A migrant traveling with a caravan that left Honduras on Friday told a reporter he was headed to the U.S. because soon-to-be President Joe Biden is “giving us 100 days to get to the U.S.” The migrant, seen in an…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his administration, hoping to provide an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people living in the U.S. without legal status,…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced it will temporarily suspend in-person services at all field offices, asylum offices, and application support centers on Jan. 19 and 20 to ensure the safety of our employees and individuals with appointments. USCIS…
Shortly after taking office this week, President-elect Joe Biden plans to begin gradually making it easier to seek asylum along the U.S.-Mexico border, impose a deportation moratorium and extend protections for so-called “Dreamers” using his executive authority, people briefed on…
“The situation at the border isn’t going to be transformed overnight,” a senior Biden transition official told NBC News in an exclusive interview. WASHINGTON — As thousands of Honduran migrants make their way to the U.S. border, the incoming Biden…
President-Elect Joe Biden is still days away from entering the office and yet, he is already facing his first immigration challenge, with his transition team forced to respond to a caravan of thousands of migrants and asylum-seekers making its way…
SAN DIEGO (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden’s decision to immediately ask Congress to offer legal status to an estimated 11 million people in the country has surprised advocates given how the issue has long divided Democrats and Republicans, even within…
(Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has promised a quick and dramatic reversal of the restrictive immigration policies put in place by his predecessor President Donald Trump. While Biden pledged to undo many of Trump’s policies starting the first day…
WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday announced new White House staff members who will serve under Susan Rice, the director of his Domestic Policy Council, charging them with coordinating with federal agencies to help implement his early domestic policy…
PORTLAND, Maine — Ever since she signed on with the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project 20 years ago, Sue Roche has hoped for comprehensive immigration reform. Now, with roughly a week to go before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, the nonprofit’s executive…