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Presidential Administration

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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.
Crowd of people as background and the U.S. flag
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.
Homeland Security Brand
October 17, 2019 Presidential Administration

Leadership Changes At DHS

Last week, President Trump announced on Twitter that Kevin McAleenan would be stepping down from his position as the Acting Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
United States flag and border with barbed wire
October 17, 2019 Presidential Administration

President Trump Vetoes Bill to End Border National Emergency

President Donald Trump vetoed a second joint resolution that would have ended the national emergency declaration at the southern border.