Catholic Legal Immigration Network Archives

Children separated under Trump policy to be reunited with families
- May 6, 2021
At the 51st annual Washington Conference on the Americas, May 4, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said four migrant families who remained separated under a Trump administration policy would be among the first to be reunited in early May by the Biden administration.

By Rhina Guidos
Catholic, other faith groups applaud decision to grant Venezuelans TPS
- Mar 11, 2021
Pro-immigrant groups applauded a March 8 decision by the Biden administration to protect some 320,000 Venezuelans in the United States under a temporary immigration program.

By Rhina Guidos
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

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