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What Happens to Dreamers Now That the Supreme Court Is Hearing the DACA Case?
After months of speculation, last week the Supreme Court agreed to review three cases challenging the Trump administration’s decision to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The Court is expected to issue its decision by June 2020, coming in the midst of the presidential race. In the meantime, current DACA recipients remain eligible to […]
Read MoreFederal Court Tells ICE to Stop Arrests in Massachusetts Courthouses
In Massachusetts, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials are barred from making civil arrests in courthouses. Such arrests have a chilling effect on the administration of justice—those who fear civil arrest in court are much less likely to seek a court’s help for resolving disputes. Since 2018, an ICE policy has been encouraging its […]
Read MoreThe Salt Lake Tribune Commentary: American economy needs more skilled immigrants
When I came to the United States from Cape Town, South Africa, in 1983 at age 22, I was fortunate that an American accounting firm sponsored my visa. Within a couple of years, I was able to apply for a green card — permanent legal status that gave me confidence to put down roots and […]
Read MoreNew data shows San Jose’s immigrant household income increased by more than $4 billion in just one year
New York – Today New American Economy (NAE), a bipartisan research and advocacy organization focused on immigration, released new data highlighting the significant contributions immigrants make to San Jose’s community and economy. The data shows that immigrants in San Jose are driving economic growth — the area’s immigrants took home more than $48 billion in […]
Read MoreUp to 5 Migrant Children Are Still Separated From Their Family Every Day, New Government Data Shows
New government documents show that family separations continue—despite the Trump administration’s claims to the contrary. Documents uncovered through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request show that children continue to be separated from their parents at the border in high numbers. This cruel practice continues despite a June 2018 executive order, which ostensibly ended President […]
Read MoreUtica Observer Dispatch Guest View: Trump could learn from Utica’s refugees
When my family came to Utica as Jewish refugees from Ukraine, I never dreamed I’d become an entrepreneur. Back then, in 1997, I was a 12-year-old kid who assumed I’d become an engineer like my father and my grandfather. But after we arrived, I became inspired by the American culture of innovation, and my experience […]
Read MoreChronic USCIS and ICE FOIA Delays Being Challenged in Court
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]When a person files a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, the government is required to respond to the person within 20 days, with few exceptions. Yet when someone requests copies of their immigration files, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) often leaves them waiting for months at a […]
Read MoreClass Action Lawsuit Seeks to Challenge USCIS’ Failure to Respond to FOIA Requests for Immigration Case Files
A class action lawsuit challenges the Department of Homeland Security and its component agencies’ nationwide practice of failing to timely respond to requests for immigration files under the Freedom of Information Act.
Read MoreChicago Tribune Commentary: I helped refugees in Iraq. Now I’m a refugee working in the U.S.
As an aid worker in Iraq, I worked with the U.S. Agency for International Development and the United Nations to help Syrian refugees fleeing the Islamic State. Now, I’m an immigrant myself, building a new life in Chicago and contributing to my new home as an administrator at a local hospital. I urge our leaders […]
Read MoreLawsuit Challenges Systemic USCIS and ICE FOIA Delays
This nationwide class action lawsuit challenges systemic delays in providing immigration files.
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