A federal court in Seattle on Tuesday permitted a case challenging unlawful delays in asylum screening interviews and bond hearings for asylum seekers to move forward over the government’s objection. The plaintiffs in the case are four immigrants who came to the United States to seek asylum. After they arrived, immigration officials kept them in […] The post Lawsuit Challenging Delays in Asylum Screening Interviews and Bond Hearings Continues appeared first on Immigration Impact. [...]

For the first time, countries across the world recognized the importance of coordinated action to address the growing challenges of managing migration. On Monday, mas que 160 United Nations member states adopted the Global Compact on Migration in Marrakesh, Marruecos, without the support of the United States. The Global Compact is the first international agreement […] The post First International Agreement on Migration Lacks US Participation appeared first on Immigration Impact. [...]

In its battle against undocumented immigration, the Trump administration appears to be focused on looking tough rather than addressing real problems. Judging from the latest official statistics on the worksite enforcement actions of U.S. Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (HIELO), the agency is devoting its resources to capturing large numbers of low-level undocumented workers who are […] The post Uptick in Worksite Enforcement Hurts US Businesses and Economy appeared first on Immigration Impact. [...]

On Monday night, the 60–day comment period for the Trump administration’s proposed public charge regulation drew to a close. Mas que 210,000 comments were submitted, with the majority of publicly available comments opposing the rule. Comments on the proposed regulation, which has the potential to drastically slash legal immigration, will now be reviewed before any […] The post Proposed ‘Public Charge’ Regulation Draws Hundreds of Thousands of Comments appeared first on Immigration Impact. [...]

On Monday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in C.J.L.G. v. Whitaker, a case that addresses whether children facing deportation have the right to a court-appointed attorney. Currently, immigration courts order unrepresented children deported despite the potential life-or-death consequences of these cases. C.J. fled Honduras when he was 13-years-old after he was held […] The post Federal Court to Consider Again Whether Children Can Be Deported Without Attorneys appeared first on Immigration Impact. [...]