Immigration News

COVID 19 Travel Related Ban

Because of COVID 19, there is a travel ban put by the US government to prevent the spread of the new virus in the United States. The ban is specific to certain countries experiencing a surge in their daily coronavirus cases or who have a very high infectious rate and can spread the virus in the United States. Therefore, to curb this situation, there are rules laid down by the US government which curtail travel from these countries. In this article, we will see some latest news update regarding the COVID 19 Travel Related Ban in the US.

September 20, 2021 No Comments

The new travel ban will block the entrance to the U.S for citizens of 6 new countries

One of the most controversial actions done by President Donald Trump has been Executive Order 13780 and Presidential Proclamation 9645, a.k.a. the Travel Ban. This Executive Order issued in 2017 initially prohibited any person from Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen to access all immigrant and certain non-immigrant visas. Besides, individual Venezuelan citizens were also restricted from obtaining a visa. Now due to recent government actions, starting February 22nd, 2020, the list will include six new countries, including Burma, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Sudan, and Tanzania. With further restrictions, the administration of President Trump is set to block more than 5% of immigrants.

February 20, 2020 No Comments

Waivers

Travel Ban Waiver

One of the most controversial actions that President Trump has taken after being elected into the office is the travel ban. Issued on Sep. 24th, 2017, by Trump’s executive power, the travel ban prohibits all immigrants and certain nonimmigrants from Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen, and specific individuals from Venezuela from entering the United States.

November 26, 2019 No Comments

Deportation Defense

Expedited Removal Proceedings Without Immigration Court Hearing

Removal, or also commonly known as deporting, of non-citizens, can occur if US immigration officers (like those of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) decide an individual must be removed from the US. In order to be involuntarily removed, the individual must go through a process that includes going to court and arguing in front of a judge.

November 7, 2019 No Comments

Immigration News

Trump to Announce New Immigration Plan

On Thursday, May 16th President Trump announced his administration’s plans for the restructuring of the immigration system in the US. Trump wants the system to move away from family-based immigration—through reunification—to an employment-focused immigration plan that would be modeled on the point systems currently used in Canada and Australia. While the details provided so far indicate that the number of green cards that would be issued will not decrease, it is not clear how the administration will act with regards to the already existing undocumented immigrants.

May 20, 2019 No Comments

Immigration News

Travel Ban Update: Ninth Circuit Holds EO-3 Exceeds President’s Power

On Dec. 22, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Hawaii v. Trump that the September Proclamation (EO-3), indefinitely limiting immigration from certain listed countries, exceeded the President’s power under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). (For more context, read my earlier post on the Ninth Circuit oral argument here.) The per curiam decision modeled the thoughtful “common sense” approach to statutory interpretation that the Supreme Court urged in FDA v. Brown & Williamson.

January 12, 2018 No Comments