Remain in Mexico Program Expands While Federal Court Appeals Continue Despite calls from the Biden administration to end the Migrant Protection Protocols program, more commonly known as the “MPP” or the “Remain in Mexico” program, the policy has continued to be used. It has now expanded from parts of Texas into the border areas near San Diego, California. The program keeps asylum seekers at the southern border READ MORE READ MORE

Senate Republicans Seek to Stop Immigrants from Voting in Local Elections Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) recently unveiled legislation that would bar federal funding to states and localities that allow noncitizens to vote. The legislation is in response to a decision from the New York City Council earlier this month that allows certain permanent residents and other foreign citizens to vote in local elections. The New York City READ MORE READ MORE

Biden Administration Officially Withdraws Support for Salary-Based Visa Selection System In a motion filed in court in Washington, D.C., earlier this week, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) has withdrawn its support for a rule, promulgated by President Trump just prior to leaving office, that would have given visa preferences to those individuals earning higher salaries, the salary-based visa selection system. Every year, 85,000 foreign workers are READ MORE READ MORE

Clothing Company Settles Federal Charges of Discrimination Against Non-US Citizen Employees The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced that the American retail company Gap has settled federal charges that alleged discrimination against non-U.S. citizen employees due to their immigration status. Gap will pay a $73,263 fine for the violations and provide back wages to employees who lost work as a result, ending an investigation into the company’s READ MORE READ MORE

House Passes Spending Bill with $1 Billion Dedicated to Immigration Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a nearly $2 trillion spending bill that includes $1 billion dedicated to several measures that would address visa and employment authorization backlogs, as well as support for U.S. citizens whose parents are undocumented in the United States.   The bill – which will now be sent to the U.S. Senate for READ MORE READ MORE