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USCIS Visa Petition Denials on the Rise [[link removed]]
While some petitions are still moving through USCIS, it is clear that rising denial rates has become a persistent trend. For many American businesses, this trend is one that fosters uncertainty and presents additional challenges to achieving their goals and contributing to the modern economy.
By Tory Johnson | Read More » [[link removed]]
Trump Administration Slashes Protections for Immigrant Children in Government Custody [[link removed]]
The new regulation will end the Flores Settlement Agreement, a decades-old agreement created to ensure that immigrant children are held in safe and sanitary conditions while in government custody. Flores also mandates that children should get released “without unnecessary delay”.
By Katy Murdza | Read More » [[link removed]]
Foreign Student Visa Issuance Is Down Over 40 Percent [[link removed]]
Much of this decline stems from delays in the processing of student visas. New and onerous screening procedures introduced by the Trump administration are responsible for a great deal of the added time it now takes to process a visa application.
By Walter Ewing | Read More » [[link removed]]
Trump’s Latest Asylum Ban Goes Into Effect in Texas and New Mexico [[link removed]]
The ruling amounts to a partial victory for President Trump. While the ban covers the border states outside of the Ninth Circuit, it will not apply to anyone entering the country through California and Arizona.
By Aaron Reichlin-Melnick | Read More » [[link removed]]
Federal Court Rules Detained Immigrant Children Must Receive Clean Water, Edible Food, and Soap [[link removed]]
The decision is a major victory for children detained in federal immigration custody. It aligns both with common sense and the spirit of the Flores Agreement. But more work must be done as the government continues to chip away at the most fundamental protections for children.
By Katie Shepherd | Read More » [[link removed]]
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