Immigration

Lawyers representing immigrant families in detention filed a complaint to the Department of Homeland Security on Sunday alleging that ICE has failed to provide adequate medical care to their clients, NBC News reports.

Immigration Attorney Christopher Macchiaroli does a deep dive into two recent court rulings relating to the Trump Administration’s ban on asylum-seekers and what lasting impact they may have on those seeking refuge in the U.S.

The Trump administration has proposed a new rule that would allow it to deny asylum to immigrants who are deemed a public health risk.

ICE has retracted a temporary rule that allowed foreign students to attend school online during the coronavirus pandemic — potentially forcing many out of the U.S. and preventing others from arriving in the fall. Rosanna Berardi, an immigration attorney, explains how the new rule is an extension of the Trump Administration’s attack on legal immigration.

The U.S. government announced Monday that international students will not be allowed to stay in the country if the institution in which they’re enrolled is holding online-only courses this fall. If students fail to comply with the rules, they risk deportation.

A federal judge has knocked down a cornerstone border policy of the Trump administration that denies asylum to people who travel through another country to reach the Mexico border without first seeking protection in that country.

A federal court Tuesday night upheld a challenge to the Trump administration’s asylum restrictions, namely a 2019 rule that requires seekers to ask for asylum closer to home.

An international disaster relief organization reports the first confirmed case of COVID-19 among migrants living in a tent encampment of asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border.

The U.S. has resumed swearing in new citizens, but the traditional oath ceremonies aren’t the same because of the COVID-19 pandemic

The Supreme Court has strengthened the Trump administration’s ability to deport people seeking asylum without allowing them to make their case to a federal judge

A Guatemalan man seriously injured in a motorcycle crash was scheduled to be deported, according to his family. But they say they found out Wednesday that he now has another four weeks before a decision is made.

The Supreme Court decision defending Dreamers was just the latest twist in a long battle over undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children. But how did the DACA program begin in the first place? And what happens next? Emily Tisch Sussman, legal expert and host of the podcast Your Primary Playlist, breaks it down.

President Trump has signed an executive order expanding restrictions on work visas, claiming the move will reduce American unemployment. But many jobs that are going to be vacant because of the restrictions will be difficult to fill from the U.S. labor pool, says immigration attorney Rosanna Berardi.

The Trump administration on Monday extended a ban on green cards issued outside the United States until the end of the year and added many temporary work visas to the freeze, including those used heavily by technology companies and multinational corporations. The administration cast the effort as a way to free up jobs in an economy reeling from the coronavirus….

The Trump administration has drafted an executive order to suspend new temporary work visas for overseas hires, three sources told CNBC.  The proclamation could target J-1 visas or other cultural or work exchange programs. It would not rescind previously issued visas. While the White House has not made a final decision on the policy, it could be finalized by...

President Donald Trump said Friday that he will renew his administration’s effort to end legal protections for young immigrants after the Supreme Court blocked the first try. In a tweet Friday morning, Trump said, “The Supreme Court asked us to resubmit on DACA, nothing was lost or won. They “punted” much like in a football game (where hopefully they...

Hundreds of thousands of DACA recipients were relieved Thursday after learning of the Supreme Court’s decision blocking the Trump administration from ending the program. “A lot of us, including myself, didn’t sleep last night, we were so anxious for today’s ruling,” said Elias Rosenfeld. “It felt like a ton of bricks just being lifted off my chest.” NBC10 Boston...

Kassandra Aleman, 26, just got the news she was waiting for — and now has the green light to apply to law school. “I’m over the moon right now!” said Aleman, a deputy training director for the Texas Democratic Party and a DACA recipient. “Just knowing that I can move forward with my life for the time being gave me…

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants, the second stunning election-season rebuke from the court in a week after its ruling that it’s illegal to fire people because they’re gay or transgender. Immigrants who are part of the 8-year-old Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program will retain their protection from deportation...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the Trump Administration could not end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program, citing a failure by the Department of Homeland Security to give an adequate justification for the termination.