By Bill Lambrecht, Houston Chronicle WASHINGTON – Democrats in Congress are growing increasingly pessimistic that an agreement to protect young immigrants from deportation can be reached this year. While U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, says it would take a miracle to get a deal done before lawmakers leave for the […]
Attorney general, DHS secretary tie NYC terror attack to ‘failures’ in immigration system
15 Dec
by Foster LLP, on News
By Geneva Sands and Matt Seyler, ABC News Attorney General Jeff Sessions invoked this week’s terror attack in New York City to criticize United States immigration policy at a Baltimore press conference Tuesday. “As yesterday’s New York events showed, in the starkest terms, the failures of our immigration system are […]
Former owner and manager of Long Island catering hall indicted for forced labor and visa fraud
11 Dec
by Foster LLP, on News
NEW YORK — Two Long Island men face charges of forced labor and visa fraud following an investigation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York with assistance from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In late October, President Donald Trump lifted a temporary ban on most refugee admissions, a move that should have cleared the way for more people fleeing persecution and violence to come to the United States. Instead, the number of refugees admitted to the country has plummeted. In […]