Immigration Nerds Talk About Life at the Border, a First Person Perspective
In this week’s Immigration Nerds podcast, we are joined by Taylor Gibson, a law clerk with Erickson Immigration Group. Taylor recently spent a week volunteering with
Read More »Congress Holds Hearing on USCIS Processing Delays
USCIS is the agency charged with administering and providing immigration benefits to foreign nationals. Naturalization, green cards, work authorization, H-1B visas, asylum,
Read More »Trump Administration Moves to Limit Asylum Protections
On July 15, the Trump Administration published a new rule, Asylum Eligibility and Procedural Modifications, requiring individuals who pass through a third party country
Read More »H.R. 1044 Update: Bill Aims to End Decades-Long Waits for Highly-Skilled Immigrants
On July 10th, the House of Representatives passed the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act, which intends to eliminate the per-country cap for employment-based green
Read More »Trump Administration Issues Fines to Individuals in the U.S. Illegally
This week, NPR obtained government documents showing that the Trump administration has fined some immigrants who are in the United States illegally, after “failing to
Read More »Decrease in Processing Times for Naturalization and Green Card
On June 17, 2019, USCIS announced that it plans on decreasing processing times for Naturalization and Green Card processing. USCIS plans to distribute Naturalization and
Read More »House Approves $4.5 Billion in Border Aid
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that will send 4.5 billion dollars in humanitarian aid to crisis-stricken migrants at the border. The aid will fund
Read More »Citizenship Question Blocked for Now, SCOTUS Says
On Thursday morning, the Supreme Court ruled against adding the citizenship question to the 2020 Census. The majority stated, they “cannot ignore the disconnect between
Read More »Immigration Nerds Talk About the 2020 Census
In this week’s Immigration Nerds Podcast, we sit down with EIG attorney Jeremy Dumetz and talk about the hotly debated “citizenship” question the Trump
Read More »White House Uses Executive Privilege for Census Question Inquiry
“Is this person a citizen of the United States?” With the 2020 census looming and the issue of a new question on citizenship to be added, the Trump Administration is
Read More »Supreme Court to Consider Whether Green Card Holders may be Rendered Inadmissible
On April 22, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) agreed to hear the case of a permanent resident in the U.S. currently under removal proceedings following
Read More »DACA Termination Review Declined by the Supreme Court
On January 22, the United States Supreme Court declined to address the Trump Administration’s request to review the lawsuit challenging the termination of the Deferred
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