Immigrant Entrepreneurs Overlooked in Immigration Policy Debate The government is set for another shutdown this Friday. As Congress and the White House continue to wrangle over a border wall, no one seems to pay much attention to a significant group in the immigration policy debate: immigrant entrepreneurs. How do immigrants matter to the U.S. economy? […]
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Asylum Seekers Gravely Stymied by Government Shutdown Asylum seekers are among the worst casualties in the government shutdown that has exacerbated the nation’s already-backlogged immigration system. Due to President Trump’s demand for a border wall, the federal government is currently in the longest partial shutdown on record. The impasse is forcing the postponement of hearings
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Immigration Judges Quit CNN reported today (Friday, December 27, 2019) that Immigration judges have left their positions in 2019 at nearly twice the rate of previous years with many citing the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant policies as a deciding factor. Over the past year, in the heat of a border migration crisis, 45 judges have left,
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What Happens to Immigration During a Government Shutdown? As President Trump refuses to sign a budget bill that does not include funding for his border wall, there is a government shutdown in effect right now. Which immigration-related entities are impacted? Department of Homeland Security and its immigration-related components (Custom and Border Protection, Immigration and Custom Enforcement, Citizenship
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Immigrants Christmas Gift: Civil Rights Coalition Successfully Blocks Trump. Making it difficult for immigrants to reach the United States in a variety of ways has been in the agenda for the President of the United States, Donald Trump. However, litigators from the Justice Action Center (JAC), the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), and Innovation Law Lab, with pro bono
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Asylum Rejections Record-High in 2018 Amid Immigration Crackdown Immigration courts denied an astounding 65% of asylum applications in 2018, according to a recent report by Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC). This denial rate is the highest since 2001. Asylum Caseload has Skyrocketed in 2018. TRAC reported 42,224 asylum cases that were decided by
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International Students Thrive and Live the American Dream as Innovators Despite Anti-Immigrant Government International students are founding America’s most exciting and innovative startups. Unfortunately, Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda may be hurting such entrepreneurship. How do international students contribute to the U.S. economy? According to a recent study, nearly one in four U.S. billion-dollar startups had a
Harsh Immigration Policy Overlooks Country’s Need for Doctors Restrictive immigration policy under the Trump administration has little regard for the shortage of doctors in the United States. Worse still, it may be exacerbating the desperate need for physicians in primary and specialty care in many underserved areas. How Bad is the Need for Doctors?
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Spanish Embassy Hosts Attorney Karen Weinstock On October 18, 2018, our Managing Attorney Karen Weinstock presented on a number of immigration issues at the Spanish Embassy in Washington, D.C.. In attendance were business representatives, embassy staff and the embassy’s immigration services unit. It was a packed but extremely productive day for Karen. We make it our mission
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Undocumented Immigrant Children in America More than 200 undocumented immigrant children remain in U.S. custody today, separated from their families. The overwhelming majority of these children face a grim and uncertain future in ICE facilities. (SOURCE: https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/national/more-than-200-children-from-separated-immigrant-families-remain-in-us-custody) Of the 245 children in custody, 175 have parents who have been removed from the United States. Only 18
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