US Immigration News

Sanwar Ali: additional reporting and comments US President Joe Biden has nominated Texas sheriff, and Trump US immigration policy critic, Ed Gonzalez to lead the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency.

A Texas-led lawsuit to defend a Trump-era US immigration policy, reported on by Workpermit.com, has been thrown out by the Supreme Court. The Court refused to hear a case that sought to uphold a Trump-era ‘public charge’ rule that would limit how many immigrants qualify for US green cards.

 

Sanwar Ali: additional reporting and comments US Vice President, Kamala Harris has outlined her US immigration strategy to reduce the flow of migrants at the southern border with Mexico ahead of a visit to Central America later this year.

With large numbers of US consulates around the world still in hiatus, concerns continue to mount over rising US visa backlogs. There is particular concern over US student visas, amid fears that that international students will be unable to attend university in person ahead of the 2021 semester starting this fall.  

 

Democratic lawmakers have urged US President, Joe Biden, to stop using local police to enforce US immigration laws, arguing that it is ‘making the country less safe by dissuading immigrants from coming forward to report serious crimes. A letter was recently sent urging the Biden administration to immediately ‘terminate agreements’ with local police.

 

The Biden administration has increased the number of US visas made available to seasonal workers by 22,000. The extra seasonal guest-worker visas will become available ahead of the busy summer season, according to a statement issued by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS).