…became 226,000 because 126,000 FB visas went unused in FY 2020 primarily due to COVID-19 shutting down or restricting operations at U.S. consular posts abroad. Most family-based immigrants submit visa…
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…part of strengthening our economy as we emerge from COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. Congress should immediately reauthorize the regional center program. Even a short-term reauthorization through September 30, the end of…
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…asylum. The 10,488 refugee spots still available for fiscal year 2020 (ending September 30, 2020) are unlikely to be used due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In March, the Trump administration…
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…confronted with a series of major crises—including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and related economic downturn—reforming immigration enforcement must be a top priority. The impact of our current approach to enforcement…
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…and the ongoing economic shocks caused by COVID-19. A series of devastating hurricanes that demolished entire communities in Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Honduras exasperated the situation. By fall 2020, border apprehensions…
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…In FY 2020, when visa issuance was curtailed by COVID-19-related restrictions, consular officers issued only 2,266 EB-5 visas to regional center investors, their spouses, and children (of which 13 were…
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…many AAPIs are on the frontlines in the fight against COVID-19. According to a recent report from New American Economy, AAPIs play a critical role in several industries that will…
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…administration has repeatedly used the COVID-19 pandemic to justify its restrictionist policy agenda. It has also implemented a ban on certain family- and work-based immigration, which is likely to be…
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…policy challenges through the Office of New Americans (ONA) State Network. Perhaps the greatest test of the ONA State Network came with the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020….
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…out of the thousands who applied. When President Biden took office, court hearings had been suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and MPP had largely been replaced by Title 42….
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