Immigrants urged to naturalize
LOS ANGELES (April 24, 2017) — After the election, Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles (Advancing Justice-LA) witnessed a surge of clients interested in becoming U.S. citizens. Last month,[…]
Category: Immigration
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Report: DACA-eligible immigrants pay $2 billion in state and local taxes annually
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 25, 2017) — A new Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy report examined the state and local tax contributions of young immigrants eligible for DACA (deferred action for[…]
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Analysis of major immigration actions after 100-days of Trump Administration
WASHINGTON — As the Trump administration reaches the 100-day mark on April 29, the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) has published a fact sheet that reviews major immigration actions taken by[…]
AAAJ applauds Fed court for blocking anti-sanctuary executive order
LOS ANGELES (April 26, 2017) — U.S. District Court Judge William Orrick issued a nationwide preliminary injunction yesterday blocking the Trump administration from carrying out provisions in a January 25th executive[…]
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Supreme Court case could have major impact on naturalized citizens
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 25, 2017) — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on April 26, 2017 in a case that has significance to millions of naturalized U.S. citizens. In Maslenjak[…]
Moral citizenship forum
Circle Pines, Minn. (April 17, 2017) — Approximately 300 clergy and people of faith who live in Minnesota’s Sixth Congressional District will participate in a Moral Citizenship Forum from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday,[…]
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Facing an emboldened ICE, detentions of Vietnamese nationals spike under new administration
Philadelphia, Penn. (April 10, 2017) — In the past month, the Vietnamese American community has been rocked by a surge of community members apprehended and detained for possible deportation. In the first[…]
Condemn attorney general plan to prosecute undocumented immigrants and target humanitarian workers
LOS ANGELES (April 13, 2017) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions yesterday released a memo directing federal prosecutors to prioritize the prosecution of immigration status-related “crimes,” including an increase in felony charges[…]
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Bloomington USCIS office moving to downtown Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (April 14, 2017) — The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) office currently located in Bloomington, Minn., is moving to 250 Marquette Ave., Marquette Plaza, Suite 710, Minneapolis, MN 55401.[…]
We’re a nation of immigrants, President Trump
Immigration Law & You By R. Mark Frey No question about it. We’ve entered a new era with the Trump administration, one with a radically different take on the world[…]
