President Biden’s Keeping Families Together Program Has Begun
By American Immigration Council Staff | Editorial Credit: Lev Radin
Updated: August 22, 2024
This is an update to our blog first posted on …
Can We Fix a Century of Green Card Backlogs?
A Special Immigration News Report
By Janet Howard
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This year, only about 3% of the people …
Are You in an Abusive Relationship? You Can Get a Green Card Through VAWA
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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, an important observance designed to raise awareness about domestic/gender-based violence and to show support
New Board of Immigration Appeals Decision Sets Roadblock for Cubans, Others Seeking Green Cards
By Emma Winger | September 28, 2023
A recent Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision bars certain recently arrived noncitizens from becoming lawful permanent …
USCIS’ Changes to ‘Affidavit of Support’ Make It Harder for Americans to Sponsor Immigrant Family Members
By Walter Ewing, Immigration Impact
The Department of Homeland Security has proposed a rule that would make it much more difficult for U.S. citizens …
Green Card Slavery & Hope for the Future
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Intimate partner violence is especially horrible for immigrants who depend on their spouses for immigration benefits. We call …
New York Vows to Fight New Trump Green Card Benefits Policy
The new Department of Homeland Security rule requires that immigrants living in the country legally “do not depend on public resources to meet their needs, but rather rely on their own capabilities, as well as the resources of family members, sponsors, and private organizations.”
By Josefa Velasquez, THE CITY
Getting treated at the city’s public hospitals won’t necessarily be held against green card seekers, health officials said Monday …
The Decriminalization of Marijuana Does Little to Benefit Minorities
“The most important aspect of the marijuana legislation is the fact that one, it is no longer a criminal violation if a person is caught with one ounce or less of marijuana and two, all previous records of marijuana charges will be expunged, meaning that all existing marijuana related charges will be completely eliminated.” -- Attorney Brian Figeroux
BROOKLYN (Workers World Today) — To the dismay of many New York citizens, the proposal for the legislation of recreational use of …
New Book Looks Behind-the-Scenes at the Men and Women Seeking a Green Card
Grant Kennedy, in The Power of the Green Card, lets us see the challenges of obtaining a green card.
BROOKLYN, NY (Workers World Today) — A plethora of government statistics document the insufferable plight of our illegal immigrants—charts, columns, tables, numbers, …
Ask The Lawyer: Will ICE agents deport me when I go to an interview for my Green Card?
Ask the Lawyer with Brian Figeroux, Esq., member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, brings you the latest updates on immigration law and other …