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Lawyers and Judges Urge Congress to Address Backlogged Immigration Court System

Lawyers and Judges Urge Congress to Address Backlogged Immigration Court System

by Jessica Ma | Oct 18, 2023 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON — Immigration attorneys and judges implored lawmakers on Wednesday to find solutions to the nation’s backlogged immigration court system, where 2.6 million cases remain pending — a significant uptick from 1.6 million cases in December 2021. They called for...
Biden’s new asylum proposal met with protests outside the White House

Biden’s new asylum proposal met with protests outside the White House

by Kaitlin Bender-Thomas and Shannon Tyler | Feb 23, 2023 | Featured, Immigration, Topics

WASHINGTON – Dozens of immigration advocates protested outside the White House on Thursday to criticize the Biden administration’s latest steps for asylum seekers, saying that the proposal is overly restrictive. The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday released...
House Republicans contend with setback after border bill fails to reach the floor

House Republicans contend with setback after border bill fails to reach the floor

by Saul Pink | Jan 25, 2023 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON — House Republicans are facing pushback from their own members over legislation to reduce migration at the U.S.-Mexico border, thwarting plans to bring a border security vote to the floor in the first weeks of the new Congress. The border bill, introduced...
Supreme Court hears appeal of transgender asylum-seeker

Supreme Court hears appeal of transgender asylum-seeker

by Saul Pink | Jan 17, 2023 | Featured, Immigration, Politics

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard a case Tuesday morning that raised technical questions about the legal labyrinth of U.S. immigration procedure with possible impacts on thousands of migrants hoping to overturn deportation orders in federal courts.  The case,...
For students who fled the Taliban, challenges remain in the American school system

For students who fled the Taliban, challenges remain in the American school system

by Grace Deng | Mar 28, 2022 | Education, Featured, Immigration

Mahdi Kabuli likes math. Sure, geometry eludes him sometimes, but overall he’s really good at the subject. At 18, Kabuli is already thinking about college, where he wants to study economics or computer science. As of last year, nearing the end of his time at the top...
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