Biden adds India to list of countries subject to COVID-19 travel ban Beginning May 4 all nonimmigrants traveling from India are banned from entering the U.S., unless they already have a valid visa stamp in their passport and have been…
Several border wall projects cancelled. The Biden administration announced that it canceled border wall projects paid for with funds from Defense accounts. Former President Trump funneled $10 billion from military construction accounts and counter narcotics programs to pay for the…
Undocumented immigrants in NJ can now obtain driver’s licenses. Undocumented immigrants in New Jersey are officially eligible to receive driver’s licenses. A bill to allow this was approved by Gov. Phil Murphy. At the time of the bills signing, Murphy…
Arizona Governor declares state of emergency at border. AZ Gov. Doug Ducey declared a state of emergency at the southwest border in Arizona and said the state would deploy 250 National Guard troops to help local law enforcement.Arizona is the…
House passes bill aimed at stopping future Trump travel ban. On Wednesday, the House passed legislation that would limit executive authority to issue future travel bans like the one imposed by former President Trump against several Muslim-majority countries. The legislation,…
Border crossings are highest in 15 years In March, the Biden administration apprehended more than 170,000 migrants in the U.S.-Mexico border. That figure is up 70 percent from February and marks the highest number of apprehensions in any month for…
Biden officials visited U.S-Mexico border?Saturday amid migrant influx.? ? This past Saturday, DHS Secretary Mayorkas led a visit by Biden administration officials to the U.S. border with Mexico amid a growing number of border crossings and criticism by Republicans that…
Government invites migrants denied under “Muslim ban” to reapply On Monday, the State Department has announced that, after a 45-day policy review, it will review applications from people who were denied immigrant visas under country-specific travel restrictions imposed during the…
TPS green card case draws support at Supreme Court. On Monday, advocates flooded the docket with amicus brief in a U.S. Supreme Court case concerning green cards for certain temporary protected status (TPS) holders, with groups including Harvard University who…