May 18, 2020 | Immigration
Policy Summary Since March, the Trump Administration has expelled almost 10,000 migrants using emergency public health measures that have granted US Customs and Border Protection temporary authority to bypass immigration laws. There are now fewer than 100 migrants in...
Jul 30, 2019 | Immigration
Last week, Secretary Kevin McAleenan, Head of the Department of Homeland Security, announced that the DHS will be claiming legal power to expedite deportation of undocumented immigrants who cannot prove they have been living in the US for 2 continuous years. He cited...
Aug 23, 2018 | Immigration
Brief #49—Immigration Policy Summary On August 16, Federal Judge Sabraw of San Diego extended a freeze on deportations of recently reunited families. Prior to the court ordered reunification of families who were separated at the US-Mexico Border in accordance...
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...
Jun 29, 2017 | Immigration
Statement from Homeland Security Issued on June 15, 2017 Policy Summary On June 15th the Department of Homeland Security signaled that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or Dream Act would remain in effect. In the same press release, it stated that the...
