Blog Posts in September, 2018

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 ...