Congress Proposes the Case Backlog and Transparency Act to Tackle USCIS Backlogs
By Raul Pinto The backlog of pending applications at U.S.…
USCIS is Expediting EADs for Healthcare and Childcare Workers
By Linda Nwoke The Autumn/Fall season brings a lot of…
Undocumented and Homeless: “We are the City’s Dirty Little Secret”
By Rommel H. Ojeda, Documented NY For the new people…
TPS Extension “A Critical and Timely First Step.”
Washington, DC – May 11, 2022: TPS activists rally at…
Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence Expands HOME+ Program, Connecting Survivors to Free Home Security Resources to Prevent Homelessness
New York, NY: The Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based…
Beware of Immigration Fraud: The Wrong Advice Can Hurt You
By Krystal Ramsaroop Immigrants can be classified as a “vulnerable…
Congress Proposes the Case Backlog and Transparency Act to Tackle USCIS Backlogs
By Raul Pinto The backlog of pending applications at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has increased exponentially in the last…
USCIS Extends COVID-19-Related Flexibilities
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is extending certain COVID-19-related flexibilities through Jan. 24, 2023, to assist applicants, petitioners, and requestors. Under…
USCIS is Expediting EADs for Healthcare and Childcare Workers
By Linda Nwoke The Autumn/Fall season brings a lot of noticeable changes – changing colors, shorter days, and lower temperatures. The…
Undocumented and Homeless: “We are the City’s Dirty Little Secret”
By Rommel H. Ojeda, Documented NY For the new people that are arriving, the Mayor [Eric Adams] likes to show off…
TPS Extension “A Critical and Timely First Step.”
Washington, DC – May 11, 2022: TPS activists rally at Union Station to call on the Biden administration to make good…
Beware of Immigration Fraud: The Wrong Advice Can Hurt You
By Krystal Ramsaroop Immigrants can be classified as a “vulnerable population” because they are constantly at an increased risk for poor…
USCIS Announces Online Filing for Affirmative Asylum Applications
Migrants from Colombia walk cross the border by the wall separating the United States and Mexico to turn themselves over to…
DHS Announces Countries Eligible for H-2A and H-2B Visa Programs
By uscis.gov The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of State (DOS), has announced the lists of…
ICE Fails to Justify Solitary Confinement Placements and Identify Vulnerable Populations
By Emily Creighton, Immigration Impact Solitary confinement is widely criticized as a cruel and unnecessary practice. It’s largely unsupported by the…
NYC Must Fully Fund Schools Supporting Asylum Seeker Children to Meet Needs of All Students
NYC Comptroller Brad Lander speaks in support of Immigrant Workers During May Day Parade at Washington Square Park in New York…
New Report Shows Disproportionate Abuse of Black Immigrants in Detention
By Raul Pinto, Immigration Impact Black immigrants in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) disproportionately face abuse while…
The MTA Says Immigrant Subway Cleaners are Not Entitled to Prevailing Wages
New York, NY USA – August 20, 2021: New York City, Masked MTA Subway Work Crew in Manhattan During Final Months…
Hiring Foreign Seasonal Workers Doesn’t Hurt American Workers, New Study Finds
By Walter Ewing, Immigration Impact Do fewer U.S. workers get hired when employers also hire temporary seasonal labor from abroad? A…
USCIS Form and Policy Updates Remove Barriers to Naturalization for Applicants with Disabilities
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on October 19, announced updated policy guidance to clarify and conform with the revision of…
The Migrant Crisis Can Bring Needed Change to NYC’s Housing Problem
By Senator Gustavo Rivera, via Urban Matters Thousands of asylum seekers from Central and South America have been unscrupulously bused to…
Voices of Black and Brown Immigrants Under a Changing New York City
By Linda Nwoke A lot has changed in New York and the city since the pandemic. Besides the post-traumatic impact of…
