Archive for January, 2017
New DHS Secretary Kelly Clarifies Order Regarding Effect on Lawful Permanent Residents
Two pieces of good news have come so far since Trump’s unconstitutional travel ban. First, a federal court has granted an injunction, barring the government from deporting individuals being held under the injunction for two weeks (while a final decision is reached on the lawsuit). Second, new DHS Secretary Kelly fixed a portion of the order, […]
Trump’s Latest Executive Action Raises Nationality Discrimination to Frightening Levels
Trump’s latest executive action, “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States”, raises nationality discrimination to a largely unprecedented level. While we are not at “Japanese internment camp” levels of discrimination yet, we are marching closer and closer to this historic pinnacle of shame. The breadth of the executive order is broader than even […]
Trump Launches First Two Executive Actions Aimed at Immigration
Five days after taking office, President Trump released his first two executive actions on immigration: Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States Interior Enforcement Executive Order These executive actions were anticipated and they certainly contain many disturbing provisions; however, it is important to remember that implementation requires several additional steps such as rule-making and […]
USCIS Finalizes New International Entrepreneur Rule Granting Foreign Startup Entrepreneurs New Pathway
Foreign entrepreneurs can start exploring a new pathway this July thanks to the finalization of the International Entrepreneur Rule by the USCIS last Tuesday. The rule aims to grant “parole” status to qualifying foreigners so they can stay in the United States to build their startups. Up until now, the U.S. had reserved this status […]
How will Trump respond to Obama’s unexpected move ending a 22-year-old exemption policy for Cuban immigrants
So far in his presidency, Trump has been quite clear about his intentions to dig up seeds sown during the Obama administration. But what does that mean for Cubans? Consider that 8 days before leaving office, Obama attempted to normalize relations by unexpectedly ending a 22-year-old policy that exempted Cubans arriving in the U.S. without […]