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USCIS Ends Automatic Extensions for Most Work Permits, Placing Immigrant Workers and Employers in Limbo [[link removed]]
On October 30, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued an interim final rule that eliminates the automatic extension for thousands of people who filed to renew their lawful work permits. Previously, people who filed their work permit renewal requests on time would be given an automatic extension of their work permit’s validity period to ensure they wouldn’t experience gaps in their employment while USCIS processed their request. The new rule eliminating this extension period is effective immediately.
USCIS Implements the H-1B Proclamation $100,000 Fee [[link removed]]
USCIS recently posted information as to how it would implement the proclamation. If subject to the proclamation, payment must be made before a U.S. employer files an H-1B petition with USCIS. The U.S. employer/petitioner must submit either proof of payment or evidence that it received an exception or USCIS will deny the petition.
Across the Nation
In 2018, the Trump administration’s “zero-tolerance” policy tore thousands of children from their parents in an attempt to deter migration. Many were sent to shelters across the country without a way to contact their families—and years later; some families remain separated.
Through years of Freedom of Information Act litigation, the American Immigration Council has obtained tens of thousands of pages of government records that reveal how this devastating policy was carried out and the chaos it created.
Our latest report highlights newly released documents and first-person accounts showing how journalists, attorneys, and members of Congress fought to expose this cruelty and seek accountability. Together, these records offer a sobering look at one of the darkest chapters in modern U.S. immigration history—and the ongoing struggle for justice.
Read more: A Look Back at the Family Separation Policy [[link removed]] [[link removed]]
Quote of the Week
“Often people in their cars get scared and they try to drive away, knowing that stopping and talking to ICE might end up in a severe violation of their constitutional rights and arrest and detention. This kind of interaction on the streets – using traffic stops, people fearful when ICE or federal agents are following them – leads to the kinds of accidents and crashes that we’re starting to see in the news.”
— Nayna Gupta, Policy Director at the American Immigration Council [[link removed]]
Further Reading
Politico: What I Saw at the Epicenter of Trump’s War on ‘Illegals’ [[link removed]]
AFP: US to limit refugees to record low 7,500, mostly white South Africans [[link removed]]
Bloomberg: Trump Marshals an Army of Local Cops for Deportation Dragnet [[link removed]]
Arizona Daily Star: Syrian man languishes as DHS seeks third-country removal, despite winnin g case [[link removed]]
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