Ken Cuccinelli, Acting Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, will be featured in an Immigration Newsmaker conversation hosted by the Center for Immigration Studies on Thursday, September 26, at 1 p.m. at the National Press Club. Please RSVP to Marguerite Telford via email if you would like to reserve a seat; media is given priority.

SCOTUS does not appear to be willing to allow individual judges set immigration policy for the U.S. as a whole. That is good for immigration enforcement and policy, ultimately good for the courts themselves, and most importantly, good for our republican system of government.

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A Quick Reflection on a Dissenter in SCOTUS Decision

One Downside to SCOTUS Decision

15,000 could cover all UNHCR urgent and emergency submissions worldwide next year.

President Trump's determination of the FY 2020 refugee resettlement ceiling is set to take place very soon. Refugee admissions this upcoming fiscal year are set to drop dramatically, perhaps even to zero.

More: Resettlement Is Only the Tip of the Refugee-Protection Iceberg

Video and transcript now available.

The Center for Immigration Studies hosted a panel discussion focusing on the potential national security risk posed by our current policies relating to foreign students and exchange visitors. 

Related Report: How U.S. Foreign Student and Exchange Visitor Policies Undercut National Security

The new rule would favor economically self-reliant immigrants for green cards

USCIS Acting Director Ken Cuccinelli said this would protect American taxpayers and ensure that new immigrants are able to pay their own bills.

Read more: Trump’s Commonsense Rule on Immigrant Welfare Use