US Immigration News

U.S. Admits No Refugees in October, Cancelling Hundreds of Flights

For the first time in decades, the U.S. did not admit any refugees last month. The State Department delayed refugee admissions three times, cancelling the flights of approximately 500 refugees who had already been told they could enter the U.S. The fees associated with cancelling and rebooking are expected to fall on taxpayers. “We will work with

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Judge Says ICE Can’t Rely Solely on Databases to Detain Immigrants

On September 27th, a federal judge ruled against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), saying the agency could not solely rely on flawed databases to target illegal immigrants for deportation. U.S. District Court Judge Andre Birrote Jr. handed down the permanent injunction that will bar ICE agents from using the databases to issue a request for

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Federal Appeals Court Hears Arguments About Asylum Policies

On October 1st, a federal appeals court took a closure look at two of the Trump administration’s controversial asylum policies that require certain migrants to remain in Mexico throughout their immigration proceedings and eliminated the practice of asking migrants if they are afraid to return to Mexico to wait for a hearing date. Speaking to

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20 Organizations File Suit to Block Indefinite Detainment of Immigrant Children

20 organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, filed a legal brief to block a federal regulation that would allow the government to indefinitely detain migrant children. The lawsuit argues that the regulation is “contrary to the best interests of children.” Nonprofit groups and medical associations filed the brief in response to the a proposal

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USCIS to Re-Open Deferred Deportation Requests

According to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the agency will start reopening pending cases of immigrants who applied for deportation relief. The announcement came after USCIS said it would end deferment requests and was criticized by those seeking relief for medical issues. In August, family members who previously requested relief from deportation received a letter from USCIS that

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End of Deferred Action

On August 7, 2019 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) stopped accepting and adjudicating requests for non-military “deferred action,” a form of temporary relief from deportation for vulnerable immigrants often facing life-threatening circumstances. This is a cruel change in policy that will undoubtedly lead to untimely deaths. I’d like to tell you about three families

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A Difficult August: Deferred Action and Public Charge Updates

Later this week, I’ll talk about some positive things that happened for our clients, but I wanted to share some updates to US immigration policy that came out this month and have the potential to, at worst destroy lives, and at best to cause major inconvenience. End of Deferred Action for Certain Humanitarian Cases Over

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