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Citizenship application
July 11, 2019 Presidential Administration

Census Citizenship Question: What You Need to Know

On March 26, 2018, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the 2020 decennial census questionnaire would reinstate a question about citizenship status – a decision which drew an almost immediate response from members of Congress, state officials and outside groups.
Visa Application Confirm Stamp
May 10, 2019 Presidential Administration

DHS Approves 30,000 More H-2B Workers

This week, the Trump administration announced their decision to release 30,000 additional H-2B visas for fiscal year 2019. The H-2B visa allows employers in non-agricultural industries to hire foreign guest-workers. While the program has a statutory annual cap of 66,000, language included in recent spending bills have given the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) authority to temporarily raise this cap. This is the largest increase allowed under the Trump administration.
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November 8, 2018 Presidential Administration

FAIR Salutes Jeff Sessions for His Unwavering Support for Immigration Control, Years of Public Service to the Nation

On Wednesday, November 7th, 2018 Jeff Sessions tendered his resignation as Attorney General of the United States. FAIR commends Mr. Sessions for his decades of public service and unwavering support for immigration enforcement and control.
President Trump Press Conference
November 1, 2018 Presidential Administration

FAIR Praises President Trump’s Comments on Stopping Caravan, Ending Asylum Abuse

In a press conference addressing the latest migrant caravan, President Trump outlined a plan to prevent people from abusing our humanitarian policies, while protecting the asylum process of those legitimately fleeing political persecution.
Donald Trump First 100 Days
October 18, 2018 Presidential Administration

Trump Administration Immigration Accomplishments

President Trump is working hard to restore the rule of law and make immigration work for America. View a timeline of the Trump Administration's immigration accomplishments.
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August 24, 2018 Presidential Administration

President Trump Deports WWII Nazi Collaborator

This week, a 95-year-old former Nazi collaborator, who served as a labor camp guard during World War II was finally deported to Germany after a long immigration battle in the United States. Jakiw Palij worked as a guard at the Trawniki Labor Camp in (what was then) German-occupied Poland. On November 3, 1943, as part of the Nazi’s “Operation Harvest Festival,” around 6,000 Jewish prisoners at the camp were shot to death in trenches they were forced to dig themselves.
Is Kirstjen Nielsen’s committed to the Trump immigration agenda?
March 28, 2018 Presidential Administration

FAIR Urges Homeland Security Secretary to Protect American Workers

FAIR President Dan Stein sent a letter Wednesday to Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen urging her to protect the most vulnerable American workers by not increasing the H-2B visa cap.
Trump Red Tape
January 3, 2018 Presidential Administration

Trump Administration Releases Regulatory Agenda

In late December, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released the Trump administration’s regulatory agenda, called the Unified Agenda, revealing how immigration policy is likely to change in 2018.
ICE Data
December 11, 2017 Presidential Administration

DHS Data Shows Progress in Immigration Enforcement Efforts

Border apprehensions dropped from 415,000 in fiscal year (FY) 2016 to 310,531 in FY 2017 (303,916 of which occurred along the southwest border).
Donald Trump First 100 Days
February 21, 2017 Presidential Administration

Trump Administration Executive Actions