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Immigration “Restrictionists” Hitting Their Stride Under Trump, But We Can Stop Them Two people who profoundly impacted U.S. immigration policy were recently in the headlines: John Tanton and Cordelia Scaife May. Both helped give rise to the current immigration “restrictionist” movement in America through four decades of building and funding a network to advance their cause. By Wendy Feliz | Read More »
Trump Administration Slashes Protections for Immigrant Children in Government Custody 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 »
Foreign Student Visa Issuance Is Down Over 40 Percent 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 »
Trump’s Latest Asylum Ban Goes Into Effect in Texas and New Mexico 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 » Federal Court Rules Detained Immigrant Children Must Receive Clean Water, Edible Food, and Soap The decision is a major victory for children detained in federal immigration custody. 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 » |
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