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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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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Hundreds of Detained Immigrants Held in Solitary Confinement
…on civil, not criminal, charges. As such, they are not supposed to be punished; they are simply confined to ensure that they appear for administrative hearings. Ernestine Fobbs, an ICE…
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ICE Releases Infants in Its Custody Following Civil Rights Complaint
…health. In response, the American Immigration Council and other organizations filed an administrative complaint with two oversight branches of the Department of Homeland Security last week. The complaint demanded the…
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Are Immigrants Better Off Now Than They Were One Year Ago?
…the courts, in hopes of being able to begin implementation of these initiatives before the President leaves office. And, the Administration should double down on assessing consider what additional administrative…
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Immigrants Rights Group Sues U.S. Government Over Family Separation at the Border
…In December 2017, several immigrants’ rights organizations, including the American Immigration Council, filed an administrative complaint with two DHS oversight agencies: the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL)…
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Digesting the Argument in U.S. v. Texas: What Is Lawful Presence and Why Does It Not Mean What It Sounds Like?
…states, deferred action is “an act of administrative convenience to the government which gives some cases lower priority.” It does not confer any type of lawful immigration status or any…
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Texas’ Proposed ‘Border Protection Unit’ Doubles Down on Failed Deterrence Policies
…in addition to their current directive of enforcing laws to protect the public. The director of the department, however, will not have administrative or operational authority over the Border Protection…
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Immigration Agency Issues Long-Awaited Guidance on L-1B Visa Petitions
This week, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) took another crucial step toward administrative reform of our immigration laws. The agency issued for public comment long-awaited policy guidance on its…
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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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