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This Week in Immigration News: Immigration Raids Cancelled, Digital FOIA System, and More

Immigration Raids Cancelled for Two Weeks In a new turn of events, President Trump announced on Saturday, June 22, 2019, that he would delay the immigration raids that were set to begin on June 23, 2019, for a period of two weeks to give Congress more time to make changes…

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ICE to Conduct Immigration Raids Nationwide Beginning Sunday

Photo by Fibonacci Blue During a recent campaign rally to gain support for his re-election bid, the President promised to deport “millions of illegal aliens” from the United States. A Trump administration official recently confirmed that ICE will be conducting raids to remove undocumented immigrants who have been issued final…

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This Week in Immigration News: New Zealand Nationals Can Now Apply for E-2, Premium Processing Updates, and More

New Zealand Now Eligible to Apply for E-1 and E-2 Investor Visas Beginning June 10, 2019, New Zealand nationals can apply for the E visa categories thanks to the President’s enactment of the Knowledgeable Innovators and Worthy Investors (KIWI) Act. Applicants who are already in the United States on a…

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USCIS Director L. Francis Cissna, Announces Resignation

Ken Cuccinelli Photo by Gage SkidmoreSource: Flickr New developments in the world of immigration have just emerged. The director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), L. Francis Cissna, has been forced to resign. Cissna has served under the Trump administration since October 2017. During his tenure, Cissna…

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The President Delivers Oval Office Address on Border Wall

This evening the President of the United States delivered his first primetime address from the Oval Office to gain support from the American people to build a border wall along the U.S./Mexico border. The President’s speech comes 17 days into a partial government shutdown that has left thousands of federal…

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Government Shutdown enters 13th day, Increasing the Immigration Court Backlog

The government shutdown has now entered its 13th day with no agreement in sight between the President and lawmakers to settle government funding for the President’s wall along the U.S./Mexico border. Today, January 3, 2019, the President awoke to a newly convened House of Representatives, now controlled by the Democratic…

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President Signs Executive Order Addressing Immigrant Caravan

On November 9, 2018, the President unveiled a new executive order, this time targeting asylum seekers from Central America. Over the last few weeks, a large caravan of immigrants from Central America, bound for the United States, has made headlines. In a recent campaign ad, the Trump administration depicted individuals…

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More Executive Orders on Immigration Expected?

The Washington Post recently reported that President Trump is expected to deliver a scathing speech on immigration this upcoming Tuesday October 30, 2018. The President’s speech will come just a week before the highly contested midterm elections, where more than 425 House seats are up for re-election. Interestingly, the Post…

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Honduran and Mexican Governments Cede to Trump’s Threats to Stop Immigration Caravan

After President Trump threatened to cut American funding to the country of Honduras, if the government did not stop an immigrant caravan from making its way to the United States, both the Honduran and Mexican governments acted immediately in a concerted effort to stop the caravan from reaching the southwest…

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This Week In Immigration: Immigrants Receive “Fake Dates” on Notices to Appear in Court

“Fake Dates” Appear on Notices of intent to Deny Across the nation, news outlets are reporting that dozens of individuals have received court orders from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ordering them to appear in court by a certain date. The problem? When these individuals showed up to court on…

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