Hearings Archives | Immigration Impact

Government Officials Explain Extensive Refugee Vetting Process in Hearing

by Tory Johnson | Sep 15, 2016 | Refugee Status | 0

Following the 15th anniversary of the tragic attacks on September 11, 2001, Congress is renewing...

Jeff Sessions Affirms in Hearing He’s Against Any Type of Immigration

by Wendy Feliz | Mar 16, 2016 | Business & the Workforce, Economics | 1

Proving that there is no kind of immigrant he thinks is good for America, Senator Jeff Sessions...

Steve King’s Committee Continues Attack on President’s Immigration Actions

by Joshua Breisblatt | Mar 15, 2016 | DACA/DAPA, Executive Action, Immigration 101 | 0

This week, the newly created “Task Force on Executive Overreach” and its Chairman Steve King...

Flawed U.S. Response to Central American Refugees Reiterated by DHS Officials

by Joshua Breisblatt | Feb 24, 2016 | Enforcement, Humanitarian Protection | 0

Top officials at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continue to believe that deporting...

DHS Can’t Enforce Its Way Out of a Refugee Crisis

by Walter Ewing | Feb 4, 2016 | Humanitarian Protection, Refugee Status | 0

There are two competing narratives being spun about the Obama Administration’s response to the...

The EB-5 Visa Program Placed Under Microscope in Senate Hearing

by Joshua Breisblatt | Feb 2, 2016 | Uncategorized | 0

The Immigrant Investor Program, also known as “EB-5,” has become an increasingly important source...

Government Agencies Under Fire Over Handling of Unaccompanied Children

by Joshua Breisblatt | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized | 0

Earlier this week, it was reported that in 2014, when thousands of Central American children arrived at our border seeking protection from severe violence at home, government agencies released some children to human traffickers and abusers. These children were forced to live and work in dangerous conditions. At the time, the government agency which released […]