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February 7, 2020 Presidential Administration

Travel Ban Expanded by Six Countries

the Trump administration announced the decision to expand the travel ban to six more countries after a year-long review by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) evaluating the safety performance and protocols of approximately 200 countries.
Passport on USA Flag
January 24, 2020 Presidential Administration

Administration Looks to End Birth Tourism

On January 21st, the Trump administration announced it would begin cracking down on the practice of birth tourism.
Department of Justice and United States Flags
January 17, 2020 Presidential Administration

DOJ Asks SCOTUS to Permit Public Charge Rule

Last year, the Trump Administration finally published its highly anticipated proposed rule on public charge exclusions— reiterating the common sense notion that no immigrant should become a burden to the United States.
Border Wall on United States Map
January 17, 2020 Presidential Administration

White House Plans to Redirect Funding to Wall

Almost one year ago, following the longest government shutdown in history, President Trump declared a state of emergency at the southern border, utilizing his executive powers to redirect billions of dollars towards the construction of a border wall.
Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, Chad Wolf
January 8, 2020 Presidential Administration

FAIR Urges Homeland Security Secretary to Protect American Workers

FAIR President Dan Stein sent a letter Wednesday to Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf urging him to protect American workers by not increasing the H-2B visa cap.
border wall construction
December 13, 2019 Presidential Administration

Two Courts Rule Against Wall Transfer Authority

This week, two separate federal judges ruled that the Trump administration could not divert $3.6 billion in Department of Defense funding to construction of a wall along the southern border.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
November 15, 2019 Presidential Administration

Homeland Security Officials Cite Progress, But Warn Against Complacency

Senior Trump Administration officials appeared before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to provide an update on the situation on the Southern border in the wake of this year’s unprecedented migration.
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November 15, 2019 Presidential Administration

USCIS Proposes Rule to Deter Fraudulent Asylum Seekers

On November 13, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a proposed rule that would bar asylum-seekers from receiving work authorization while their application is pending.
U.S. Supreme Court
November 15, 2019 Presidential Administration

SCOTUS Finally Considers DACA Case

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) finally heard oral arguments regarding President Trump’s decision to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
American flag behind barbed wire fence
November 1, 2019 Presidential Administration

FY 2019 Shows Highest Number of Illegal Immigration in a Decade

On Tuesday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection released its Fiscal Year 2019 southwest border migration statistics during a press conference near the Paso Del Norte Port of Entry in El Paso, Texas.