Over 1,000 have already crossed illegally into Guatemala. Young men and women carrying backpacks and small children are among the more than 1,000 Honduran migrants that have formed…
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President Trump Lowers 2021 Refugee Cap
Accepted asylum seekers set at record low of 15,000. Late Wednesday, the State Department, Homeland Security, and Health and Human Services submitted the President’s Report to Congress on…
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Ninth Circuit Allows End to Some Immigration Protections
Temporary protections had been for humanitarian reasons. A three-judge panel in the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, by a 2-1 ruling, reversed a lower court decision that…
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Work Permits Tougher for Asylum Seekers
New rule requires one year wait time. Under a new rule, it will now be more difficult for asylum-seeking migrants to obtain work permits in the U.S. The…
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Trump Administration to Review DACA Program
No new applications will be accepted. On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security said the president’s administration will undertake a review of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals…
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Counting Illegal Immigrants for Congressional Districting Barred
Redrawing districts should not include numbers of illegal immigrants. On Tuesday, President Trump signed an executive order to prevent illegal immigrants from being counted for the purposes of…
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Automatic Loan Forgiveness Suggested by Treasury
Department said that loans under PPP program should be seen as grants to small businesses. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Friday that Congress should consider automatically forgiving Paycheck…
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ICE Changes Policy Regarding International Students
Foreign students who attend online only courses will no longer be required to leave the country. During the week, administration officials announced that it would no longer be…
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President Considering More Executive Actions
They would address China, manufacturing, and immigration. According to Mark Meadows, the chief of staff for President Trump, the president is considering several executive orders, although few details…
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Supreme Court Issues Opinion on Asylum Denial
Migrants not able to sue for appeal. In a 7-2 vote on Thursday, the Supreme Court decided that immigrants in fast-tracked asylum proceedings whose claims have been denied…
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