A New Challenge for Asylum Seekers: The Shortage of Lawyers
From: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/19/us/migrants-lawyer-shortages.html?searchResultPosition=1 A new challenge for asylum seekers: the shortage of lawyers. A record number of new migrants has left […]
Colorado approves and expedites the issuance of driver’s licenses for undocumented individuals
From: https://laopinion.com/2024/05/08/colorado-aprueba-y-acelera-la-emision-de-licencias-de-conducir-para-indocumentados/ While Colorado already allows undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses, they must live in the state for at […]
U.S. Launches Plan to Deter Networks Trafficking Undocumented Migrants
From: https://www.univision.com/noticias/inmigracion/eeuu-lanza-plan-frenar-redes-de-trafico-inmigrantes The U.S. launches a plan to deter networks trafficking undocumented migrants. The $578 million program will be distributed […]
U.S. Senate Discusses Future of DACA: Economic Contribution vs. National Security
From: https://www.vozdeamerica.com/a/eeuu-daca-audiencia-/7606270.html The U.S. Senate is discussing the future of DACA. The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing to […]
DHS Announces Changes to Asylum Regulations, Making It Harder to Obtain and Expediting Border Deportations
From: https://www.univision.com/noticias/inmigracion/biden-anuncia-cambios-reglamento-asilo-acelera-deportaciones-frontera The DHS announces changes to asylum regulations that will make it harder to obtain asylum and accelerate deportations […]
New Law Facilitates Foreign Doctors’ Practice in Florida
From: https://www.vozdeamerica.com/a/ley-aprobada-florida-facilita-ejercicio-medicos-extranjeros-/7597313.html The SB 7016 law, recently passed in this southern US state, allows doctors and other healthcare professionals to […]
Portugal has been included in the Treaty of Commerce and Navigation – E-2 Visas
From: https://pt.usembassy.gov/treaty-trader-and-investor-visas/?_ga=2.121751555.92028555.1715014799-933751128.1715014799 Portuguese nationality has become a more direct pathway to reside in the United States, thanks to Portugal’s inclusion […]
Anti-Immigrant Law in Georgia: Police Required to Hand Over Undocumented Immigrants to Immigration Authorities
From: https://eltiempolatino.com/2024/05/02/inmigracion-tiempo-comunidad-latina/ley-antiinmigrante-en-georgia/ Police must hand over undocumented immigrants to immigration authorities, Brian Kemp, governor of Georgia, signed into law on […]
USCIS Strengthens the Nonimmigrant T Visa Program and Protections for Victims of Human Trafficking
From: https://www.uscis.gov/es/noticias/comunicados-de-prensa/uscis-fortalece-el-programa-de-visas-t-de-no-inmigrante-y-las-protecciones-de-las-victimas-de-la The Department of Homeland Security and the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a final rule […]
Temporary agricultural workers in the U.S. will have more protections against retaliation and other abuses
From: https://www.vozdeamerica.com/a/trabajadores-agricolas-temporales-eeuu-mas-protecciones-/7587000.html The U.S. Department of Labor issued rules offering greater protection to temporary workers, benefiting more than 300,000 individuals […]
