Immigration Blog

USCIS Puts Hard Stop on Asylum Applications — For Now

And other pending requests for benefits from “high-risk” nations, along with a re-review process for immigration approvals for nationals of countries on the “naughty list” who entered under Biden

The Designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a Foreign Terrorist Organization Is Long Overdue

President Trump is taking action

Another Afghan Charged for Threatening to Kill Americans

The three key mistakes the U.S. government made during its evacuation from Kabul

DHS Issues Rule to End Automatic Renewals for Work Permits

CIS submitted a comment supporting the rule and recommended further policy changes to increase agency efficiency and fairness

Op-ed: Vetting in All the Wrong Places

Immigration Judges Issued Nearly 500K Removal Orders in FY 2025

‘Due process’ and congressional mandates are why you should ignore complaints that ICE is arresting ‘non-criminals’

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Assimilation or Removal

Afghan vetting and the D.C. Metro shooting

Op-ed: Trump plan to cut farmworker wages hurts America’s competitiveness

Judge in Abrego Garcia Case Finally Realizes a Point I Made Months Ago

The apparent absence of a ‘minute order’ is no mere paperwork technicality