Department of State Archives | Immigration Impact

State Department Streamlines Temporary Visas for College-Educated Noncitizen Workers—But Questions Remain About Its Impact

by Adriel Orozco | Jul 19, 2024 | Benefits & Relief, Business & the Workforce, DACA/DAPA, Employment Based | 0

Some immigrants who have graduated from college in the United States and have a pending job offer...

State Department Extends Nonimmigrant Visa Interview Waivers Indefinitely

by Adriel Orozco | Jan 11, 2024 | Benefits & Relief, Immigration 101 | 0

The State Department announced an update to its discretionary interview waiver policy for...

Expansion of Central American Minors Program Offers New Opportunities for Families to Reunite

by Gianna Borroto | Apr 27, 2023 | Child Status Protection Act, Family-Based Immigration | 0

The Departments of State and Homeland Security announced recently that the Central American Minors...

Biden Administration Close to Reaching Increased Cap on Employment-Based Green Cards

by Walter Ewing | Sep 13, 2022 | Adjustment of Status, Benefits & Relief, Immigration 101 | 0

The Biden administration is close to using all of the employment-based immigrant visas (green...

Foreign Student Visa Issuance Is Down Over 40 Percent

by Walter Ewing | Aug 21, 2019 | Business & the Workforce, Economics | 0

Recent government statistics indicate that the United States is becoming a less welcoming...

The House Votes on TPS for Venezuela as ‘Humanitarian Disaster’ in the Country Escalates

by Hillary Marston | Jul 24, 2019 | Humanitarian Protection, Temporary Protected Status | 0

UPDATE: On Thursday night, the House brought the bill back to a floor vote and passed TPS...

The Trump Administration Continues to Attack Low-Income Immigrants

by American Immigration Council Legal Staff | May 30, 2019 | Economics, Immigration 101 | 0

President Trump signed a memorandum last week that will place additional and unwarranted pressure on sponsors—usually family members—who accept financial responsibility for immigrants living in the United States. The Trump administration says the memo is meant to direct federal agencies to develop new “procedures and guidance” to ensure that ineligible immigrants do not receive certain […]