US Immigration News

46th US President, Joe Biden, set about reversing Donald Trump’s controversial US immigration policies just hours after being sworn into office. After a star-studded inauguration on the steps of the Capitol, including Lady Gaga singing the US national anthem, Biden moved fast to halt the border wall and travel ban while embracing DACA. 

 

US Census Bureau director, Steve Dillingham, has resigned. Amid failed efforts by the Trump administration to exclude undocumented migrants from the latest US Census, and pressure to rush out data prior to the President leaving office, Dillingham quit following allegations that he backed Republican calls to hand data to Trump before he left the White House.

 

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that a new unit will be launched by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to monitor the Optical Practical Training (OPT) work permit scheme. The unit will focus on making sure compliance is met in terms of personnel, wages, hours and salaries.

 

In a raft of recommendations made by the Cato Institute to deregulate US immigration, the thinktank called for the spouses of L1, E1, E2 and E3 visa holders to be allowed to work without having to apply for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD).   

The US L1 visa program enables multinational organizations to transfer certain skilled foreign employees to the United States – including managers, executives and skilled workers with specialized knowledge. 

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that a new unit will be launched by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to monitor the Optical Practical Training (OPT) work permit scheme. The unit will focus on making sure compliance is met in terms of personnel, wages, hours and salaries.

 

Joe Biden’s US immigration plans have received backing from Google, which has pledged $250,000 to help undocumented ‘Dreamers’ settle in the United States.