US Will Start Collecting DNA From People Detained at Border
- by Sergio A. SaraviaThe US Customs and Border Protection agency will start collecting DNA from people that are apprehended by the U.S. Border Patrol at the Canadian border in or near Detroit, as well as those detained at the official port of entry at Eagle Pass, Texas. CBP said its pilot program will…
Sergio A. SaraviaWhite House Considering Expanding Travel Ban, According to Sources
- by Sergio A. SaraviaAccording to recent reports, the White House is considering expanding its much-litigated travel ban to even more countries amid a renewed election-year focus on immigration issues. The expanded ban, according to an anonymous source, could cover several countries that were originally included when President Donald Trump announced the first iteration…
Sergio A. SaraviaStopping ICE’s Courthouse Arrests
- by Sergio A. SaraviaU.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff will allow a lawsuit against ICE to continue, ruling against the interests of the administration that wanted that lawsuit dismissed. In his ruling, Judge Rakoff explained that local and state courts can’t be expected to operate properly if third parties, like ICE officers, use the…
Sergio A. SaraviaUS Citizenship and Immigration Services Clarifies Travel Policy for Temporary Protected Status Beneficiaries
- by Sergio A. SaraviaThe US Citizenship and Immigration Services has updated its Travel Policy to make it clearer that TPS beneficiaries traveling abroad can return to the US with the same immigration status as when they left. This assumes the returning beneficiary has adhered to all the dates and restrictions outlined in their…
Sergio A. SaraviaProvision in the Defense Policy Bill Grants Thousands of US Liberian Immigrants a Road to Citizenship
- by Sergio A. SaraviaGood news this week for thousands of Liberian immigrants – a group the Trump administration has tried unsuccessfully to strip of legal status and deport. Buried deep within the recently passed $738 billion defense policy bill is a provision that will grant Liberians a pathway to green cards and US…
Sergio A. SaraviaMarijuana will be legal in Illinois soon — but immigrants warned to think before they partake
- by Sergio A. SaraviaWhile states across the US legalize marijuana, immigration attorneys and advocacy groups want to advise immigrant clients not to use or purchase “legal” cannabis or find employment in the new growing legal marijuana industry. Why? It could lead to dire consequences, including deportation. Here’s how. Even just admitting to marijuana…
Sergio A. SaraviaJudge Dismisses Challenge to New York Law Allowing Driver’s Licenses for Illegal Immigrants
- by Sergio A. SaraviaA federal judge rejected an upstate county clerk’s legal challenge to the recently passed New York Green Light law, which means undocumented immigrants will be able to apply for driver’s licenses for the first time in almost 20 years. The Green Light Law allows New Yorkers to apply for a…
Sergio A. SaraviaUSCIS Implements Two Decisions from the Attorney General on Good Moral Character Determinations
- by Sergio A. SaraviaU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced new policy guidance implementing two decisions from the attorney general regarding how two or more DUI convictions affect good moral character (GMC) requirements and how post-sentencing changes to criminal sentences affect convictions and sentences for immigration purposes. On Oct. 25, the attorney general…
Sergio A. SaraviaCuomo Signs Green Light Law Allowing Undocumented Immigrants to Apply for NY State Driver Licenses
- by Sergio A. SaraviaAs of today, undocumented immigrants throughout New York can apply for an official NY State Driver’s License. In what’s being hailed a historic act, New York State has restored equal access to driver’s licenses to all residents, regardless of immigration status. Since the 9/11 terror attacks, immigrants have been unable…
Sergio A. SaraviaSupreme Court To Rule on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program
- by Sergio A. SaraviaThis week, the US Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a legal case that could ultimately affect the status of nearly 700,000 young undocumented immigrants known as Dreamers. The case revolves around the legality of DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that President Obama enacted by executive order…
Sergio A. SaraviaUPDATE: El Salvador Temporary Protected Status
- by Sergio A. SaraviaBackground: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Friday, November 1, 2019, it was extending work permits and other documents for immigrants from the six countries who are temporarily shielded from deportation under a humanitarian program known as Temporary Protected Status (TPS) The DHS said it was automatically extending…
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