The Census Bureau data, recently released, from the 2019 American Community Survey (ACS) shows the number of immigrants (legal and illegal), grew more slowly from 2017 to 2019 than in prior years, however, the nation's immigrant population still hit a new record of 44.9 million in July 2019.
The Department of Homeland Security announced a notice of proposed rulemaking that would prioritize the selection of H-1B applications based on corresponding wage levels in order to better protect the economic interests of U.S. workers.
Although most international workers are out of the picture, ski resorts have been able to find plenty of local and college-aged employees
The Departments of Justice and Homeland Security announced publication of a final rule this week aimed at barring certain criminal aliens from claiming asylum in the United States. The rule would go into effect in late November.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Wednesday preliminary results from Operation OPTical Illusion, a law enforcement operation targeting nonimmigrant students who fraudulently used the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program to remain in the United States.
The US Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Manufacturers as well as other groups and organizations have filed suit against the Federal Government who restricted H1Bs during the joblessness crisis caused by Covid-19.
The Supreme Court announced that it will hear oral arguments on a challenge to the Trump Administration’s Migrant Protection Protocols. Announced at the height of last year’s border surge, the Migrant Protection Protocols require inadmissible aliens who claim asylum to remain in Mexico until their asylum hearing occurs.
The Supreme Court today said that it would review a pair of legal disputes over some Trump Administration immigration directives, including the use of military funds to build a border barrier along the US-Mexico border and a policy requiring asylum-seekers to remain in Mexico while their cases went through immigration courts.
A federal judge has ordered government officials to immediately shrink the detainee population at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in San Bernardino County so detainees would be able to practice social distancing amid the Coronavirus pandemic.
Apprehensions made by Border Patrol along the U.S.-Mexico border continued to decline in the month of September, marking a drastic decrease over the past year compared to the record-breaking FY 2019.