New Jersey Senators Call for Release of Imprisoned Immigrants Both of New Jersey’s U.S. senators – Bob Menendez and Cory Booker – have demanded the release of all imprisoned immigrants throughout the entire state who are not a threat to public safety or otherwise a priority for removal from the country. Each senator signed and submitted a letter to acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Tae READ MORE READ MORE

The U.S. Census Bureau’s population data shows that after years of population growth, the Hispanic population has become a large majority of Allentown, with the Lehigh Valley facing a decline in the population of whites over the last decade. Hispanic Population Growth in Lehigh Valley As of 2020, approximately 54 percent of the city’s population, more than 68,000 people, identified themselves as Hispanic. This makes Allentown the READ MORE READ MORE

On August 18, 2021, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), keeping in line with their goal of a fair, orderly, and humane immigration system, published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”), amending the processing of protection claims. The proposed rule would allow individuals who receive a positive credible fear determination to be further interviewed by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) asylum READ MORE READ MORE

Democrats Announce Path to Citizenship for Certain Immigrant Children  This week, a bi-partisan group in the United States Senate introduced a bill that would allow children who had entered with their parents on short-term visas to apply for permanent residence, and ultimately citizenship. Currently, many adult immigrants on temporary work visas are unable to obtain permanent residency or otherwise face long delays, forcing their dependent children, who READ MORE READ MORE

On June 23, 2021, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) launched the H-2B data hub, which provides information to the public on employers or agents petitioning for H-2B workers. A press release noted that this is an effort to increase transparency in employment-based visa programs. H-2B Data Hub The data hub will allow the public to search for H-2B petitioners by cap fiscal year since 2015. READ MORE READ MORE