Immigration Blog

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Astounding Asylum Numbers in DOS Refugee Report for FY 2021

Almost 1.15 million aliens in the United States are seeking asylum — enough to make them the 43rd largest state

Topics: Immigration Courts, Asylum

How Immigration Worsens Poverty-Related Problems in Minnesota

Immigrant households account for 35 percent of child poverty in the state

Topics: Covid-19 and Immigration, Wages, Jobs, and Poverty, Minnesota

Eliminating the K-1 Visa Could Bring $100 Million to Our Ailing Airlines

Topics: Marriage Fraud, Nonimmigrant Visas

September Measures: Government Issuing More Visas than Prior Month

Topics: Covid-19 and Immigration, Current Numbers

Trump vs. Biden Debate: Credible Fear No-Shows

Neither was correct, but statistics show credible fear process results in catch-and-release

Topics: Border Crisis 2019 - 2020, Asylum

More Noise than Light on 545 Children

A 'moral failing' or a parental choice? From Elian Gonzalez to zero tolerance

Topics: Illegal Immigration

DOJ Releases MS-13 Report

74 percent of gang defendants charged were unlawfully present in the United States

Topics: Gangs

OPT: No Longer a Foreign Student Free-for-All

Topics: Optional Practical Training Program (OPT)

Unpacking 'Court Packing'

Will a 'switch in time save nine' again? And what it might mean for immigration

Topics: Supreme Court Decisions on Immigration Policy, Politics

New Census Bureau Data Indicates There Was a Large Increase in Out-Migration in the First Part of the Trump Administration

Topics: Current Numbers