The Trump Administration Will Start Charging Immigrants Fees For Applying For Asylum
The US now joins the ranks of Iran, Fiji, and Australia in charging the fee, which one asylum officer called "disgusting."
A Judge Blocked Trump's "Public Charge" Policy On Immigrants During The Pandemic
"As a direct result of the rule, immigrants are forced to make an impossible choice between jeopardizing health and personal safety or their immigration status," the judge wrote.
The Trump Administration Said It's Not Expelling A Group Of Immigrant Children Held In A Hotel
A group of 17 unaccompanied children will be allowed to make their cases in the US instead of being quickly expelled like thousands of immigrants have under a coronavirus policy.
“I Felt Alone”: The Story Of How An Immigrant Teenager Fought To Stay In The US While Under Guard In A Texas Hotel
“I didn’t know what time of day it was. I didn’t know what day it was."
Former Officials Say The Elite Border Patrol Unit Sent To Confront Portland Protesters Is Like A “Fish Out Of Water”
"This is political theater for an audience of one.”
“Disturbing And Demoralizing”: DHS Employees Are Worried The Portland Protest Response Is Destroying Their Agency’s Reputation
"We have a lot of work ahead in terms of repairing the public’s trust."
The Trump Administration Has Reversed Its Ban On Foreign Students Taking All Classes Online
The controversial policy had sent thousands of international students into a panic as they risked being deported in the fall.
The Government's Own Experts Say Separating Immigrant Families During The Coronavirus Pandemic Will Add To Their Mental Trauma
Separating families during the pandemic is "nothing less than willful endangerment,” an attorney for the medical experts said.
A 51-Year-Old Immigrant Man From Mexico Has Died In ICE Custody After Testing Positive For COVID-19
The death comes more than a month after a Guatemalan man who tested positive for COVID-19 died in ICE custody.
The Trump Administration Told A Judge ICE Should Not Release Parents And Children Who've Been Detained Together
Immigrant advocates said the government’s filing sets up a potential separation of children from their parents in ICE custody.
Some Schools Are Now Online-Only Due To The Coronavirus. ICE Says Their International Students Must Leave The US.
ICE suggested the students transfer to a school offering in-person courses to maintain their legal status in the US.
A Top Immigration Court Official Called For Impartiality In A Memo He Sent As He Resigned
The judge was replaced by the Trump administration with the former top Immigration and Customs Enforcement prosecutor.
A Government Watchdog Group Will No Longer Conduct Onsite Inspections Of Immigration Facilities Because Of The Coronavirus
"We need much more transparency and not less."
Immigration Officers Have Been Told To Stop Applying The Trump Administration's Asylum Ban
The guidance obtained by BuzzFeed News comes less than 24 hours after a federal judge struck the asylum travel ban down.
The Immigration System Is Set To Come To A Near Halt, And No One Is Paying Attention
"It essentially will shut down the immigration system — sort of the final nail in the coffin."
Trump's Visa Ban Has Sent Foreign Workers And Families In A Panic: "We Don't Know What Else To Do"
“I was devastated. We never imagined this would occur."
11 Immigrants In A Detention Center For Families Have Tested Positive For COVID-19
All of the detainees are stable, asymptomatic, and remain housed in medical isolation rooms, an independent monitor reported.
A Judge Blocked The Deportation Of A 16-Year-Old Boy Who Claims Trump Is Using The Coronavirus As An Excuse
Attorneys say the Honduran boy is trying to join his father in the US after witnessing a murder and then being threatened by a gang.
Trump Is Suspending Certain Visas For Foreign Workers
The Trump administration said the suspension is needed to ensure jobs go to Americans first as the economy recovers from the coronavirus pandemic, but employers say it will actually make things worse.
DACA Recipients Are Shocked And Relieved After The Supreme Court Ruled Against Trump
"The rush of relief I felt in that moment is indescribable and all I could do was cry to my parents. We didn’t expect this decision at all."