immigration sector has been a pillar and a priority for the last two administrations of the US, but in a diametrically opposite way. Former President Trump used all the tools at his disposal to reduce immigration, both legal and illegal, while the current president, Joe Biden,…
Read MoreHouse of Representatives to Decide on Foreign Farmers and Dreamers
Immigration proposals under congressional review By electing Democratic nominee Joe Biden as the 46th president of the US, the local population opened a door of hope and optimism for immigrant communities. This is mainly because, between 2017 and 2021, the Donald Trump administration tried to restrict legal immigration and curb illegal immigration at all costs,…
Read MoreBiden Rescinds Policy Affecting Hundreds of Immigrant Minors
Trump Deported Immigrant Minor Caregivers During the last four years (2017-2021), we had the opportunity to witness what the reach of the executive branch is when it comes to an administration that does not support immigration at all. Former President Trump, along with his team, tried to decrease alternatives available to the most vulnerable immigrant…
Read MoreDemocratic Senator Predicts Border Crisis
The current situation at the US border There is growing controversy and concern among the American population due to the surge of immigrants trying to cross the US borders without legal documentation. The current complication is that many of these immigrants are unaccompanied minors. Under the Trump administration, the removal of minors apprehended at the…
Read MoreDismantling the Public Charge Rule and Immigrant Communities
The Biden administration scraps the Public Charge Rule The Public Charge Rule is an immigration policy that has been present for more than 100 years in the US, but multiple administrations have temporarily removed or reshaped it depending on their immigration ideals, proposals and goals. This rule aims to prevent immigrant communities from becoming a…
Read MoreCoordinator for the Southern Border Comments on Immigration
The Biden administration receives criticism for immigration policies It is no secret that a main pillar for the current president of the US, Joe Biden, is immigration, but he has a diametrically opposite approach to this sector compared to his predecessor, former President Donald Trump. Biden’s stance on immigration is quite welcoming and he plans…
Read MoreThe Biden Administration to Reinstate the CAM Program for Migrant Children
DOS restarts the CAM program On Wednesday, March 10, 2021, the DOS (Department of State) released a statement, announcing that the Biden administration will implement the CAM (Central American Minors) Program again, which was invalidated in 2017 by the Donald Trump administration. The CAM program allows certain children from El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala to…
Read MoreMontana Joins Lawsuit Against Biden’s Immigration Policies
Multiple lawsuits against Biden’s 100-day moratorium on deportations In early February 2021, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, who belongs to the Republican political party, filed a lawsuit to halt Biden’s 100-day moratorium on deportations. Broadly speaking, President Biden planned to suspend removal orders for certain immigrants for 100 days while his administration implemented new measures,…
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