EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Thursday signed legislation committing more than half a billion dollars to border security. The bulk of the spending ($335 million out of the $564 million) is earmarked for border…
WASHINGTON—The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) today announced the availability of 20,000 additional H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas for the first half of fiscal year (FY) 2022. These visas are for U.S. employers that are…
Agency stresses importance of human trafficking indicators. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents across the country will come together January 11, to show solidarity for victims of human trafficking, while…
Worcester County’s days of housing federal immigration detainees are officially numbered. In an anticipated move during a special session of the General Assembly this week, members of the Democrat-heavy legislature voted to override Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of a bill…
Observers say they’ve started to see progress on efforts to streamline the immigration visa process to allow more internationally trained health professionals to work in the U.S. and help address widespread nursing shortages amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But they also…
President Biden is set to reinstate the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” immigration program as soon as this week after multiple attempts to end the policy, according to reports. In a refinement from the previous Trump policy, however, migrant adults enrolled…
USCIS mistakenly rejected certain applications for employment authorization (Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization) from petitioners for U nonimmigrant status that were filed without a fee (or request for fee waiver) from June 14 through Sept. 29, 2021. USCIS also…
The U.S. government this week will start accepting new applications for an Obama-era immigration policy that allows some U.S.-based parents to bring their children from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador to the country legally, the Biden administration announced Monday. The…
HOLLAND — Immigration reform in the U.S. is a hotly contested topic, one that often leads to polarization within the two major political parties. The LIBRE Initiative is a nonprofit organization that aims to promote “small government” immigration solutions to…
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Implementing new immigration policies while also retaining some Trump-era policies has created successes and challenges for the Biden administration. The first migrant family reunifications under President Joe Biden are set to take place this week…
