By Lomi Kriel The backlog in Houston’s overwhelmed downtown immigration court grew more than 460 percent between 2010 and 2016, swelling from about 6,400 to 36,100 pending cases, according to a new analysis released Tuesday. With only six immigration judges on the bench, Houston’s court could see its case load […]
USCIS Director Senate Committee Testimony on “The Security of U.S. Visa Programs”
16 Mar
by Foster, on News
342 Dirksen Senate Office Building Chairman Johnson, Ranking Member Carper, and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify at today’s hearing. While my colleagues from the Department of State (DOS) and the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will discuss security […]
By Deepti Hajela NEW YORK — There were moments in nursing school when Hina Naveed was tempted to quit, not because she couldn’t do the work, but because she wondered whether, as an undocumented immigrant, she’d be allowed to get a license once she graduated. “OK, I paid all this […]
Central American immigrants, wary of recent raids sweeping up young people, adjust to a life of fear
15 Mar
by Foster, on News
When Wildin David Guillen Acosta left his apartment to head to high school one chilly morning in January, two immigration agents were waiting. Acosta, 19, immediately threw himself on the ground and yelled for help. As his father watched from the window of their garden apartment in a scruffy southeast […]