Supreme Court Denies TPS Holders a Chance at Permanent Status
…ever since, building a life for himself and his family in the United States for over two decades. Though TPS is usually only authorized for a period of up to…
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Judge Strikes Down ‘Keeping Families Together’ Parole Process
After initially blocking the Biden administration’s recent move to promote family unity for some U.S. citizens with undocumented spouses in August, a federal judge in Texas issued a final judgment…
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In Historic Ruling, Thousands of Immigrants Waiting for Their Immigration Records Can Now Challenge Agency Delay
…among other things: “Risk of deportation,” “longer detention time,” “prolonged family separation for clients who have to wait longer for their naturalization cases to be approved in order to file…
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Turning Up the Heat on Immigration: New Arizona Law Spurs Need for Immigration Reform
…needs of the U.S. economy and labor market. Arbitrary visa caps have created long backlogs of family members who must wait up to 20 years to be reunited with family…
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The Supreme Court Makes It Harder for Immigrants to Fight Deportation
…an undocumented immigrant who had lived and raised a family in the United States for 25 years. He supported his wife and three children, one of whom was a U.S….
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Trump’s Travel Ban Leaves Thousands of US Citizens Separated from Their Families
…ban continues to affect American families every single day. While this policy may be a quieter form of family separation than what has been seen at our southern border, its…
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Faith Leaders and Groups Make the Moral Case for Immigration Reform
…who begged him to ask President Obama, who met with the pope last week, to stop her father’s deportation. Later that week, her father was released from a Louisiana detention…
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How the Coronavirus Is Impacting Immigration
…the coronavirus. An employee of the USCIS office had visited a family member at the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Washington before it was confirmed the facility had an outbreak…
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What the Safe Third Country Deals Mean for The Future of Asylum in the United States
…port of entry, or vice versa. The U.S.-Canada Safe Third Country agreement also provides significant exceptions for asylum seekers. One of the biggest exceptions is for people who have family…
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The Cost of Citizenship is a Barrier for Some Immigrants
…is also a barrier for those slightly above the poverty line, or what Pastor calls the “working poor.” As Pastor explained, average income thresholds for a family of four in…
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