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Trump Administration Aims to Reject New Green Cards & Visas for Those Using Public Aid

A month ago, the Trump administration proposed a new regulation which can deny green cards and temporary visas to immigrants who primarily depend on public benefits such as food assistance, federal housing, and Medicaid by expanding the meaning of a “public charge”. According to Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen, government officials have enforced a long-established federal rule ...

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration from Ending TPS Protections

A federal judge in California ordered the Trump administration earlier this month to temporarily stop its plan to terminate the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program which has enabled hundreds of thousands of immigrants to live and work in the United States. Over 300,000 immigrants from Haiti, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Sudan were facing deportation if the program was terminated. TPS was ...

DACA Continues After Ruling by Texas Judge

At the end of last month, a Texas federal judge decided not to end DACA, which shields young undocumented immigrants from deportation. Established by the Obama administration six years ago, nearly 700,000 recipients currently have DACA status--with almost 80 percent coming from Mexico illegally as small children. Judge Andrew Hanen of the Houston Federal District Court declared that the program ...

U.S. to Limit Refugee Cap to 30,000 Next Year

Last week, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the number of refugees allowed into the country for the fiscal year 2019 will be capped at 30,000, which is 15,000 less than this year’s limit (45,000). Pompeo explained that the new cap was part of the Trump administration’s plan for having refugees settle near their home countries. He also added that security concerns were part of the ...