Versión en español a continuación: USCIS has announced that it will be expanding the naturalization civics test back to the one it had implemented briefly in 2020. The new 2025 test will be made up of 128 questions, instead of 100. At the interview, the officer will...
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A Summary of Trump’s 2025 Travel Ban
Yesterday, the Trump Administration announced a new travel ban. It is yet another cruel and discriminatory immigration policy targeting people eligible for lawful pathways to the United States, many of whom are facing crisis-level instability in their home countries....
USCIS Expands Criteria for Issuing Notices to Appear (NTAs) for Immigration Court: What this Means for Immigrants
Traducción al español a continuación. USCIS has announced it will place more applicants for immigration benefits in removal/deportation proceedings, including those who are left out of status if their application is denied, and lawful permanent residents eligible for...
A Dark Day for Immigrant Rights: Summary of Trump’s Executive Orders on Immigration
On Monday, President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders that could significantly alter U.S. immigration policy. These actions, if allowed to move forward, will have profound implications for immigrants and their families. Below is an overview of the key...
New DACA applications or parole?
New DACA applications or parole? Possibly. Prior to today's decision, DHS was processing DACA extensions, but not taking new applications or issuing DACA parole documents. Today's Court decision should compel DHS to accept new applications and travel requests. Of...
Supreme Court blocks Trump from ending DACA
DACA survives for now! This is a long decision with a lot to review, but the Supreme Court has blocked DHS from terminating DACA! The decision seems to leave a chance for DHS to perhaps end DACA through different processes, but they would at least need to restart and...
Summary of new Presidential Proclamation suspending entry to the US to many due to COVID-19
Today, Trump signed yet another anti-immigrant Presidential Proclamation (PP) called the Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants Who Present Risk to the U.S. Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the COVID-19 Outbreak. The PP which is ostensibly to...