Blog Posts in October, 2018

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 ...