Posts Tagged ‘U.S. immigration policy’
Can Donald Trump Stop Birthright Citizenship?
The immigration news in the United States was dominated by a single topic this week: President Trump’s announcement that he intends to end birthright citizenship. He made the claim to the news outlet, Axios, in an interview released in part last Tuesday and fully on Sunday. His exact statement regarding the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of…
Read MoreAfter the Deadline: What Happens to Families Deemed Ineligible for Reunification?
Summer 2018 will be remembered for many major stories on immigration and immigration policy. Several of these stories centered on events in California. Among these events are two crucial decisions by California judges. The first was a decision by Judge John Mendez in Sacramento, who made the initial ruling against the federal government in its…
Read MoreWhat Are the Ramifications Now That Trump’s Travel Ban Stands?
It’s only mid-July, yet this summer already feels like a series of immigration policy changes. We’ve seen the Trump Administration ramp up its stance on zero tolerance for illegal immigration, make announcements on asylum policies and changes to the asylum system, and even take the drastic step to separate minor children from their parents or…
Read MoreWhat’s the Immigration Law Behind a Policy of Separating Children from Parents at the Border?
This year U.S. immigration laws, processes, and policies have dominated the headlines. We started 2018 with a divisive debate on how or whether to protect the young Dreamers under DACA. Since we’ve seen issue after issue emerges from the press and White House. Immigration in the Headlines and Under the Radar Just in the past…
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