Apr 24
At an April 23rd hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano delivered two messages on behalf of the Obama administration. First, the administration strongly supports the Senate immigration reform bill—S.744, “The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act.” Secondly, the administration has, contrary to the claims of its critics, significantly …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/04/24/napolitano-hearing-points-the-way-forward-on-immigration-reform/
Feb 26
The U.S.’s immigration system, already burdened by application processing backlogs and insufficient funding for immigration courts, could become even more unwieldy if the government must slash its budget on March 1. Sequestration – a package of across-the-board government spending cuts totaling $85 billion this year and $1.2 trillion over the next decade – likely will …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/02/26/sequestration/
Oct 30
Update (11/2): USCIS has posted this reminder of special services and temporary relief that may be available to individuals affected by Hurricane Sandy, including expedited processing of employment authorization documents and extensions of certain non-immigrant status designations. In its discretion, USCIS will also take it into account requests from individuals who were unable submit evidence …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/10/30/tracking-the-immigration-agencies-actions-amidst-hurricane-sandy/
Aug 24
Kris Kobach’s official job title is Kansas Secretary of State. But he is better known for drafting—and being hired to defend in court—state and local immigration laws designed to make undocumented residents “self-deport.” His two most notorious undertakings are Arizona SB 1070 and Alabama HB 56, which have largely been eviscerated by federal courts. Yesterday, …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/08/24/why-kobachs-lawsuit-against-deferred-action-is-unlikely-to-stand-up-in-court/
Aug 06
With its latest report on President Obama’s immigration-enforcement record, the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) has finally fallen down the rabbit hole and into immigration wonderland. Although FAIR has always played fast and loose with the facts, its new report rises to a new level of distortion. The report claims that President Obama has …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/08/06/nativist-groups-report-on-immigration-enforcement-is-pure-fantasy/
Aug 03
The Department of Homeland Security today released details on its plan to grant “deferred action” to immigrant youths who were brought to the country as children. The announcement, which was accompanied by an updated FAQ and other materials on how to apply, comes eight weeks after DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano revealed the initiative, which could …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/08/03/administration-releases-details-on-deferred-action-for-childhood-arrivals/
Jul 31
The Obama Administration’s “deferred action” initiative for unauthorized youth who were brought to this country as children has raised a number of crucial questions. How many people will be eligible? Who are they? And where do they live? A new analysis by the Immigration Policy Center (IPC), together with Rob Paral & Associates, provides some …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/07/31/where-and-who-are-the-young-people-eligible-for-the-presidents-deferred-action-initiative/
Jul 30
Since June 15, the immigration world has largely focused on the impending “deferred action” initiative for individuals who could have qualified for relief under the DREAM Act. Meanwhile, comparatively little attention has been paid to the still ongoing review of more than 300,000 pending removal cases for individuals meriting a favorable exercise of prosecutorial discretion. …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/07/30/ice-numbers-on-prosecutorial-discretion-sliding-downward/
Jul 26
Two recent reports from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) contain discouraging news about the backlog in our nation’s immigration courts. One noted that the number of pending removal proceedings has reached a record high, while the other reported that a relatively small number of cases have been closed through the exercise of prosecutorial discretion. …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/07/26/immigration-court-backlog-keeps-growing-and-growing-and-growing/
Jul 25
The Associated Press (AP) reported yesterday that the deferred action initiative for eligible, young immigrants, which is still under development, could cost more than $585 million. While some critics immediately jumped on this as proof that taxpayers would be made to pay for the new initiative, that’s just not the way things work at USCIS. …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/07/25/dont-jump-to-conclusions-about-costs-of-deferred-action/
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