Immigration-related Executive Actions During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trump Administration has issued at least 48 policy changes affecting almost every facet of the immigration system. Some of these policies have been temporary and a necessary proportional response to the varied effects of COVID-19. Other policies are reasonable changes but are of indefinite duration, allowing restrictions to potentially remain in place...

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Local Event: Marchnear Central Park, Fremont: Press release / Invitation to pa

Hello, Bay Area residents, who are in decades long Employment Green card backlog, will be demonstrating their support for the Bipartisan, congressional bill S.386/HR.1044 “The Fairness for Highly Skilled Immigrants Act” and to protest against Senator Rick Scott’s stance on the bill.   These foot marches will also take place across America on the same day – on Saturday, 19th...

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Ken Cuccinelli, U.S. Immigration Services Chief, Boasts Of Increasing Bureaucracy

Acting Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Ken Cuccinelli speaks about immigration … [+] policy at a White House briefing on August 12, 2019. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Getty Images In a new press release[1], Ken Cuccinelli, the acting director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), boasted that the Trump administration has increased red tape and...

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Durbin, Leahy introduce new legislation to increase number of green cards available, eliminating the backlog

Contact: Emily Hampsten (Durbin), 202-228-5643 David Carle (Leahy), 202-224-3693 WASHINGTON (WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16, 2019) – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, and Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), former Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today introduced new legislation that would eliminate the family and employment green card backlog by increasing the number...

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