immigration

Senator Ted Cruz warned the Trump administration not to include a “road to citizenship” for DACA recipients, after Trump implied one was coming in a new executive order on immigration he plans to sign “over the next few weeks.” “There is ZERO constitutional authority for a President to create a ‘road to citizenship’ by executive …

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Trump administration on Thursday in a landmark immigration case involving the asylum process. In the case, Dept. of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam, the court ruled 7-2 that if an asylum seeker is denied asylum during the beginning of the intake process, the applicant may not appeal that …

American tech firms condemned the Trump administration’s decision to extend a pause on high-skilled H-1B visas, which are frequently used in the industry, warning that it “puts American’s global competitiveness at risk.” The new restrictions, signed by Trump in an executive order on Monday, go into effect on Wednesday and will last through the end …

Big Tech CEOs including Tesla’s Elon Musk, Apple’s Tim Cook and Google’s Sundar Pichai slammed President Trump’s move to suspend an immigrant visa program that they say helps them recruit talent from abroad. Trump issued a proclamation Monday that temporarily halts several work-based immigration programs including H1-B visas, which allow American employers to hire immigrants …

President Trump will extend visa restrictions on some foreign workers until the end of this year, Politico reported on Monday. Trump implemented a 60-day “pause” on applications for permanent residencies in April, but with broad exemptions for workers applying for temporary residencies, including 85,000 workers on H1-B visas. That order will now be expanded somewhat to …

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration’s attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is “arbitrary and capricious” and cannot proceed. Chief Justice John Roberts, joined by the four liberal judges, ruled that Trump’s decision to rescind DACA violated the Administrative Procedure Act. DACA, which was instituted in 2012 by …

The Supreme Court on Monday denied a request by the Trump administration to consider several California “sanctuary” laws that curb the ability of state and local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. The Supreme Court’s decision not to hear the administration’s challenge to three California laws leaves in place a ruling last year by …

Acting Department of Homeland Security director Chad Wolf announced Tuesday that the U.S. would be extending its border closures with Canada and Mexico by an additional 30 days. “The President has made it clear that we must continue to keep legitimate, commercial trade flowing while limiting those seeking to enter our country for non-essential purposes,” …

The Trump administration on Tuesday finalized a rule that imposes indefinite restrictions on the land borders of the U.S. The rule gives Centers for Disease Control and Prevention head Robert Redfield the authority to reopen U.S. borders to tourist and other non-commercial travel. Redfield would need to confirm that the coronavirus does not present a …

The Trump administration plans to extend restrictions on border crossings imposed during the coronavirus pandemic indefinitely. Under the restrictions, legal border crossings between Mexico and Canada have been closed to tourist travel, and people caught crossing the Mexico-U.S. border illegally are immediately returned to Mexico. President Trump signed an executive order in March implementing the …