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The average processing time for a citizenship application was cut in half from a record high of 11.5 months in 2021 to 4.9 months this fiscal year, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration ...
In a related action, the administration has given Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials the power to quickly deport about 1.4 million immigrants who were granted legal entry to the U.S ...
Trump has fired several top immigration court officials since taking office, however, which may impact the processing of those cases. [Getty Images] Cancelling existing migrants' appointments
The proposed law introduces an asylum procedure in the U.S. Border, where asylum officers from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) can review asylum applications at a more rapid pace. This new process, called removal proceedings, is detailed in a new section of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) specifically Section ...
In 1986, Ronald Reagan signed into law the Immigration Reform and Control Act, which beefed up border security while granting a pathway to citizenship for nearly 2.7 million immigrants.
In the Senate, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006 (CIRA) was sponsored by Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) and passed in May 2006. CIRA would have given a path to eventual citizenship to a majority of undocumented immigrants already in the country as well as dramatically increased legal immigration.
The bill proposed amending the Immigration and Nationality Act's Section 245, which concerns adjustment of status—the process by which a noncitizen already in the United States can acquire lawful permanent residency, commonly known as "green card" status, without having to travel abroad and receive an immigrant visa from a US consular post ...
The bulk of the surge in immigration can be attributed to the Biden administration’s easing of the strict policies put in place by President-elect Donald Trump, along with surging asylum ...