A new legislation proposed by three Democratic Congresswomen could ease the Green Card backlog for Indians by providing citizenship to all those who had legally entered the United States as children. The American Dream and Promise Act, 2021, introduced on…
In 2014, it was south Texas Democrat Henry Cuellar’s border contacts that led to a national crisis for the Obama White House. Cuellar sent pictures to the Houston Chronicle that he had received showing a Customs and Border Protection facility…
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — A confluence of immigration-related events are creating a surge of asylum-seekers in South Texas during this dangerous COVID-19 pandemic, and a South Texas lawmaker says the situation is increasing so rapidly that additional U.S. Border…
“The Democrats’ relationship with immigration is not so great either,” points out artist Pablo Helguera. Many culture workers in the U.S., typically avid believers in international cultural exchange, are heaving a sigh of relief at the election of Joe Biden,…
A dismal whip count came back this week showing House leaders don’t yet have the votes to pass the bill on the floor. Top House Democrats have promised to put key immigration bills on the floor this month — but…
WASHINGTON — A recent increase in the number of unaccompanied minors crossing the border means a new temporary shelter can house only 10 percent of the 7,070 unaccompanied minors held by the U.S., according to new data obtained by NBC…
America’s biggest companies urged Congress on Wednesday to establish a permanent path to citizenship for “Dreamers” — undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children. The move comes as President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress look to immigration as…
Increases in visas for highly skilled foreign workers could fall by the wayside this year if Democrats decide to overhaul immigration through a series of small bills instead of the sweeping one put forward by President Joe Biden. Biden’s immigration…
Families cruelly separated at the southern border by the previous administration will have the option of being reunited in the United States if they wish, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary and reunification task force chair Alejandro Mayorkas announced on…
The recent cancellation of ICE contracts and possible action from the Washington state Legislature could curtail detention in the near future. After years of pressure from activists, the detention of adults and teens by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement could…
