Immigration Blog

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DHS Ends ‘Duration of Status’ for Students, Exchange Visitors, and Foreign Media

Regulatory change sets finite, but extendable, authorized periods of stay for these visitors

Topics: Foreign Students, Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

DHS Rescinds Biden’s Public Charge Rule

Agency policy now allows officers to consider a broader range of an alien’s public benefits usage

Topics: Costs of Immigration, Welfare

A Bad Time to Be a Bad Immigration Lawyer

BIA cracks down even harder on ‘ineffective assistance of counsel’ claims

Topics: Immigration Courts

Sen. Lindsey Graham’s Unique Immigration Legacy

A journey from amnesty proponent to foe of open borders and ‘birth tourism’

Topics: Politics, Immigration History

Expectant Mother in Birthright Citizenship Case Was Suing to Access More Welfare

Topics: Costs of Immigration, Welfare, Illegal Immigration, Birthright Citizenship

Abstract: Immigration and Rent: A PUMA-Based Spatial Analysis

Topics: Costs of Immigration

SCOTUS Reaffirms U.S. Sovereignty in ‘Border Asylum’ Decision

Simply put, the laws don’t require us to let aliens in to seek asylum

Topics: Supreme Court Decisions on Immigration Policy, Asylum

Excerpt: U.S. Maritime Interdiction Policy at a Turning Point Amid Seaborne Migration Pressures

Topics: Illegal Immigration, Attrition and Enforcement

Has Immigration Enforcement Benefitted American Workers?

Evidence from the BLS household survey suggests the answer is ‘yes’

Topics: Wages, Jobs, and Poverty

DOJ: Immigration Court Asylum Grants Plummet

Credit policy changes under Trump II and blame a lack of initial screening under Biden

Topics: Immigration Courts, Asylum