Usa immigration news

Here are some recent news updates on USA immigration:

Recent Developments:

  1. DHS Announces New Public Charge Rule: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a new public charge rule that will take effect on February 24, 2020. The rule will make it more difficult for immigrants to obtain a green card if they have used certain public benefits, such as Medicaid, food stamps, or housing assistance.
  2. ICE Raids in Mississippi: On August 7, 2019, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents raided seven chicken processing plants in Mississippi, arresting 680 workers who were suspected of being in the country illegally.
  3. Trump Administration Ends Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador: On January 8, 2020, the Trump administration announced that it would end TPS for El Salvador, which has been in effect since 2001. The decision affects approximately 200,000 Salvadorans who have been living in the US under the program.
  4. USCIS to Implement New Interview Requirements for Green Card Applicants: The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it will begin requiring in-person interviews for all green card applicants, effective October 1, 2020.
  5. Supreme Court Rules on DACA: On June 18, 2020, the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration's attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was unlawful. The program, which was established in 2012, allows certain young immigrants who were brought to the US as children to remain in the country without fear of deportation.

Proposed Legislation:

  1. US Citizenship Act of 2020: The US Citizenship Act of 2020 is a bipartisan bill that aims to provide a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who have been in the US for at least 5 years. The bill also proposes to increase the number of visas for high-skilled workers and to improve the process for obtaining a green card.
  2. Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act: The Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act is a bipartisan bill that aims to eliminate the per-country cap on employment-based visas and to provide a faster pathway to citizenship for high-skilled workers.

Court Cases:

  1. Chad Wolf v. Vargas: The case, which is currently pending before the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, challenges the Trump administration's decision to end TPS for El Salvador.
  2. DACA v. Trump: The case, which is currently pending before the US Supreme Court, challenges the Trump administration's attempt to end the DACA program.

Other News:

  1. US-Mexico Border Wall: The Trump administration has been working to build a wall along the US-Mexico border, which has been a contentious issue in US politics.
  2. Immigration Detention Centers: There have been reports of poor conditions and mistreatment of immigrants at US detention centers, which has sparked widespread criticism and calls for reform.
  3. Immigration Reform: There have been ongoing efforts to reform the US immigration system, including proposals to provide a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and to improve the process for obtaining a green card.