USCIS Changes How Processing Times Are Posted
…times were last updated December 29, 2016 based on data as of October 31, 2016. The Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) of USCIS also announced that it had modified how it…
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Court Issues Decision in Washtech, Case Challenging Training for U.S.-Educated Noncitizens
…the productivity gains that aliens provide to our nation against the potential threat to the domestic labor market.” The court rejected DHS’s issuance of the 2008 rule because the administrative…
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Fifth Circuit Allows Texas to Keep Its Controversial ‘Buoy Barrier’ in Place for Now
…Harbors Act. One day later, in response to an emergency appeal from Texas, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals stepped in and issued a temporary administrative stay. That stay was…
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CIS Adds to Falsehoods about Health Care Reform
…the administrative and fiscal burdens of state governments. The Majority Staff of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform found that six of nine states surveyed in 2009 “reported…
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Faith Leaders Visit Immigrant Detention Center as Mothers Begin Hunger Strike
…a profound and negative impact on child health and development”. The report clearly states that the best interests of the child must “take priority over migration policy and other administrative…
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The End of Title 42 Might Be Chaotic, But It Doesn’t Have to Be Confusing. Here’s What You Should Know
…employees detailed to asylum screening, the Department of Defense announced Tuesday that 1,500 active-duty military personnel will be sent to the border to assist with administrative tasks like data entry…
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How Will DHS’s Prosecutorial Discretion Guidelines Impact Gay and Lesbian Bi-National Couples?
…immigration cases. DHS also announced that a new committee will review 300,000 immigration cases currently in removal proceedings to determine which cases are low priority and can be administratively closed….
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Why the Enforcement-Only Mentality Leads to an Economic Dead-End
…percent). The top occupation for native-born workers age 25-64 was office and administrative support in 2009, accounting for 13.8 percent of the total native-born labor force, followed by management (12.9…
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States and NGOs Sue Trump Administration Over DACA Termination
…Department of Homeland Security’s DACA announcement unconstitutional. The states argue that it is unconstitutional on a variety of grounds, as well as in violation of the Administrative Procedures Act (APA)….
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Immigrant Mothers Are Filing Claims for Monetary Compensation in the Wake of Family Separation Crisis
…children migrating to the United States. The policy has had widely documented traumatic and enduring effects on parents and their children. Immigration advocates filed six administrative complaints on Monday against…
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