Immigration

Exit of Homeland Security Secretary Signals Tougher Direction on Immigration Policy Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigned from her position last Sunday. Subsequently, the Trump administration continued its leadership purge of the Department of Homeland Security and removed Secret Service Director Randolph “Tex” Alles the next day. This series of ousters is a result of […]

Threats of Border Closure Causes Fears of Dire Economic Consequences In response to a surge of Central American migrants seeking asylum last weekend, President Trump threatened to close all ports of entry along the southern U.S. border. In light of the Department of Homeland Security’s declaration of an “Category 5 immigration crisis” at the border,

USCIS is Prime Example of Administrative Inefficiency Under the current administration, case processing delays at USCIS has reached unprecedented levels. According to a study by AILA, USCIS’s overall average case processing time grew by 19% in 2018 alone. Immigrant families, people fleeing persecutions as well as American businesses all bear the grave consequences of such

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?

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

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

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

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