Jan
09
The Obama administration’s recent announcement that it intends to change regulations allowing the children and spouses of American citizens to stay together while processing applications for legal permanent resident status has the immigration restrictionists crying wolf—or more accurately “amnesty”—once again. They are characterizing the administration’s rule change, as they do any and all actions that …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/01/09/anti-immigrant-crowd-cries-wolf-in-response-to-administrations-family-unity-policy/
Jan
06
Today, the administration took another important step toward fixing one of the most notorious problems with our broken immigration system—the 3 and 10 year bars. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it was filing a notice of intent to change a rule which would streamline the application process for many relatives …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/01/06/uscis-seeks-to-unify-families-facing-separation-through-revised-waiver-process/
Sep
21
BY MELISSA CROW AND EMILY CREIGHTON Every year, thousands of people flee persecution in their home countries and seek safe haven in the United States. Many of them spend their entire savings on the journey, travel under life-threatening conditions, and arrive on our shores with not much more than the clothes on their backs. Those …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/09/21/give-me-your-tired-your-poor-your-huddled-masses-but-dont-let-them-work/
Aug
24
There has been much confusion in the wake of DHS’s recent announcement about how immigration agencies will use prosecutorial discretion in determining low and high priority immigration cases. What is considered a low priority case? Who is eligible for employment authorization? How should those with pending removal cases proceed? In an effort to protect immigrants …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/08/24/immigration-lawyers-clarify-what-dhs%e2%80%99s-announcement-on-prosecutorial-discretion-is-and-is-not/
Aug
03
By PAUL ZULKIE, PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL Yesterday, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas announced a series of policy initiatives designed to “fuel the nation’s economy and stimulate investment” by attracting foreign entrepreneurs who can invest in fields of high unemployment, …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/08/03/dhs-acknowledges-u-s-immigration-policy-needs-to-be-more-business-friendly/
Jul
13
In a new report issued this week, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services’s (USCIS) Ombudsman’s office called on USCIS to create a standardized procedure for accepting and tracking requests for deferred action made to the agency. The timing of this report, following ICE’s memos on prosecutorial discretion last month, further reinforces the importance of …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/07/13/internal-agency-urges-uscis-to-streamline-%e2%80%9cdeferred-action%e2%80%9d-process/
May
27
The week before the Memorial Day holiday, several senators honored U.S. military families caught up in our broken immigration system by introducing The Military Families Act. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Harry Reid (D-NV), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Michael Bennet (D-CO), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the bill.
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/05/27/senators-introduce-the-military-families-act/
May
24
By Anam Rahman In a report issued earlier today, the restrictionist Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) took aim at problems facing the U.S. immigration court system—a topic worthy of serious discussion. Unfortunately, as with many of CIS’ publications, today’s report combines dramatic rhetoric and unsubstantiated data with ill-conceived solutions. While it is unlikely the report …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/05/24/cis-report-marred-by-%e2%80%98deception-and-disorder%e2%80%99/
Apr
28
This week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it will remove all countries from the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS). Previously, nonimmigrant travelers from Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Egypt, Eritrea, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/04/28/dhs-removes-countries-from-special-registration-list-but-leaves-doors-open-for-future-placements/
Apr
13
Nearly two years ago, expectations ran high as President Obama took office and Secretary Napolitano took the reins of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In review of DHS’s first year under the Obama Administration, the Immigration Policy Center (IPC) found that while many promising changes were initiated, few were successful due to limiting political …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/04/13/two-years-under-the-obama-administration-how-does-dhs-measure-up/
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