In the next few weeks, the Trump administration is likely to propose making it more difficult for legal immigrants to gain US citizenship or get a green card if they have previously used certain public welfare programs, including Obamacare, according to NBC News. The move would not need the approval of Congress and is part of […]

On Tuesday, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said that it is suing the US government over their efforts to prevent immigrants being able to claim asylum to escape gang and domestic violence in their home nations. The ACLU lawsuit, acting for 12 parents and children they claim were wrongly turned down, has asked for

Many industries are in crisis because of the lack of US visas in the temporary worker program, together with the high level of demand in 2018, even in counties and states where President Donald Trump promised to support small businesses. The Trump administration changed the H-2B US visa program from the ‘first come, first served’

Police arrested several protesters who blocked the entrance to the headquarters of the prison operator, CoreCivic, saying that their actions were to defend families and insist that private prisons be closed down, according to WTVF-TV. The protestors erected tents, blocked several entrances, and changed the flag of Tennessee to one with the message ‘No borders’.

The immigration court in Tacoma’s Northwest Detention Center is exceptional for its high bonds, with lawyers saying it is difficult to understand why some of their clients receive bonds of $2,500 or $3,000 while others face bonds costing $15,000 and sometimes higher. According to lawyers, the high bonds are beyond those seen in other places,

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restart the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, marking the fourth district court ruling that has gone against attempts to end the program by the White House. John Bates, a federal judge based in Washington, dismissed as ‘inadequate’ the rationale presented by the administration for

Arab American Family Services, in Bridgeview, Chicago, is assisting immigrants to overcome the bureaucratic obstacles and complex paperwork that often stands in the way of them getting US citizenship. The organization’s coordinator, Rima Najia, who was recently awarded a Civic Empowerment Award by the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights in Chicago, helps clients

Obtaining a non-immigration visa for the US appears to have become more difficult for people living in the Bahamas, with the approval criteria for the B1 and B2 US visas tightened by the local US Embassy. The US Embassy’s Public Affairs Officer, Penny Rechkemmer and Vice Consul, Jason Harms discussed the issue with talk show

Immigrants are suing the US government over the conditions in a California federal prison, which is used to detain immigrants since arrests on the border between the US and Mexico were stepped up by the Trump administration. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), as well as two other organizations, filed the lawsuit in a Riverside

The US is heading toward an immigration system that is more focused and based on merit, putting the needs of employers and the economy at the forefront, according to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services director on Tuesday. Lee Cissna made the comments while visiting Lincoln during an interview with Journal Star. Cissna said that

The number of cases in which immigration judges agreed that asylum seekers have a credible fear of persecution if they return to their home nations has fallen dramatically in 2018. It results in quicker deportations as the Trump administration narrows the chances of receiving asylum, a report released on Monday revealed. Researchers at Syracuse University’s