Sep 28, 2020 | Immigration
Policy Summary In Los Angeles a Federal Appeals Court ruled the Trump Administration acted lawfully in terminating the Temporary Protected Status of hundreds of thousands of immigrants. These protections have allowed immigrants to live and work in the US after fleeing...
Aug 24, 2020 | Immigration
August 24, 2020 Policy Summary The Government Accountability Office (GAO), an independent investigative branch of Congress, has recently declared Ken Cuccinelli and Chad Wolf to be ineligible to serve in their current positions. The Department of Homeland Security...
Aug 13, 2020 | Immigration
By Kathryn Baron Summary In 2017, co-directors Christina Clusiau and Shaul Schwartz began filming a six-part Netflix docuseries called Immigration Nation. The Trump Administration reportedly tried to block the use of some footage in the film as it takes on a very...
Jul 23, 2020 | Immigration
Policy Summary On July 21, President Trump signed a Memorandum that would exclude undocumented immigrants from the US Census. Congressional districts are set to be redrawn in 2021, so this effectively bars undocumented immigrants from being included in this count....
Jul 17, 2020 | Immigration
July 17, 2020 Policy Summary The July 6 Directive from the Trump Administration covered in Brief 98 faced immediate backlash and swift legal action by institutions of higher learning, municipalities, and tech companies. Within two days, Harvard and MIT sued the...
Jul 8, 2020 | Immigration
Policy Summary The Trump Administration and ICE have announced the State Department will not issue visas to international students who are enrolled in colleges/universities that switch to online learning come fall semester. Customs and Border Protection will enforce...
