The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether President Donald Trump can go forward with his plans to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program. The Obama-era program has allowed almost 700,000 young adults without legal status but who have been...
The Trump administration has proposed making it tougher for asylum-seekers to obtain permission to work in the United States while their cases are pending, a move that immigrant advocates say would unfairly punish those who need humanitarian protection the most. U.S....
This advisory provides an overview of basic concepts in immigration law and describes the government agencies that work in this area. It is a primer for paralegals and accredited representatives who are new to the subject. Immigration law is complex and ever-changing....
Pedro Lopez was in 7th grade when a rumor began to spread through his school one morning in 2008. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were raiding Agriprocessors, the meatpacking plant in his small hometown of Postville, Iowa. Soon, Pedro would learn his mother...
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Mieke Eoyang, vice president of the national security program at Third Way, about the role of immigrants in the national security community. Transcript: MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We’re going to talk about something that we...
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