Humanitarian Necessity: Obama Administration Designates Exceptions to the...
By: James Sellars Coming on the heels of President Obama’s recent State of the Union promise to govern more forcefully through executive directives, the administration has quietly began making it...
View ArticleNot Just A Number: Repealing the Detention Quota Regime
By: James Sellars In 2007, Congress passed a bipartisan appropriations bill that discretely embedded several riders and conditions on federal funding allocations that have had a tremendous effect on...
View ArticleFast For Families: A Call for Immigration Reform and Citizenship
By: Samantha Howland A few feet away from the steps of the U.S. Capital, on the National Mall, immigration activists launched” Fast for Families: A Call for Immigration Reform and Citizenship.” A...
View ArticleUSCIS Introduces Form I-910 and Centralizes the Civil Surgeon Application...
USCIS has implemented a new process to receive and adjudicate applications for civil surgeon designation centrally at the National Benefits Center. This process change requires physicians seeking civil...
View ArticleA Treacherous Journey: Child Migrants Navigating the U.S. Immigration System
On February 27, 2014, the Migration Policy Institute hosted a panel discussion entitled, “A Treacherous Journey: Child Migrants Navigating the U.S. Immigration System.” The panel was moderated by...
View ArticlePerceived Trust and Political Tactics
By: Samantha Howland Comprehensive immigration reform continues to plague the U.S. House of Representatives, and U.S. society at large. 2013 saw tremendous momentum generated in support of immigration...
View ArticleAsylum Fraud and the Necessity for Reform
This week, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security held a hearing entitled, “Asylum Fraud: Abusing America’s Compassion?”. Witnesses testified to members of the committee...
View ArticleGovernor McAuliffe Statement on In-State Tuition for Virginia DREAMers
Governor Terry McAuliffe released the following statement today following Attorney General Mark Herring’s announcement that Virginia law makes students with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA)...
View ArticleEmployment Authorization for Certain H-4 Dependent Spouses
Spouses and children who qualify for dependent nonimmigrant classification of H-1B are eligible for H-4 nonimmigrant visa status. However, unlike the spouses of E and L nonimmigrant visa status...
View ArticleLiving in Car Culture Without A License: The Ripple Effects of Withholding...
The Immigration Policy Center recently published an article entitled, “Living in Car Culture Without A License: The Ripple Effects of Withholding Driver’s Licenses from Unauthorized Immigrants,” by...
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