Monthly Archives: November 2020
Students in Online Schools Told to Leave-Then Are Told They Can Stay
It was a frightening week for students who are in the country on what are known as M1 and F1 Visas. It seemed like these students would face deportation, before the government reversed course, and changed its mind. Student Visas Many people from other countries come to America to study at U.S. educational institutions…. Read More »
In a Pandemic Economy, Will Receiving Unemployment Count Against Applicants?
The government has gotten tough with the “public charge” rules when it comes to applications for visas or other immigration statuses. The highly controversial public charge rule has always been looked upon as a policy that mainly affects poorer, more in-need immigrants, but with the economy tanking because of COVID-19, there are new concerns… Read More »
ICE Threatening to Train Citizens to Surveil Undocumented Immigrants
Government immigration agents tend to identify themselves as agents, whether by their words, or by the clothing or uniform that they wear. But there is a new push to “deputize” ordinary citizens, training them to do Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) work for them. The program is a scary development in the seemingly never… Read More »
