Immigration News
Court of Appeals Blocks Public Charge Rule Again
The Trump Administration and the “Public Charge Rule” In an attempt to reduce immigration and narrow opportunities for foreigners to obtain legal permanent residence or Green Card, the current administration of the US, led by President Donald Trump, restructured and transformed the “Public Charge Rule.” This rule was first implemented in the Immigration Act of…
Read MoreCaravan Calls for Immigration Reform
Activists in caravan call for immediate attention from incoming administration to immigration The Democratic nominee, Joe Biden, was elected by the local population to be the 46th president of the US. After the election results came to light, dozens of organizations and immigrant rights advocates raised their voices, calling on the Biden administration to deliver…
Read MoreConditions in ICE Detention Centers Amid Pandemic
Immigrant detention centers and the massive Coronavirus outbreak The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, a branch of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is in charge, within many duties, of overseeing immigration detention centers around the US. Normally, ICE takes undocumented immigrants to these facilities, where they must wait their deportation proceedings or the…
Read MoreJudge Orders Reinstatement of DACA
DACA’s legal battle seems to be coming to an end The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is an immigration program established by the Barack Obama administration, in 2012, which protects immigrants who arrived in the US without legal documentation when they were minors. Currently, there are more than 700,000 young immigrants covered by DACA,…
Read MoreGuatemala Asks the US to Halt Deportations
Natural disasters in Central America In November 2020, during the Atlantic Hurricane Season, the Central American territory was hit by two hurricanes, which fall into the strongest categories (4-5). These natural disasters affected vulnerable territories, increasing famine among Central American citizens and worsening the local economic system. Adding to that, the global Coronavirus pandemic also…
Read MoreNew Record in Immigration Case Backlog
Alarming number of backlog of immigration cases According to official figures from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), fiscal year 2021 (FY- October 2020, September 2021) began with the largest immigration court backlog in the history of the US. In October 2020, the first month of FY 2021, the number of pending immigration cases in…
Read MoreImmigrants’ Quality of Life Will Improve with Biden – Experts State
The Biden administration could improve conditions for immigrant communities Immigration policies of the Trump administration have generated negative repercussions among immigrant communities in the US, especially those undocumented. On the one hand, Trump’s zero tolerance policy increased the separation of immigrant families at the borders, leaving hundreds of minors in limbo. On the other hand,…
Read MoreLawmakers Ask the Biden Government to Add More Hispanic Members
The Biden administration’s vision on immigration President-elect Joe Biden, who belongs to the Democratic political party, will take office in January 2021 and has shown great commitment to repair the current immigration system and restructure or revoke policies implemented by the Trump administration. It is important to clarify that the current president of the US,…
Read MoreUSCIS Expands Interviews for Relatives of Refugees or Asylees
Asylees or refugees can also help family members Immigrants can apply for international protection in the US through humanitarian programs such as political asylum or refuge. They must demonstrate that they have been, or could be, victims of persecution due to their religion, political opinion, sexual orientation, race, nationality, inter alia. When immigrants receive this…
Read MorePolitician Criticizes the President-Elect’s Immigration Policies
The American population chose the Democratic nominee On November 3, 2020, American citizens were to elect the next president of the nation. The two strongest candidates were: Current president Donald Trump, belonging to the Republican political party. Former Vice President Joe Biden, belonging to the Democratic political party. The vote count revealed that the local…
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