When acting DHS Secretary McAleenan resigned last Friday, the president said he would choose a new acting secretary this week. Two of his probable picks, acting head of USCIS Ken Cuccinelli and acting commissioner of CBP Mark Morgan, face legal hurdles to getting the job. The Federal Vacancies Reform Act requires that acting cabinet members must be […]
In September, both the Senate and the House passed a measure to end the state of national emergency at the southern border. On Tuesday night, President Trump announced his veto of the measure. It is unlikely that Congress will be able to override the veto. This veto came 7 months after the president’s last veto on the […]
The three countries signed asylum deals with the U.S., but the U.S. previously froze funding until each country did more to reduce the flow of migrants to the U.S. On Wednesday, Secretary of State Pompeo notified Congress that foreign assistance to the Northern Triangle countries will be resumed. The aid will support programs aimed at reducing illegal […]
The United States Department of State has officially begun accepting online registrations for the Fiscal Year 2021 Diversity Visa lottery since October 2, 2019. The deadline for foreign nationals looking to enter the lottery is set for Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at noon, Eastern Standard Time. The Diversity Lottery program for the 2021 Fiscal Year […]
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) HAS PUT FORWARD A PROPOSAL TO COLLECT ALL SOCIAL MEDIA INFORMATION FROM ADJUSTMENT APPLICANTS AS WELL AS OTHER IMMIGRATION BENEFITS APPLICANTS According to a Federal Register Notice published on September 4, 2019, DHS plans to collect all social media information from the past five years of all applicants applying […]
The House passed a bill on Thursday to establish timelines and improved health standards for health screenings at the border. The bill would also require the DHS to submit a report to Congress on recommendations to improve screenings and create an electronic health record system for those apprehended at the border. Both of these provisions would […]
Last week, President Trump signed an asylum deal with El Salvador that would seek to send some asylum seekers there first instead of the U.S. On Tuesday, the State Department reduced its travel advisory for El Salvador from a 3 to a 2. Level 3 urges Americans to reconsider travel there, while level 2 only advises caution. […]
The rule expanded the type of public assistance that would be considered in making a public charge determination. The original version of the final rule was published in August, and had many substantive errors and contradictions. On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security issued a 25-page set of corrections to the new public charge rule. A USCIS […]
El Salvador signed a migration deal last week to establish the country as a hub for asylum seekers, despite its struggles with poverty, corruption, and violence. Last Thursday, the Salvadoran president still urged the United States to continue the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for Salvadorans in the U.S. President Bukele called on President Trump not to “break […]
DHS officials said Wednesday that the DOJ is writing a regulation to allow immigration officials to collect DNA from people in detention centers. The goal is to then input that information into the FBI’s criminal database, which has been limited so far to mostly those arrested, charged, or convicted of a serious crime. DNA collection has […]
