The American Dream and Promise Act passed by the House of Representatives last month has been placed on the Senate’s legislative calendar. However, the latest Dream Act legislation, which offers permanent protections and a path to citizenship for Dreamers and recipients of Temporary Protected Status, faces an uphill battle. All House Democrats along with seven…
Yesterday President Trump suggested he might have plans to provide a path to citizenship for H-1B visa holders. Tech employees, young entrepreneurs, startups, and the U.S. economy stand to benefit if this pathway comes to fruition. “H1-B holders in the United States can rest assured that changes are soon coming which will bring both simplicity…
A new policy that began this month makes it easier for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to deny visas and other immigration benefits. USCIS is no longer required to request more evidence that could complete an application or notify the applicant that it intends to deny the application. This policy overturns a 2013 policy that…
Under a new policy, if U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) denies a visa, an extension, or another immigration benefit, the agency will immediately begin deportation proceedings against the foreign national. That means doing it yourself now carries a higher risk of deportation. USCIS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP)…
White House officials told key Republican Congressional leaders this week that President Trump would be open to extending DACA in exchange for a border wall funding if included in the omnibus spending bill being crafted to meet next week’s deadline, according to the Washington Post. But just a few hours after the Post published its…
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the Trump administration’s appeal to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program on March 5. Sidestepping the federal court of appeals, the Trump administration petitioned the Supreme Court to overturn two federal court decisions that ordered the administration to maintain the DACA program by accepting renewal…
Congress failed to pass immigration legislation this week that would provide Dreamers with protection from deportation or a path to citizenship. None of the four proposals before the Senate this week—including a bipartisan immigration bill and a hard-line measure supported by President Trump—garnered the 60 votes needed to pass. Meanwhile, the House sat on the…
President Trump issued a list of harsh immigration measures this month that he said Congress must include in any legislation that allows Dreamers to remain in the U.S. Trump’s Demands Nearly 30,000 of the 800,000 Dreamers in the U.S. live, work, and study in the Bay Area, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services…
Today the Trump administration announced the end of DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Since 2012, it has enabled Dreamers—undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children—to remain in the U.S. and work here without fear of deportation. The Department of Homeland Security stopped accepting new applications for DACA status after today,…
Are you a DACA recipient? Did you get a 3-year EAD (Employment Authorization Document), or work permit, that was issued after February 16, 2015? If so, you are required to return it to USCIS by July 17, 2015. If your 3-year work permit was issued on or before February 15, 2015, then you don’t need to…