Catholic Legal Immigration Network

Biden reverses policy barring green-card applicants from entering U.S.
- Feb 25, 2021
President Joe Biden announced Feb. 24 a reversal of a 2020 proclamation by the Trump administration that sought to keep those applying for permanent residency cards, popularly known as green cards, out of the country because of the pandemic.

By Rhina Guidos
In final push to limit asylum, administration cites public health concerns
- Dec 29, 2020
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Executive Office for Immigration Review have issued a final rule affecting would-be asylum seekers and others seeking refuge in the U.S. who may have come into contact with the coronavirus.

By Rhina Guidos
TPS beneficiaries from seven countries to receive extension
- Dec 17, 2020
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that seven countries will receive an extension for its citizens to remain in the U.S. under the Temporary Protected Status program, known popularly as TPS.

By Rhina Guidos

Federal judge orders full restoration of DACA program
- Dec 6, 2020
A federal judge Dec. 4 said the Trump administration must fully restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, after the program that protects qualifying young adult immigrants from deportation was suspended this summer by Chad Wolf, acting Homeland Security secretary.

By Carol Zimmermann
Federal judge: Rules restricting DACA program were invalid
- Nov 17, 2020
A federal judge ruled Nov. 14 that the suspension of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, announced this past summer by the Department of Homeland Security, was invalid because the agency’s top official, Chad Wolf, did not legally hold his position when he issued the order.

By Carol Zimmermann
In the 2020 presidential election, immigration is about two Americas
- Sep 27, 2020
The way two panelists at a key immigration conference see it, the issue Donald Trump ran on in his successful 2016 campaign emerges in this year’s presidential contest much the same way it did before: As a battle between a group seeking to stop demographic changes and one embracing them.

By Rhina Guidos