Aug 8, 2018 | Immigration
Brief #48—Immigration Policy President Trump was court ordered to reunify families by July 26, 2018 (see Brief #47,) While the government claims the deadline was met, more than 700 children (yes, every 1 in 3 children) still held in government custody were not...
Jul 24, 2018 | Immigration
Brief #47—Immigration Policy Summary In reaction to the Trump Administration separating families at the border there has been a lot of responses, more often than not, questioning the morality and effectiveness of the practice. On June 26, 17 states (including...
Jul 16, 2018 | Immigration
Brief #46—Immigration Policy Summary On June 26, 2018, the Supreme Court officially voted to uphold Trump’s travel ban that has been on his agenda since the early days of his presidency. Now, there are travel restrictions on individuals coming from Iran, Libya,...
Jun 24, 2018 | Civil Rights, Immigration
Brief #45—Immigration Policy Summary On June 20, 2018, the people were heard (haza!) and President Trump signed an executive order (“EO”) temporarily ending the immigration procedure of separating children from their parents. Section 1 of the EO states that the...
Jun 20, 2018 | Immigration
Brief #44—Immigration Policy Summary On June 11, 2018, the Trump administration flexed its executive muscles adding another brick to its wall of immigration policy. Attorney General Jeff Sessions stated that individuals escaping domestic abuse and/or gang...
Jun 18, 2018 | Immigration
Brief #43—Immigration Summary On May 8, 2018, in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published their notice of Modified System of Records. The System, currently titled “Department of Homeland Security/U.S....
