United States Census Postcard, Letter and Online Screen to complete the 2020 Census. – Detroit, Michigan USA, April 7, 2020 (Shutterstock) Mary Lehman Held, University of Tennessee The United States might not be able to get information about more than 10 million people in the 2020 census. That’s the number of undocumented immigrants living in […]
By Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
Immigrants living in the United States are eligible for unemployment benefits. But as the health and economic impacts of the coronavirus spread across the country, many are reportedly afraid to file for unemployment and other government benefits. Much of this fear stems from the Trump administration’s public charge rule. The public charge rule makes it […]
By America’s Voice
Public health experts are clear that all of us in America need to come together and support each other at this time. All of us means all of us. Across many industries and many sectors, often overlooked workers from all walks of life are becoming the frontline heroes of the pandemic. Immigrants — documented and […]
Nov 24, 2019 Santa Clara / CA / USA – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) office located in Silicon Valley; USCIS is an agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (Shutterstock) Effective March 18, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is suspending in-person services at its field offices, asylum offices and Application Support […]
USCIS offices throughout the country are cancelling immigrant interviews in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Local offices include, but are not limited, to Seattle, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York. USCIS also announced the temporary suspension of premium processing service for fiscal year (FY) 2021 cap-subject H-1B petitions. USCIS will resume premium processing for FY 2021 cap-subject H-1B petitions […]
By Marilyn Silverman
It is no longer breaking news that Arleigh Louison, the Grenadian national who operated an illegal immigration service from an office situated on 223rd Lenox Road in the borough of Brooklyn, was indicted in Vermont. This information is documented and contained within the press release dated July 23, 2019, issued from the Office of the […]
FILE – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and NYPD police officers (Kendall Rodriguez/for New York Daily News) By Wes Parnell, NY Daily News ICE agents stormed a Brooklyn restaurant and released a cloud of caustic pepper spray to nab an undocumented immigrant worker, unsettling video of the bust shows. The agents barged into […]
By Robert Longley, Thought Co. Proof of U.S. citizenship must be established when dealing with all levels of U.S. government. Documents proving citizenship must be provided when applying for Social Security benefits and when applying for a U.S. passport. Increasingly, states are requiring proof of citizenship when applying for “enhanced” drivers licenses as required by […]
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Battle Creek, Michigan, USA December 18, 2019: President Donald Trump Speaking at a rally during the House of Representatives impeachment vote (Shutterstock) By Stuart Anderson, Forbes The bad news keeps coming for immigrants. On January 27, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court approved an order to allow the Trump administration to proceed with the public charge […]