The past few years have been particularly unpredictable for many nonresidents living in the United States. The current administration has ratcheted up immigration enforcement. This has led to many more headlines about raids, arrests and deportations.Some officials...
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Asylum seekers sent across the border to Mexico
by banukumar.s@thomsonreuters.com | Aug 7, 2019 | Asylum
Some Florida residents may have heard about a new policy that involves sending asylum seekers back to Mexico to await a decision on their fate. Thousands of people have been sent back across the border. Many are from Cuba and Central America, while others are from...
White House suffers setback in immigration battle
by banukumar.s@thomsonreuters.com | Aug 2, 2019 | Asylum
Florida residents who are following the legal battles over President Trump's attempts to stem the flow of Central American migrants arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border may be aware that the administration's attorneys had an eventful day on July 24. In the morning, a...
Some officials call for refugee admissions to be slashed
by banukumar.s@thomsonreuters.com | Jul 26, 2019 | Asylum
There may be fewer refugees in Florida and the rest of the country if the Trump administration has its way in 2020. Reportedly, one official at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services wants to cut the number of refugees allowed into the country to zero. Other...
New asylum rule set to take effect
by banukumar.s@thomsonreuters.com | Jul 17, 2019 | Asylum
Effective July 16, immigrants who passed through another country prior to reaching Florida or other states are no longer eligible for asylum. According to the Department of Homeland Security, 5 to 40% of immigrants seeking asylum in the past decade have failed to pass...
What is a removal proceeding?
by banukumar.s@thomsonreuters.com | Jul 15, 2019 | Firm News
When a person has entered the United States illegally, they may be at risk of extradition. Removal proceedings, commonly known as the deportation process, are used to determine whether or not a foreign national will be expelled from the U.S.Removal proceedings occur...
Immigration detention policy halted by federal judge
by banukumar.s@thomsonreuters.com | Jul 9, 2019 | Asylum
Florida residents are likely aware that immigration has become one of the nation's most contentious political issues. President Trump has referred to the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border as a crisis, and many of the measures he has taken to address the problem have...
Humanitarian bill approved by the House
by banukumar.s@thomsonreuters.com | Jul 5, 2019 | Deportation Defense
Florida residents may have heard about the controversy over conditions that migrants face after entering the United States. The House voted to approve a bill that would send $4.5 billion to border states as a humanitarian gesture. However, it is unlikely that the...
Trump delays immigration raids for 2 weeks
by banukumar.s@thomsonreuters.com | Jun 27, 2019 | Deportation Defense
President Trump had planned on ordering a series of raids aimed at finding and deporting immigrants throughout the country. However, he sent a Twitter message on June 22 saying that the raids had been delayed for two weeks. He said that lawmakers from Florida and...
Trump urges Mexico to adopt safe third country policy
by banukumar.s@thomsonreuters.com | Jun 21, 2019 | Asylum
Florida residents who are following the ongoing political debate over immigration will likely know that President Trump recently threatened to impose a tariff of 5% on all goods imported from Mexico. Those tariffs were put on hold when the Mexican government agreed to...
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