Decision on Parole for Noncitizens by Christmas Senate Democrats are ramping up talks with the parliamentarian as they try to hit an ambitious goal of passing President Biden's climate and social spending bill before Christmas.Sen. Charles Schumer detailed meetings that committees and Democratic staff have had or will have with parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, who provides guidance on...
7.2 noncitizens would receive Work Authorization MPI researchers estimate that immigration-related provisions within the Build Back Better Act that passed the House on Nov. 19 and is now before the Senate could provide work authorization and protection from deportation to nearly 7.2 million unauthorized immigrants who have been in the United States as of January 1, 2011.See MPI research
Legalization provisions pass initial Test The parole provisions of the Build Back Better bill receive initial analysis by Senate Parliamentarian, increasing the chances of this provision being included in the bill when, or if, it is passed by the Senate. These provision would allow millions of noncitizens to apply for work permits, permission to travel and to receive temporary protection from...
What Are the Immigration Benefits in the Build Back Better bill
On November 21, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better (BBB) bill. This bill needs to be passed by the Senate and signed by President Biden before any part of this bill becomes law.
What Immigration Provisions are Included?
The only immigration provision the bill, as passed, allows almost all noncitizens who...
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The attorney general just overturned a Trump immigration decision that eliminated administrative closure. Admin Closure allow the Immigration Judge to "shelve" (no scheduled hearings). This allows noncitizens with petitions from spouses or parents to stay in the United States until their waiver of unlawful presence is approved, before leaving picking up their green card in their country of...
CBS News is reporting that the U.S. government this week will start accepting new applications for an Obama-era immigration policy that allows some U.S.-based parents to bring their children from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador to the country.
Sep 14, 2021
Refugees from Venezuela, Burma, Yemen, Syria & Somalia USCIS announced that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) applicants who are eligible nationals of Burma, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela, or Yemen, or individuals without nationality who last habitually resided in one of those countries, can now file their initial Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status