Los Angeles County permanently refused to transfer prisoners to immigration authorities
The waiver policy was first put into effect on a temporary basis in April amid the coronavirus pandemic, Fox News writes. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office will permanently stop releasing detainees to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, a policy originally enacted as...
Rising cost of USCIS services will block many immigrants from access to US citizenship
The Trump administration plans to skyrocket the cost of naturalization applications this fall. Critics say this is part of a scheme designed to discourage immigration from poor countries, writes the New York Times. When 41-year-old Guadalupe Rubio contracted COVID-19 in July, she lost more than her strength ...
US immigration system is on the verge of collapse due to financial problems USCIS
Since Congress was unable to agree on a new pandemic relief package, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will lay off about 30 employees, or about two-thirds of its state, on August 13, Forbes writes. USCIS hoped that ...
Court blocks Trump's 'public burden' immigration rule in several states
On Tuesday, August 4, a federal appeals court blocked in three states the Trump administration's controversial "public charge" rule, which has made many immigrants wary of seeking medical care during the coronavirus pandemic, CNN writes. The court blocked enforcement of the rule in Connecticut, New York...
5 worst mistakes immigrants make when applying for US citizenship
The dream of hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the United States is to one day take the Pledge of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony and become a US citizen, the Miami Herald notes. Immigrant advocates recommend that those eligible to apply for citizenship do so now: before...
'Terrible Consequences': New USCIS Rules for US Asylum Seekers Come into Effect
In late June 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced two regulatory changes aimed at making it impossible for asylum seekers to work legally in the United States while they await their asylum applications. By increasing the obstacles, ...
Trump signs decree drastically restricting the hiring of foreign workers
The White House emphasizes that it will not tolerate the replacement of Americans with cheap foreign labor, writes Voice of America. US President Donald Trump on Monday, August 3, signed an order on priority hiring of Americans, designed to prevent the replacement of American workers with foreign ones. As emphasized in...
USCIS Raises Prices for Immigration Services: Full Changelog
Effective October 2, 2020, a new US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) service fee rule will take effect. The agency has been working for almost nine months to change the structure of immigration fees and have posted updated prices on the official website of the Department of Internal ...
How long do I need to wait for the green card for family reunification: data for August
The owner of a green card, along with the opportunity to permanently live and work in the United States, receives the right to family reunification, which every American citizen possesses. If he has children, spouse or spouse left in his homeland, he can take them to America. ...
USCIS Raises Prices for Immigration Services: New Cost
The service of applying for US citizenship will rise in price by more than 80%. And now it will be possible to apply for refugee status only for money. The new rule on fees will take effect on October 2. Writes about this edition CNN. ...