The Trump Administration is expected to move once again and refile paperwork this week to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The new filing has been widely expected after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the administration failed in 2017 to provide adequate justification for terminating the Obama-era program. But the Supreme Court ruling, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, left the door open for the Trump administration to try again to rescind the program.White House chief of staff Mark Meadows hinted in a media interview earlier Monday, July 6, 2020 that the president was readying executive...
The immigration agency, USCIS, is broke and has requested an emergency $ 1.2 billion infusion from Congress. The agency is funded almost entirely by user fees, rather than congressional appropriations but mismanagement of finances is forcing USCIS to seek a bailout with taxpayers money. The lack of funds will force USCIS to furlough three-quarters of its workforce. When Trump took office, USCIS inherited a budget surplus. Last year, the agency saw record highs in both revenue and revenue per user. The agency has wasted funds the past three years on chasing phantom cases of immigration fraud, expanding a fraud detection unit...
Issued on: June 22, 2020 The 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has significantly disrupted Americans’ livelihoods. Since March 2020, United States businesses and their workers have faced extensive disruptions while undertaking certain public health measures necessary to flatten the curve of COVID-19 and reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The overall unemployment rate in the United States nearly quadrupled between February and May of 2020 — producing some of the most extreme unemployment ever recorded by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. While the May rate of 13.3 percent reflects a marked decline from April, millions of Americans...
On Friday , June 19, 2020 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Deputy Director for Policy Joseph Edlow issued a statement that the Supreme Court decision on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program “has no basis in law and merely delays the President’s lawful ability to end the illegal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals amnesty program.” Mr. Edlow also declared “The fact remains that under DACA, hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens continue to remain in our country in violation of the laws passed by Congress and to take jobs Americans need now more than ever……… that the cornerstone of...
A day after a supreme rebuke at the U.S. Supreme Court, the Trump administration announced that it would be submitting “enhanced papers shortly” to address the failure to offer adequate reasons for ending the DACA program. In yesterday’s ruling the Supreme Court indicated that DHS has the authority to rescind the DACA program but must offer well supported and transparent reasons. In addition, DHS has to weigh all sides of the issue including reliance interests before taking action. Should the administration move ahead and attempt to end program, the process will take time and new law suits are likely.
The American public in the latest CBS News Poll overwhelmingly favors letting Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients stay in the U.S. Support for DACA by the American public extends across party lines and demographic groups. The U.S. Supreme Court, which announces its opinions in most cases before adjourning for the summer at the end of June or beginning of July, may rule this week on the DACA case that is before the high court.
DHS announced on June 16, 2020 that non-essential travel between Canada and Mexico will continue to be restricted until further notice.
The Supreme Court in a 5 to 4 decision written by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. on Thursday morning (June 18, 2020) rejected the Trump administration's attempt to disconnect the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The decision is a reprieve for nearly 650,000 DACA recipients who have enjoyed protection from deportation and employment authorization since the program was announced in 2012 by President Barack Obama. The Trump administration in the past 2 ½ years claimed that the DACA program was unlawful and that the Department of Homeland Security has the right to terminate it. Three lower federal...
About 15,000 Homeland Security Department employees will receive reduction-in-force notices this week. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will send reduction-in-force (RIF) notices to about three-quarters of its employees starting on or around June 19. USCIS is expected to extend the furloughs in 30-day increments until it either receives an appropriation from Congress or it can collect additional money through a fee increase. The furlough notices are expected throughout the ranks of USCIS. Officials at USCIS, a fee-funded agency, claim that a significant drop off in application receipts due to the novel coronavirus pandemic has led to an unexpected loss in revenue,...
The U.S. Supreme Court (#SCOTUS) will issue decisions on Monday ( 06-15-20) and Thursday ( 06-18-20) next week at 10:00 AM/EST. A ruling on DACA is expected either day!
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