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2018 Anti-Immigration Politics and Rhetoric under Trump – Family Separation, Asylum Ban, Wall

Courtesy of Stef W. Kight, Axios.com In 2018, we saw a wave of anti-immigration policies, rules and proclamations intended to obstruct U.S. immigration. Driving the news: The House and Senate failed to reach a compromise on immigration…

Gail SeeramJanuary 6, 2019

Asylum Trump on Immigration

Asylum Denials and Decisions Jump in 2018

Fiscal year 2018 broke records for the number of decisions (42,224) by immigration judges granting or denying asylum. Denials grew faster than grants, pushing denial rates up as well. The…

Gail SeeramJanuary 6, 2019

Immigration News

#GovernmentShutdown #TrumpShutdown effect on Immigration Services

In light of President Trump’s refusal to sign a bill to prevent a #GovernmentShutdown that does not include border wall funding, a partial government shutdown is currently in effect. Approximately…

Gail SeeramJanuary 2, 2019

Asylum Trump on Immigration

U.S. Border Asylum Seekers Face Trump 90-day Ban to Apply for Asylum

Trump administration enacted an interim immigration rule effective midnight November 9, 2018 and for the next 90 days, that invoke national security powers to prevent asylum seekers from entering the…

Gail SeeramNovember 9, 2018

Detention/Bond

Immigration Case About Indefinite Detention Hits the U.S. Supreme Court – Nielsen v. Preap

Next Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court (with Trump new appointee, Justice Kavanaugh) will decide Nielsen v. Preap and determine whether thousands of longtime U.S. residents face indefinite detention without a…

Gail SeeramOctober 9, 2018

Trump on Immigration

Trump Travel Ban #3 Upheld by U.S. Supreme Court – Comparison to Travel Ban #1 & #2 |

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Trump Travel ban on travel from several predominantly Muslim countries, delivering to the president on Tuesday a political victory and an endorsement of his power to…

Gail SeeramSeptember 5, 2018

Medical Exam

Immigration Medical Exam – New Changes

Effective on Nov. 1, 2018, applicants must submit Form I-693 that is signed by a civil surgeon no more than 60 days before filing the underlying application for an immigration…

Gail SeeramSeptember 5, 2018

Immigration Court

Immigration Judge Limited in Granting Motion for Continuance

Attorney General’s decision in Matter of L-A-B-R-, limits the discretion of the immigration judges to grant motion for continuance. In Matter of L-A-B-R- et al., 27 I&N Dec. 245 (A.G. 2018), the…

Gail SeeramAugust 28, 2018

California Remove the Term “Alien” from Labor Laws