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Immigrant in limbo
The New Republic: Separated immigrant families stuck in legal limbo Immigrant families separated during the Trump era are in a legal limbo. Even when reunited, there is no easy way for them to attain permanent legal status. The president has much leeway on setting immigration policy, but he cannot grant permanent residency. Currently, there is…
Read MoreIce Raids
NPR: Nominee to head ICE would face agency in turmoilImmigration and Customs Enforcement became the public face of Trump-era tough immigration policies and now the Biden administration is asking Harris County, Texas, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez — who opposed ICE deportation raids — to head the agency. If his nomination is approved, Gonzales will face an…
Read MoreDetention and Accompanied Asylum Seekers
USA Today: Study finds U.S. lagging in migrant children protectionA new study finds that — unlike almost 75 percent of high-income countries — the United States doesn’t prohibit or limit the detention of accompanied asylum-seeking minors. The UCLA study also found that the United States does not have legislation protecting accompanied migrant children.
Read MoreHonduras Asylum
ABC/AP: Mystery surrounds U.S. asylum picksA Honduran asylum seeker and his family were among the few chosen to enter the United States and plead their case under a temporary U.S. program that tasks immigrant advocacy groups with identifying particularly vulnerable asylum seekers. Final decisions on asylum lie on U.S. authorities, who have yet to disclose…
Read MoreGuatemala
BuzzFeed News: Some turned-away asylum seekers get second chanceA Trump-era program sent hundreds of asylum seekers to Guatemala to seek asylum in a country rife with the same violence, poverty and insecurity that they fled. Under the Biden administration, some people are getting a second chance to seek U.S. asylum but immigration advocates say more…
Read MoreImmigrant refugees
Los Angeles Times: Students research immigration issuesSeventh graders at a California school are using their newspaper educational subscription to help research immigration issues. The project was spearheaded by the fact that more than 40 percent of the students had parents who were immigrants or refugees. The most popular topic was family separation.
Read MoreCentral American
CNN: U.S. using radio ads to stem Central American migrationThe United States is airing more than 30,000 radio ads a month in Central America to discourage migration to the United States. The ads aim to combat misinformation by smugglers and the widespread belief that U.S. border enforcement has been relaxed.
Read MoreU visa
After acquired spouse of a principal u nonimmigrant may also be eligible for filing u nonimmigrant visa.
Read MorePolicy Alert
USCIS conducts an initial review of form I-918 and will issue BDF EADs and deferred action for 4 years to petitions for U nonimmigrant status and qualifying family members if USCIS deems their petition “bonafide”, instead of completing a full waiting list adjudication.
Read MoreYemen TPS Federal Register Notice Published
The Federal Register Notice for the 18-month extension and redesignation of Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for Yemen, announced July 6, 2021, was published July 9, 2021. Current Yemeni TPS holders, Yemenis who are newly eligible for TPS under the redesignation
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