Trump Administration Plans Revocation of CHNV Parole Leaving Thousands Without Legal Status In a shocking turn of events, new information has been released by CBS News about the Trump administration’s imminent plans to revoke the legal status of those who were granted humanitarian parole under the Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and…
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Trump’s Latest Actions on Immigration: Immigrant Detention Facility in Guantánamo Bay, Combating Anti-Semitism on College Campuses, and the Laken Riley Act
This week President Trump unleashed a fresh barrage of executive orders targeting illegal immigration and antisemitism in the United States. Executive Order Expanding Migration Operations at Guantánamo Bay Among these orders, on January 29th the President signed, “Expanding Migration Operations Center at Naval Station Guantánamo Bay,” unveiling his administration’s plans…
On Day One President Trump Issues Thirteen Executive Orders on Immigration, Ending Birthright Citizenship, Enhancing Visa Vetting and Screening, End of CHNV Parole, and more
It has been less than 24 hours since President Donald Trump has taken office, and he has already signed into law a flurry of executive orders directly impacting immigration. More than a dozen of these executive orders dismantle Biden era immigration policies, and usher in restrictive policies for visa seekers,…
San Diego County Takes Measures to Protect Immigrants Ahead of Trump Inauguration
Last month, San Diego’s Board of Supervisors passed a resolution ending the use of county resources aiding federal immigration enforcement actions. The measure was made ahead of President Trump’s inauguration and puts an end to the cooperation between law enforcement agencies and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Previously, local law…
Analisando la Orden Ejecutiva del Presidente Biden Que Otorga Protección Legal a Los Cónyuges Indocumentados De Ciudadanos Estadounidenses y Oportunidades Para Dreamers
Source: Flickr Creative Commons Attribution Gage Skidmore A estas alturas ya habrás visto los titulares de las noticias. Ahora analicemos la nueva acción ejecutiva histórica del Presidente Biden sobre inmigración y vayamos al meollo de todo lo que necesitas saber sobre esta orden diseñada para mantener unidas a las familias…
Breaking Down President Biden’s Executive Order Granting Legal Protections to Undocumented Spouses of U.S. Citizens, and Creating Opportunities for Dreamers
Source: Flickr Creative Commons Attribution Gage Skidmore By now you’ve seen the headlines in the news. Now let us break down President Biden’s historic executive action on immigration and get to the nitty gritty of everything you need to know about this order designed to keep families together and provide…
Federal Judge Blocks Florida Law Criminalizing Transport of Undocumented Immigrants
A new week brings new immigration news. Recently, a federal judge issued a temporary injunction blocking part of a Florida law that imposes criminal penalties on those who transport undocumented immigrants into the state of Florida, classifying such actions as felonies. The order was made in response to a lawsuit…
Justice Department Sues the State of Oklahoma over Anti-Immigration Law known as HB 4156
The federal government has sued the state of Oklahoma in a new lawsuit seeking to block HB 4156 from taking effect, a new anti-immigration law that regulates the entry of noncitizens by detaining and fining migrants who are unlawfully present in the state. The U.S. government filed the lawsuit in…
Breaking Down Biden’s New Immigration Reform Bill: New ‘Lawful Prospective Immigrant Status’ Category Creates Gateway for Legalization
Welcome back to Visalawyerblog! In this post, we are breaking down Biden’s new immigration reform proposal which was recently introduced before Congress. The new proposal, also known as the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, is groundbreaking because it creates an earned path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who arrived in…
Naturalization Applicants: USCIS Clarifies Good Moral Character Requirement in Updated Policy Manual
Last week, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated its policy manual to clarify acts that may prevent a naturalization applicant from meeting the good moral character requirement. A successful naturalization applicant must show that they have been, and continue to be a person of good moral character…