U.S. pauses migrant sponsorship program due to fraud concerns
The Biden administration has paused a migrant sponsorship policy it set up to discourage illegal crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border due to concerns about fraud among sponsors.
The Biden administration has paused a migrant sponsorship policy it set up to discourage illegal crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border due to concerns about fraud among sponsors.
Texas and Oklahoma are among the states that have tried to implement their own immigration laws in recent years, with state lawmakers claiming they have no choice because of federal government inaction on the border.
Undocumented immigrants who are working with government agencies investigating labor abuses against their employers now will have double the time — up to four years — to be protected from deportation.
US Citizenship and Immigration Services will conduct a second randomized lottery for H-1B specialty occupation visas to meet the fiscal year 2025 cap.
83,536 apprehensions were made in June, the lowest since Biden took office. The Border Patrol has made fewer than 1,800 apprehensions per day over the past week, a major decline following the implementation of new asylum restrictions that significantly cut humanitarian protections for those who cross the border illegally. Migrant encounters along the southern border are down 55% since the restrictions took effect seven weeks ago, according to new data from the Department of Homeland Security. DHS officials credit a dual-track approach that balances increased enforcement measures along with the expansion of new options for legal migration. The measures, announced at the beginning of last month, all but banned asylum for those who crossed into the U.S. illegally. Meanwhile, at U.S. ports of entry, the administration continues to admit a limited number of pre-screened migrants for asylum processing.
A judge on Wednesday rejected Texas’ attempts to compel a deposition from one of the largest migrant shelters on the U.S.-Mexico border, dealing a new legal setback to a widening Republican-led investigation into migrant aid groups.
The fight to keep a proposed border initiative off Arizona’s Nov. 5 ballot is not over yet.Immigrant advocates kept the issue alive this week by filing notice to the state Supreme Court that they will appeal the judge’s ruling.
Learn about Biden’s Parole in Place program and find out if you qualify for marriage parole to obtain legal status while staying with your family.
More than 128,000 newly licensed drivers were on Massachusetts roads in the past year, and officials linked the surge to the one-year anniversary of a law allowing undocumented immigrants to apply for licenses.
More than 128,000 newly licensed drivers were on Massachusetts roads in the past year, and officials linked the surge to the one-year anniversary of a law allowing undocumented immigrants to apply for licenses.