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USCIS Opens Additional San Francisco Asylum Office Location

May 17, 2024

On May 13, 2024 USCIS’ San Francisco Asylum Office is opening an additional temporary location in Oakland, California. Effective May 15, 2024, asylum applicants under the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Asylum Office may receive an interview notice to appear at the asylum office located in Oakland instead of San Francisco. This additional location increases…

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America’s misunderstood border crisis, in 8 charts

May 17, 2024

For all the attention on the border, the root causes of migration and the most promising solutions to the US’s broken immigration system are often overlooked. By Nicole Narea On May 12, 2024 There is a crisis on America’s border with Mexico. The number of people arriving there has skyrocketed in the years since the…

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18 senators push to fund immigration court children’s docket

May 17, 2024

By Rafael Bernal On May 9, 2024 U.S. immigration courts are moving toward more child-appropriate procedures, but funding could determine whether those procedures will effectively protect minors in immigration proceedings. A group of 18 senators, led by Sens. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) are calling on the upper chamber’s appropriators to dive into the weeds on…

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Justice Department warns it plans to sue Iowa over new state immigration law

May 17, 2024

By Hannah Fingerhut On May 2, 2024 DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice has told Iowa’s top officials it plans to sue the state over a new law making it a crime for a person to be in Iowa if they’ve previously been denied admission to the U.S. The statute interferes with the…

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US, Mexico to clamp down on illegal immigration, leaders say

May 17, 2024

By Ted Hesson and Raul Cortes On April 29, 2024 WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY, April 29 (Reuters) – The United States and Mexico plan to clamp down on illegal immigration at their shared border, leaders from both countries said on Monday, vowing to disrupt irregular crossings that have reached record levels in recent years. In a phone…

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As border debate shifts right, Sen. Alex Padilla emerges as persistent counterforce for immigrants

May 17, 2024

By Stephan Groves On April 27, 2024  President Joe Biden had a question. “Is it true?” Biden asked Sen. Alex Padilla, referencing the roughly 25% of U.S. students in kindergarten through high school who are Latino. Padilla said the question came as he was waiting with the president in a back room at a library…

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How South and Central Asia’s footprint in US population is growing

May 17, 2024

By Masood Farivar On April 19, 2024 The U.S. immigrant population from South and Central Asia has swelled to new heights over the past decade and continues to grow rapidly. Between 2010 and 2022, the number of immigrants from these regions residing in the United States soared to nearly 4.6 million from 2.9 million —…

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Senate quickly votes to dismiss impeachment articles against DHS Secretary Mayorkas

May 17, 2024

The trial lasted just a few hours, with Democrats and some Republicans saying Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas hadn’t committed an impeachable offense. By Scott Wong and Frank Thorp V WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats successfully voted to dismiss two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday, just hours after the trial…

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USCIS Increases Automatic Extension of Certain Employment Authorization Documents to Improve Access to Work Permits

May 17, 2024

On April 4, 2024 WASHINGTON— Building on extensive modernization efforts that have streamlined and improved access to work permits for eligible noncitizens, USCIS today announced a temporary final rule (TFR) to increase the automatic extension period for certain employment authorization documents (EADs) from up to 180 days to up to 540 days. This announcement follows improvements that have…

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