Immigration Matters

Are Visa Backlogs threatening the U.S. Economy?

Immigration Weekly Round-Up: Ukraine Added to TPS List; New Jerseyans Offer Support for People Fleeing Ukraine; "Fake Heiress" Joins Suit Against ICE for Failure to Provide COVID-19 Booster

Immigration Weekly Round-Up: Pandemic Relief for NJ's Immigrants; Afghan Refugees Leave Central Jersey Military Base for Permanent Housing; Democrats Urge Biden to Review Treatment of Immigrants at U.S./Mexico Border

Immigration Weekly Round-Up: President Biden Reauthorizes Immediate Expulsion of Noncitizens at U.S./Mexico Border; USCIS Seeks Additional Resources to Reduce Visa Backlogs; U.S. Organizations Look Abroad for Needed Healthcare Workers

Immigration Weekly Round-Up: NJ Restores Pandemic Funds for Immigrants; Federal Government Settles with Students Over School Sting Operation; NY Legislature Advances Healthcare Coverage for Undocumented Residents

Immigration Weekly Round-Up: Undocumented Immigrants in N.J. Lose Access to Pandemic Funds; N.Y. Sees Reduction in Immigration; EB-5 Project Threatened Over Investment Refunds

Immigration Weekly Round-Up: Chamber of Commerce Pushes Immigration Reform; COVID-19 Spikes in Immigration Detention; Supreme Court Considers Indefinite Immigration Detention

Tennis Star Novak Djokovic Refused Entry to Australia Over Vaccine Exemption; Faces Uncertain Future Following Legal Victory

A New Normal: The Reality of Vaccine Passports

Immigration Weekly Round-Up: GOP Seeks to Stop Immigrants from Voting in Local Elections; Immigration Reform Faces Another Setback; ACLU Demands Boosters for Inmates

Immigration Weekly Round-Up: Borders Reopen to Millions of Travelers; Employment Authorization Expanded for Spouses of Certain Visa Holders

Immigration Weekly Round-Up: NJ Immigration Detention Facility Sued; Immigrants Who Assisted After September 11 Seek Residency; Democrats Seek Immigration Reform Measures in Spending Bill

Biden Administration Sues Texas for Issuing New Directive Immigration Policy

Immigration Weekly Round-Up: New Jersey Formally Ends Future Immigration Detention; Most New Immigrants Must Get Vaccinated; Supreme Court Reinstates Remain in Mexico Policy for Asylum Seekers

Immigration Weekly Round-Up: NJ Driver's Licenses Skyrocket; White House Seeks Speedier Processing at Border and With Asylum Cases; COVID Restrictions to Continue at U.S. Border

Biden Administration Gives More Discretion to Prosecutors to Pursue or Drop Immigration Cases

Form I-9 Requirement COVID-19 Flexibility Extended until August 31

Immigration Weekly Round-Up: New Jersey Steps Closer to Banning Immigration Detention; Immigrants Eschewed Vital Benefits in Fear of Immigration Consequences; TPS Expanded for Haitians

Impact of U.S. COVID Travel Ban on India

Weekly Immigration Round-Up: Landlord Sues Elizabeth, New Jersey, Detention Center; USCIS Agrees to Speed Up Employment Applications for Spouses of Temporary Workers; Federal Court Grants Immigration Judges More Power to Close Removal Cases

Refugees in Lehigh Valley Struggle to Get COVID-19 Vaccine

Immigration Weekly Round-Up: New Jersey Governor Considers Pandemic Relief for Undocumented Residents; Supreme Court Wary of Green Cards for Immigrants with TPS; Mexican President Discusses U.S. Visas for Work on Reforestation

Immigration Weekly Round-Up: Visa Processing Resumes for Thousands of Foreign Workers; Report Finds Severe Overcrowding at Immigration Detention Centers; No Immigration Enforcement at COVID-19 Vaccination Sites

Immigration Weekly Round-Up: Driver’s Licenses Available to Undocumented Immigrants in New Jersey; Ban on Foreign Workers Lapses; Undocumented New Jersey Taxpayers Seek COVID-19 Relief

Three Stimulus Packages, and Undocumented Immigrants Still Struggle Without Aid

Weekly Immigration Round-up: Sharp Increase in Border Crossings; New Immigration Court Rules Blocked; New Jersey County Sues State Over Enforcement Policy

Completing Form I-9: Employees With Extended Work Permit for DACA Extensions and Extensions for Permanent Resident Cards

Online Tools to Decrease Wait Times in Immigration During COVID

USCIS Announces Delays in Biometric Appointments Due to COVID-19

Study Says 69% of Undocumented Immigrant Workers Hold Essential Jobs to Fight COVID

New Jersey MVC Delays Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants, Blames It on COVID

Mixed-Status Families to Finally Receive Stimulus Checks

Immigration Weekly Round-Up: I-9 Flexibility Rules Extended, Stimulus Aid for Mixed Immigration Status Households

ICE Extends Remote I-9 Verification Policy Through January 31, 2021

Taxpaying Immigrants Urge Action on COVID-19 Relief Through Billboard in New Jersey

DHS Extends Form I-9 Flexibility

International Student Enrollment in U.S. Universities Drastically Drops

ICE Arrests 88 Inmates Released From New Jersey Prison

Major Overhaul of H-1B Program Announced

Flexibility in Responding to USCIS Requests Extended

ICE Arrests Over 2,000 Illegal Immigrants, Many With Criminal Charges or Convictions

Flexible I-9 Measures Extended Until September 19

ICE Extends I-9 Compliance Flexibility Until August 19, 2020

Form I-9 Announcements: COVID-19 Temporary Policy for Identification Documents

COVID-19 and New Jersey’s Immigrants: Frontline Undocumented Immigrant Workers, Financial Ruin, and Health Risks Bring Extreme Harm and Anxiety

President Trump Bans Certain Immigrant Green Cards for 60 Days

USCIS Urges COVID-19 Testing and Treatment With ICE Updating Enforcement Policy to Reduce Fear of Arrest and Spread of Coronavirus

President Trump Expected to Sign Executive Order to “Temporarily Suspend Immigration to the United States”

CBP Announces 90-Day Postponement of Import Duty, Tax, and Fee Payments for COVID-19 Impacted Businesses

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Testing Available for Undocumented Immigrants in New Jersey

50,000 Americans Abroad Seeking State Department Help to Urgently Return to the United States Due to COVID-19 Pandemic; Number of Those Diagnosed With COVID-19 Is Unknown

Form I-9 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Alert: USCIS Announces Temporary Modifications to Employment Eligibility Verification Process and E-Verify Program