Tag: Trump Administration

  1. New Jersey Among Top 5 States in Number of Immigrants Becoming Naturalized Citizens in 2017

    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ranks New Jersey in the top-5 states with the most number of naturalizations in 2017. READ MORE

  2. Federal Court Temporarily Halts Trump TPS Terminations

    A federal district court entered a nationwide order stopping the Trump Administration’s recent decisions to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nearly 300,000 immigrants in the United States from Haiti, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Sudan. READ MORE

  3. Immigration Law Blogs (not intended to be legal advice) - Ray Lahoud, Norris McLaughlin Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, United States of America, Attorney at Law

    The Weekly Round-Up: Temporary Protected Status Extended for Somalis and Landscaping Companies Hit Hard by Visa Rules

    Temporary protected status extended for Somalis and landscaping companies are hit hard by Visa rules, making businesses, large and small, frustrated by this uncertainty in the availability of workers. READ MORE

  4. New Jersey Denied Millions in Federal Grants over “Sanctuary State” Immigration Policies, State Sues Trump Administration

    New Jersey sued the US DOJ over the Trump administration’s policy that attaches immigration enforcement conditions to federal public safety grants. READ MORE

  5. Immigration Law Blogs (not intended to be legal advice) - Ray Lahoud, Norris McLaughlin Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, United States of America, Attorney at Law

    The Weekly Round-Up: Asylum Claims Based on Gang and Domestic Violence Rejected at Border and Microsoft Threatens to Move Employment Abroad

    The Trump Administration will start instructing all officers reviewing refugee applications to summarily reject any claims based upon fear of gang violence. READ MORE