Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman Submits Annual Report to Congress

Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman Submits Annual Report to Congress

New York, NY – June 1, 2022: Precious Ogwu receives certificate of US citizenship during Memorial Day naturalization ceremony at USCIS New York District Office (Shutterstock) WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman (CIS Ombudsman) submitted its annual report to Congress which provides recommendations for creating a more effective and efficient […]

Unpacking the Federal STEM Initiatives and Immigrants’ Role in the US Workforce

Unpacking the Federal STEM Initiatives and Immigrants’ Role in the US Workforce

By Nan Wu, Immigration Impact Demand for workers in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) continues to grow in the United States. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that the country will need about one million more workers for new STEM jobs between 2020 and 2030. Meanwhile, immigrants are playing an increasingly important role […]

State Department Denies Substantial Percentage of Employer-Sponsored Immigrant Visas

State Department Denies Substantial Percentage of Employer-Sponsored Immigrant Visas

By Leslie Dellon, Immigration Impact Surprising data recently revealed that consular officers denied applicants for employer-sponsored immigrant visas at a far higher rate than U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officers denied green cards to employer-sponsored applicants. Data analyzed by the Cato Institute shows that since Fiscal Year 2008, USCIS denied about 8% of employer-sponsored […]

Haitians are Still Dying in Their Search for Survival

Haitians are Still Dying in Their Search for Survival

Members of Black Lives Matter protest outside Federal Building to denounce the segregationist immigration policies of the Biden administration, Tuesday, Step. 21, 2021 in Los Angeles. (Shutterstock) By America’s Voice With the recent commemoration of Juneteenth on Sunday, June 19 (observed as a federal holiday on Monday, June 20) and the observance of World Refugee […]

In Blow to Asylum, House Appropriations Committee Greenlights Title 42

In Blow to Asylum, House Appropriations Committee Greenlights Title 42

03-29-2021 Juarez Chihuahua Mexico – Hundreds of migrants are deported every day from the United States to Mexico through the Paso del Norte international bridge in Ciudad Juárez Chihuahua Mexico. (Shutterstock) By Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Immigration Impact The House Appropriations Committee on Friday passed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill for Fiscal Year 2023, […]

Carl Hamad-Lipscombe, Executive Director of Envision Freedom Fund Speaks on Bail Abuse

Carl Hamad-Lipscombe, Executive Director of Envision Freedom Fund Speaks on Bail Abuse

Listen to an interview with Carl Hamad-Lipscombe, Executive Director of Envision Freedom Fund on Bail Abuse About Carl Hamad-Lipscombe Carl is a policy strategist, organizer and movement leader who has worked at the intersection of immigration, criminal law reform and racial justice for nearly 20 years. Previously, Carl led national policy, communications and research initiatives […]

DACA Ten Years Later

DACA Ten Years Later

By JR Holguin, Exclusive to the Journal This June 15 will be ten years since then-president Barack Obama held a press conference in the Rose Garden at the White House to announce the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative. DACA protects children brought to the U.S. unlawfully from deportation and gives them work authorization. […]

Immigrant Advocates Recognize Key Investments in NYC FY23 Budget, But Demand More As Elected Leaders Fail Immigrant Students

Immigrant Advocates Recognize Key Investments in NYC FY23 Budget, But Demand More As Elected Leaders Fail Immigrant Students

New York NY USA-March 15, 2022 NY City Council Speaker Adrienne E. Adams joins activists on the steps of City Hall in New York to rally against pay disparity on Equal Pay Day. (Shutterstock) New York, NY: Late last night,[June 12], the New York City Council passed the FY 2023 budget. Included in its investments […]

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