DHS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/JOHN KELLY: “President Barack Obama’s program that has protected 800,000 young undocumented immigrants from deportation is likely to be struck down soon by federal courts, predict the Trump administration and even defenders of the program. Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly warned the Congressional Hispanic Caucus this week that the program to protect so-called […]
Category: Immigration
7/12/2017
INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Investigators are re-examining conversations detected by U.S. intelligence agencies in spring 2015 that captured Russian government officials discussing associates of Donald Trump, according to current and former U.S. officials, a move prompted by revelations that the president’s eldest son met with a Russian lawyer last year. In some cases, the Russians in the […]
7/12/2017
IMMIGRATION/STATE/TRAVEL BAN: “The Trump administration reached its self-imposed quota on refugee admissions for the 2017 fiscal year this week, according to State Department data posted online, and will dramatically reduce admissions going forward. The quota of 50,000 was initially set by President Donald Trump as part of his travel ban executive order in January, but […]
7/7/2017
CRIME/IMMIGRATION: “For noncitizens, minor crimes like shoplifting can result in deportation. But a growing number of district attorneys say they offer immigrants accused of crimes plea deals to help them avoid that fate. The prosecutors, including at least six in jurisdictions on the East and West coasts, purposely avoid reaching plea agreements or sentences that […]
7/6/2017
EDUCATION/IMMIGRATION: “International students accepted to U.S. schools are planning to enroll at a similar rate as last year in most areas except the southern part of the country, especially Texas, according to data from 165 U.S. colleges and universities. The enrollment numbers help dispel fears that President Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric would scare international students […]
7/5/2017
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL: “Undocumented immigrant children detained by federal authorities are entitled to hearings to determine whether they should remain confined, a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday [7-5-17]. A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in San Francisco, ruled that immigration authorities must abide by a 1997 legal settlement […]
7/4/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A few Sundays ago, federal immigration agents walked through the doors of handsome houses here in the Detroit suburbs, brushing past tearful children, stunned wives and statuettes of the Virgin Mary in search of men whose time was up. If the Trump administration prevails, more than 100 of these men may soon […]
6/30/2017
IMMIGRATION/LOBBYING/STATE: “The State Department is now quietly allowing dozens of young women and minority students to become full-fledged diplomats after threatening to rescind job offers that most of the students were given two years ago upon winning prestigious scholarships. The concession, issued without announcement on Thursday [7-6-17], came after an intense lobbying campaign by members […]
6/29/2017
CRIME/IMMIGRATION: “Statement on House Passage of Kate’s Law and No Sanctuary for Criminals Act. https://t.co/uPRy9XgK5A” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 29, 2017 05:53pm […]
6/29/2017
IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES: “Good news out of the House with the passing of ‘No Sanctuary for Criminals Act.’ Hopefully Senate will follow.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 29, 2017 05:28pm […]
6/29/2017
HOUSE OF REPS/IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES: “MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN! #NoSanctuaryForCriminalsAct #KatesLaw #SaveAmericanLives https://t.co/jbN4hPjqjS” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 29, 2017 01:13pm […]
6/29/2017
HOUSE OF REPS/IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES: “Today, the House votes on two crucial bills: ☑️#NoSanctuaryForCriminalsAct ☑️#KatesLaw ☑️Pass these bills & lets MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN??” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 29, 2017 11:53am […]
6/29/2017
HOUSE OF REPS/IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The House Thursday [6-29-17] is expected to pass bills that would hand President Donald Trump key pieces of his immigration agenda, especially efforts targeting sanctuary cities. The bills, ‘Kate’s Law” and the No Sanctuary for Criminals Act, would install harsher penalties for repeat illegal entry to the US, and […]
6/28/2017
BUDGET/IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES: “At stake is what amounts to a blip in the city budget. But for officials in New York, as in several other cities with large immigrant populations, it is about the principle more than the federal money they stand to lose for their so-called sanctuary city policies. On Wednesday, the office of Mayor […]
6/28/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN: “Stepsiblings and half-siblings are allowed, but not nieces or nephews. Sons- and daughters-in-law are in, but brothers- and sisters-in-law are not. Parents, including in-laws, are considered ‘close family,’ but grandparents are not. The State Department issued new guidelines Wednesday [6-28-17] night to American embassies and consulates on applying a limited travel ban against […]
6/28/2017
HOUSE OF REPS/IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES: “Tomorrow the House votes on #KatesLaw & No Sanctuary For Criminals Act. Lawmakers must vote to put American safety first! #SaveAmericanLives” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 28, 2017 08:51pm […]
6/27/2017
IMMIGRATION/SUPREME COURT/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…About four out of 10 refugees who come to the United States have no family ties in the country, according to independent estimates. In some cities known for taking in refugees — like Boise, Idaho; New Haven; and Fayetteville, Ark. — those with no family ties are a majority. On […]
6/27/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/IMMIGRATION/IRAQ: “To the chagrin of the government, a Detroit federal judge Monday [6-26-17] protected 1,444 Iraqi immigrants nationwide from being immediately deported, including some who faced possible eviction from the U.S. as early as Tuesday. In issuing his emergency order, U.S. District Judge Mark Goldsmith concluded the Iraqi nationals — most of them Christians […]
6/26/2017
IMMIGRATION/SUPREME COURT/TRAVEL BAN: “Great day for America’s future Security and Safety, courtesy of the U.S. Supreme Court. I will keep fighting for the American people, & WIN!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 26, 2017 09:31pm […]
6/26/2017
IMMIGRATION/SUPREME COURT/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Supreme Court Monday allowed parts of President Donald Trump’s travel ban to go into effect and will hear oral arguments on the case this fall. The court is allowing the ban to go into effect for foreign nationals who lack any ‘bona fide relationship with any person or entity […]
6/22/2017
IMMIGRATION/SUPREME COURT: “The Supreme Court on Thursday [6-22-17] narrowed the grounds on which naturalized citizens can have their citizenship revoked. The case concerns a naturalized citizen who was deported after lying on her naturalization application. The court unanimously ruled on the decision. Newly appointed Justice Neil Gorsuch issued his first separate opinion in the case, […]
6/21/2017
DHS/IMMIGRATION: “The Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday [6-21-7] it would make more visas available for seasonal summer workers, responding to complaints from businesses and members of Congress about a significant shortfall. By law, the number of H-2B visas is capped at 66,000, divided between the summer and winter seasons. This year, the allotment was […]
6/21/2017
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/SUPREME COURT/TRAVEL BAN: “The Trump administration on Wednesday [6-21-7] made its final plea to the U.S. Supreme Court to allow its proposed ban on travelers from six Muslim-majority countries to go into effect as the justices weigh how to handle the hotly contested dispute. The court papers filed by President Donald Trump’s administration complete the […]
6/19/2017
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/SUPREME COURT/TRAVEL BAN: “While the most controversial provisions of the President’s revised ban blocking travel to the US remain tied up in the courts, a federal appeals court formally cleared the way late Monday [6-19-17] for different portions of the executive order to move forward. The Trump administration can now conduct internal reviews of other […]
6/19/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After years of delay, the federal government says it has developed a way to reliably track foreigners when they depart the U.S., at least by airplane, and plans to install cameras that would photograph all passengers just before they board international flights. But there’s a big hitch: The government wants airlines to […]
6/16/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcer doubled down Friday [6-16-17] on recent comments that undocumented immigrants ‘should be afraid’ under the Trump administration. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Thomas Homan said in an interview that he has ‘zero regrets’ about his remarks before Congress this week, expanding on them. ‘It needed to be […]
6/16/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump will not immediately eliminate protections for the so-called Dreamers, undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as small children, according to new memorandums issued by the administration Thursday [6-15-17] night. But White House officials said Friday morning that Mr. Trump had not made a decision about the long-term fate […]
6/16/2017
DHS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/JOHN KELLY: “The Trump administration late Thursday [6-15-17] announced that it has formally reversed part of President Obama’s immigration actions from 2014. The Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents, or DAPA, program would have deferred deportations for the undocumented parents of U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents who […]
6/15/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/IMMIGRATION/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP PEOPLE/REX TILLERSON: “Leaders from two Central American nations on Thursday [6-15-17] asked Vice President Mike Pence to ensure that their citizens could remain in the United States as part of a work program that temporarily authorizes their residency. Neither the vice president nor Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson, who was also […]
6/14/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intelligence Effective Date in Executive Order 13780 This memorandum provides guidance for the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intelligence in light […]
6/13/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN: “Well, as predicted, the 9th Circuit did it again – Ruled against the TRAVEL BAN at such a dangerous time in the history of our country. S.C.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 13, 2017 05:44am […]
6/12/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A second federal appeals court on Monday [6-12-17] ruled against President Trump’s revised travel ban. The decision, from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in San Francisco, was the latest in a string of court rulings rejecting the administration’s efforts to limit travel from several predominantly Muslim […]
6/12/2017
IMMIGRATION: “The Trump administration is shuttering a program designed to keep vulnerable asylum seekers — mainly mothers and young children, including pregnant and nursing women — out of detention. The program was piloted by the Obama administration after a 2014 crisis in detention centers brought on by a surge of families and unaccompanied minors trying […]
6/12/2017
IMMIGRATION/SUPREME COURT: “The Supreme Court on Monday [6-12-17] struck down a federal law that treats children born overseas to unmarried parents differently for purposes of citizenship depending upon whether the biological father or mother is a US citizen. Under the law, US citizen fathers have to spend at least five years in the states before […]
6/8/2017
CRIME/DRUGS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The federal prison population is expected to grow next year by 4,171 to a total of 191,493 as the Trump administration steps up prosecutions of illegal immigrants and drug offenders, reversing the trend toward a smaller prison population under former President Barack Obama. That estimate of 2% growth in fiscal 2018 was […]
6/5/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump rebelled on Monday against his own advisers who ‘watered down’ his original executive order barring visitors from select Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States and who insisted on calling it something other than a travel ban. Returning to one of the issues that animated the early days of […]
6/5/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN: “That’s right, we need a TRAVEL BAN for certain DANGEROUS countries, not some politically correct term that won’t help us protect our people!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 5, 2017 08:20pm […]
6/5/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN: “In any event we are EXTREME VETTING people coming into the U.S. in order to help keep our country safe. The courts are slow and political!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 5, 2017 05:44am […]
6/5/2017
DOJ/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN: “The Justice Dept. should ask for an expedited hearing of the watered down Travel Ban before the Supreme Court – & seek much tougher version!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 5, 2017 05:37am […]
6/5/2017
DOJ/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN: “The Justice Dept. should have stayed with the original Travel Ban, not the watered down, politically correct version they submitted to S.C.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 5, 2017 05:29am […]
6/5/2017
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN: “People, the lawyers and the courts can call it whatever they want, but I am calling it what we need and what it is, a TRAVEL BAN!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 5, 2017 05:25am […]
6/2/2017
IMMIGRATION/SUPREME COURT/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s administration filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday [6-1-17] night seeking to reverse rulings by lower courts in Hawaii and Maryland that blocked a temporary ban on travel to the United States from six majority-Muslim countries. The Trump administration says the Constitution gives the president […]
5/25/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal appeals court refused Thursday [5-25-17] to reinstate President Trump’s revised travel ban, saying it ‘drips with religious intolerance, animus and discrimination.’ The decision, from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, in Richmond, Va., was a fresh setback for the administration’s efforts to limit travel from […]
5/23/2017
BORDER/BUDGET/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump’s 2018 budget calls for more spending for border security and immigration enforcement — but the ask is still modest compared to what fulfilling his campaign pledges would likely cost. The budget proposed by the White House on Tuesday includes $2.6 billion for border security — $1.6 billion of which […]
5/17/2017
CRIME/IMMIGRATION: “In the 100 days since President Trump signed an executive order to enhance immigration enforcement, the arrests of undocumented immigrants is up 38% from the same time period in 2016, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement data released Wednesday. ICE Acting Director Thomas Homan said his agency is focusing on undocumented immigrants with criminal […]
5/15/2017
IMMIGRATION/LABOR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said he would seek to keep his tough immigration enforcement policies from harming the U.S. farm industry and its largely immigrant workforce, according to farmers and officials who met with him. At a roundtable on farm labor at the White House last month, Trump said he did not want […]
5/15/2017
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For the second time in President Donald Trump’s young administration, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals will listen to lawyers battle over the legality of his executive order temporarily blocking foreigners from traveling to the US. Two months ago, a federal judge in Hawaii halted the core portions of Trump’s […]
5/8/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On Monday [5-8-17] morning, President Trump’s campaign website featured his December 2015 statement about ‘preventing Muslim immigration.’ Later that afternoon, it did not. The deletion of the statement appeared to come after Cecilia Vega of ABC News asked at Monday’s White House press briefing about the statement: ‘If this White House […]
5/8/2017
CHINA/CONFLICT OF INTEREST/ETHICS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP FAMILY/JARED KUSHNER: “A company owned by Jared Kushner’s family is apologizing for mentioning the White House adviser at an investment conference in China. Kushner Companies said Monday [5-8-17] that the name drop at the event in Beijing on Saturday was not intended to be an ‘attempt to lure investors’ to one of […]
5/8/2017
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s revised effort to suspend travel to the U.S. for people from six Muslim-majority countries faces its biggest legal test to date Monday [5-8-17], as a federal appeals court in Virginia considers whether the president’s executive order should remain on hold because of concerns about religious discrimination. The Fourth […]
5/4/2017
HOLIDAY/IMMIGRATION/MIKE PENCE: “Vice President Mike Pence hosted a reception celebrating Cinco de Mayo in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, an event traditionally attended by the President. In brief remarks, Pence brought greetings from President Donald Trump and praised Mexican-American and Hispanic-American communities as ‘one of the most vibrant threads in our national fabric,’ specifically addressing […]
4/26/2017
CRIME/DHS/IMMIGRATION: “The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday [4-26-17] announced the creation of an office to help families that have been the victims of crimes committed by undocumented immigrants, part of an effort by President Trump to aggressively crack down on illegal immigration. Critics of Mr. Trump’s approach say it unfairly takes aim at a […]
4/26/2017
IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge on Tuesday [4-25-17] blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a threat to take away funds from sanctuary cities — the latest blow from the federal judiciary to President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda. In his ruling, Judge William H. Orrick sided with Santa Clara County, the city of San […]
4/22/2017
IMMIGRATION: “RT @foxandfriends: Chicago approves new plan to hide illegal immigrants from the feds, plus give them access to city services” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 22, 2017 10:18am […]
4/21/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP PEOPLE/JEFF SESSIONS: “The U.S. Justice Department has escalated its approach to so-called ‘sanctuary cities,’ writing at least eight jurisdictions Friday to put them on notice they could be failing to cooperate with immigration authorities. Alan Hanson, the acting assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s grant-making arm, warned the cities that they’re […]
4/20/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP PEOPLE/JEFF SESSIONS: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions said this week he was amazed that a judge in Hawaii could block President Donald Trump’s executive order halting immigration from several majority Muslim countries. Sessions made the comments in an interview with ‘The Mark Levin Show’ Tuesday [4-18-17] evening that was put online Wednesday. ‘We’ve got […]
4/20/2017
2016 ELECTION/CAMPAIGN/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A highly unusual and racially charged episode from the 2016 campaign suddenly resurfaced this week when a federal judge whom President Donald Trump repeatedly criticized last year was assigned to hear the case of a man who claims he was unfairly deported. Judge Gonzalo Curiel, who was born in the US […]
4/18/2017
IMMIGRATION/JOBS/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: ” ‘Buy American, Hire American’ The order has two parts. The ‘Hire American’ portion of the bill targets the H-1B visa program, which allows businesses to hire high-skilled workers from outside the U.S., by putting less emphasis on the lottery system used to determine which companies can sponsor visas. The ‘Buy American’ […]
4/18/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A 23-year-old man has sued the Trump administration over his deportation to Mexico in February, saying he has permission to live and work in the United States under an Obama-era immigration program that protects young people who were brought into the country illegally as children. If his claim is correct, it is […]
4/18/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: “President Trump has set the wheels in motion for H-1B visa reform. On Tuesday [4-18-17], Trump signed an executive order that directed federal agencies to implement a “Buy American, Hire American” strategy. The order included a section geared at immigration reform. The order tasked four department heads (including the Secretary […]
4/18/2017
IMMIGRATION/OBAMA: “The weak illegal immigration policies of the Obama Admin. allowed bad MS 13 gangs to form in cities across U.S. We are removing them fast!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 18, 2017 04:39am […]
4/18/2017
DEFENSE/ECONOMY/IMMIGRATION/JOBS/MANUFACTURING/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to ensure the faithful execution of the laws, it is hereby ordered as follows… Sec. 2. Policy. It shall be the policy of the executive branch to buy American and […]
04/17/2017
ECONOMY/IMMIGRATION/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will sign an executive order in Wisconsin on Tuesday [4-18-17] directing a government-wide review aimed at putting new teeth back into decades-old ‘Buy American’ and ‘Hire American’ directives. The 220-day review process, which could lead to additional executive orders and possibly legislation, will focus on preventing foreign workers with […]
04/13/2017
BUSH FAMILY/FOREIGN POLICY/IMMIGRATION/NATIONAL SECURITY/WALL: “Former President George W. Bush made the case for continuing to fund foreign aid programs and offering a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants in a recent interview with NPR. Although Bush refrained from directly criticizing President Donald Trump in his comments, they contrast with the current Oval Office occupant’s call […]
04/13/2017
DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is taking steps to vastly increase its capacity to detain and deport undocumented immigrants, according to a draft internal memo prepared by the Department of Homeland Security on implementing President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. Measures include detaining virtually all undocumented immigrants apprehended, with guidance to officials to only release […]
04/14/2017
BORDER/DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Trump administration has begun the detail work of stiffening the country’s immigration infrastructure, according to an internal memo from the Department of Homeland Security, moving to speed the hiring of border agents, to find space to detain thousands more immigrants and to hasten deportation cases. Even as the federal courts trip up […]
4/12/2017
IMMIGRATION: “Jobs are returning, illegal immigration is plummeting, law, order and justice are being restored. We are truly making America great again!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 12, 2017 07:32pm […]
04/12/2017
DHS/IMMIGRATION: “Two hard-line opponents of illegal immigration have obtained high-level advisory jobs at federal immigration agencies in the Department of Homeland Security. Jon Feere, a former legal policy analyst for the Center for Immigration Studies, or CIS, has been hired as an adviser to Thomas D. Homan, the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, […]
04/11/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/DOJ/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP PEOPLE/JEFF SESSIONS: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions directed attorneys from the Department of Justice on Tuesday [4-11-17] to increase the enforcement of U.S. immigration laws, including laws against unlawful entry, human smuggling and identity fraud. It was yet another escalation of the Trump administration’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants, and immigrant-rights groups blasted the policy […]
04/11/2017
DHS/IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration has suspended its weekly reports aimed at putting political pressure on sanctuary cities. President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration called for the so-called ‘declined detainer’ report, and the Department of Homeland Security issued the first one three weeks ago. The reports name jurisdictions that did not comply […]
04/11/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP PEOPLE/JEFF SESSIONS: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions directed federal prosecutors to pursue harsher charges against undocumented immigrants who commit crimes, or repeatedly cross into the U.S. illegally, and he promised to add 125 immigration judges in the next two years to address a backlog of immigration cases. The moves are part of the administration’s […]
04/10/2017
IMMIGRATION/POLITICS/SANCTUARY CITIES: “With the federal government vastly expanding who is considered a priority for deportation, the California State Senate approved a bill last week that increased protections for immigrants. The measure prohibits local law enforcement agencies from using resources to investigate, detain, report or arrest people for immigration violations. Supporters say the law — essentially […]
04/10/2017
IMMIGRATION/POPE FRANCIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As politicians around the world including President Trump take an increasingly hard line on immigration, a powerful force is rallying to the side of migrants: the Roman Catholic Church led by Pope Francis. Catholic cardinals, bishops and priests are emerging as some of the most influential opponents of immigration crackdowns backed […]
04/07/2017
IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/WALL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…For years, the federal government has pondered a way to build a stronger barrier across it to halt illegal immigration from Mexico. In February, federal authorities made the long-looming threat concrete. A letter from the U.S. attorney in southern Texas informed the Benavides family that the government intends to seize a 60-foot-wide […]
04/05/2017
BORDER/DHS/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO: “Parents and children caught crossing the Mexican border into the United States illegally generally can remain together, the Homeland Security Department said Wednesday, in a partial reversal of previous comments. Secretary John Kelly told a Senate panel that families would not be separated unless the ‘situation at the time requires it.’ He gave as […]
04/04/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Foreigners who want to visit the U.S., even for a short trip, could be forced to disclose contacts on their mobile phones, social-media passwords and financial records, and to answer probing questions about their ideology, according to Trump administration officials conducting a review of vetting procedures. The administration also wants to […]
04/04/2017
CRIME/DHS/IMMIGRATION: “Immigration agents may arrest crime victims and witnesses at courthouses, a homeland security official said Tuesday [4-4-17], highlighting a growing dispute between the Trump administration and some state court officials who fear the practice will hinder law enforcement work in their jurisdictions. ‘Just because they’re a victim in a certain case does not mean […]
04/03/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The federal government on Monday [4-3-17] began accepting visa applications for a fresh round of high-skilled foreign workers, without the wholesale changes President Donald Trump promised in his campaign. His administration did, though, announce one shift that could put pressure on outsourcing companies that typically win a large share of the […]
3/29/2017
ECONOMY/IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s temporary travel ban and an inhospitable political climate could punch an $18 billion hole in U.S. tourism by international visitors over the next two years, projections by travel analysts show. Foreign tourism is a $250 billion-a-year business in the United States, and Trump’s original and revised executive orders temporarily […]
03/31/2017
CRIME/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL: “The Trump administration on Friday [3-31-17] fired back at California’s top judge, disputing her characterization this month that federal immigration agents were ‘stalking’ courthouses to make arrests. In a letter to Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, leaders of Trump’s Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security called her description of federal agents’ conduct “troubling.” They […]
3/27/2017
BUDGET/IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES: “New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and dozens of legislators from around the country are dismissing the Trump administration’s threat to cut millions of dollars in federal funding from sanctuary cities as an illegal maneuver to bully cities into enforcing immigration law, even as Attorney General Jeff Sessions aired that threat Monday […]
3/27/2017
CRIME/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As the Trump administration ramps up deportations and cracks down on so-called sanctuary cities, mayors and prosecutors across the US say immigrants who are living in the country illegally have begun avoiding law enforcement at all costs — often declining to testify in court cases and refusing to report crimes. In Denver, […]
3/27/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP PEOPLE/JEFF SESSIONS: “U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said on Monday [3-27-17] that cities and states that protect immigrant felons from federal immigration laws may see cuts in grants from the Justice Department. ‘Failure to deport aliens who are convicted of criminal offenses puts whole communities at risk, especially immigrant communities in the […]
3/27/2017
DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The ‘extreme vetting’ that President Donald Trump has in mind for travel to the U.S. isn’t just directed at individuals applying to come here. It is aimed at entire nations. The administration is looking to compel countries around the world to cooperate on a range of issues, including sharing their citizens’ […]
3/24/2017
IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES: “Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been targeting so-called ‘sanctuary cities’ with increased enforcement operations in an effort to pressure those jurisdictions to cooperate with federal immigration agents, a senior US immigration official with direct knowledge of ongoing ICE actions told CNN. A sanctuary city is a broad term applied to states, cities and/or […]
3/16/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: “A federal judge in Hawaii has blocked the major provisions of President Trump’s revised ban on refugee resettlement and travel from six predominantly Muslim countries, hours before the executive order was to take effect. The decision struck down, at least temporarily, the Trump administration’s attempt to pause all refugee […]
3/15/2017
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge in Hawaii issued a nationwide order Wednesday [3-15-17] evening blocking President Trump’s ban on travel from parts of the Muslim world, dealing a stinging blow to the White House and signaling that Mr. Trump will have to account in court for his heated rhetoric about Islam. […]
3/15/2017
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Advocates head to court Wednesday [3-15-17] to make last ditch-pleas to head off President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban without some of their most potent weapons: scenes of chaos as travelers were detained at airports across the country during Trump’s first attempt two months ago. Apparently by design, Trump’s […]
3/13/2017
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Federal courts across the country have seen a flurry of activity over the last week as challengers of President Donald Trump’s new travel ban race to block it before it ever goes into effect. Trump signed a new executive order last week banning foreign nationals from six Muslim-majority countries from entering […]
3/13/2017
IMMIGRATION/STEVE KING: “Rep. Steve King doubled down Monday [3-13-17] on comments he made over the weekend in which he appeared to criticize foreigners and immigrants, drawing complaints of insensitivity on social media and from some of his Hill colleagues. King, a prominent Iowa Republican and a vocal advocate against illegal immigration, tweeted Sunday, “We can’t […]
3/13/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After living in the shadows for years the teen found some relief in 2012, when President Barack Obama issued the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a measure that granted protections and work privileges to about 750,000 so-called DREAMers like himself who were brought to the US as children. President Donald Trump, […]
3/12/2017
IMMIGRATION/PROTESTS/TRAVEL BAN: “During spring break, Canadian families used to pile the kids into a tour bus and head to New York to see the Statue of Liberty, Rockefeller Center and other attractions. It was the start of the busy season for Comfort Tour, a Toronto-based firm that usually brought between 200 and 300 tourists to […]
3/10/2017
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Three Republican senators, hoping to speed the hiring of law enforcement agents on U.S. borders, on Friday introduced legislation waiving lie detector tests for job applicants who already serve in law enforcement or have done military service. The ‘Boots on the Border Act’ was backed by Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron […]
3/10/2017
2016 ELECTION/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In historically conservative Staten Island, where President Donald Trump won 57 percent of the vote, residents are readying their homes to keep immigrants protected from being deported. People like Ruth, a local educator who didn’t want her full name used so Immigration and Customs Enforcement could not identify her, are […]
3/09/2017
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN: “Washington state, which played a central legal role in derailing President Donald Trump’s original executive order on immigration, also will challenge the revised White House order issued this week, its attorney general said on Thursday [3-9-17]. Several other Democratic-led states quickly signaled they would join the Washington suit, immediately making it a major […]
3/08/2017
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRMP EXEC ORDER: “Hawaii is not wasting any time challenging President Donald Trump’s new travel ban. Attorneys for the state filed a new 40-page request just before midnight on Tuesday, asking a federal judge to issue a temporary restraining order blocking implementation of the new executive order. Trump signed a new executive […]
3/08/2017
IMMIGRATION: “The Trump administration quietly made it more difficult for immigrants to seek asylum in the US last month, the latest in a series of steps designed to deliver on the President’s campaign promise to harshly enforce immigration laws. Supporters of President Donald Trump’s policies say the move cuts off an incentive for migrants to […]
3/07/2017
BUDGET/DHS/FEMA/IMMIGRATION: “The Trump administration wants to gut the Coast Guard and make deep cuts in airport and rail security to help pay for its crackdown on illegal immigration, according to internal budget documents reviewed by POLITICO — a move that lawmakers and security experts say defies logic if the White House is serious about defending […]
3/6/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security Implementing Immediate Heightened Screening and Vetting of Applications for Visas and Other Immigration Benefits, Ensuring Enforcement of All Laws for Entry into the United States, and Increasing Transparency among Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government and for […]
3/6/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security Implementing Immediate Heightened Screening and Vetting of Applications for Visas and Other Immigration Benefits, Ensuring Enforcement of All Laws for Entry into the United States, and Increasing Transparency among Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government and for […]