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…
Biden to use “more inclusive” immigration terms. President Biden is instructing officials to use “more inclusive” language when discussing immigration. Acting Director of USCIS, Tracy Renaud, signed a memo sent in an email Tuesday informing officials to use “more inclusive…
Refugees removed from flights to the U.S. as they await Biden’s signature Hundreds of refugees who were approved to come to the U.S. are now being taken off of flights, according to resettlement agencies who work with refugees. Biden promised…
Biden to propose eight-year path to citizenship for illegal immigrants. President-elect Joe Biden is set to propose an extensive immigration reform bill on day one of his administration, which includes an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million…
DC Circuit lifts block on migrant children expulsion policy? On Friday, the D.C. Circuit lifted a lower court’s order barring the U.S. government from turning back unaccompanied migrant children from the border under a COVID-19 public health directive as it…