Since 2017, President Trump has enacted many controversial policies that have Democrats spinning in their office chairs. In fact, the president’s intolerant rhetoric and misleading accusations have even managed to spark discontent among his own party members. The Family Separation Policy and the president’s obstinate desire for a border wall have dropped his public approval...Read More
The Trump Administration has been enacting increasingly controversial policies in its efforts to limit the number of migrants, refugees, and asylum-seekers entering the United States. These fluctuating laws and regulations aren’t just targeting illegal migrants, but anyone who is trying to enter the country by legal means. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) claims...Read More
Since 2016, the Trump Administration has been implementing increasingly controversial policies to limit the rights and protections previously awarded to both naturalized and undocumented immigrants. On November 9, 2018, President Trump signed a presidential proclamation that prevents immigrants from illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border for the sake of asylum. Any individuals or families seeking asylum...Read More
In the last year, the Trump Administration has enacted increasingly controversial policies specifically targeting immigrants living in the United States. Recently, these detrimental policies have been affecting Hispanic citizens living along the Texas-Mexico border. Even though these citizens have birth certificates validating their citizenship, they are being denied U.S. passports and forced into immigration detention...Read More
Due to the Trump Administration’s radical border policies, over 3,000 children have been separated from their immigrant parents and placed into the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Public outrage across the country has prompted the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California to order that all immigrant children...Read More
After the Trump Administration announced the cancellation of the DACA program, many young people have wondered what their future holds. The DACA program, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, has permitted certain immigrant children who came to the United States when they were young to remain in the country. This program was created under the...Read More
It has been almost two weeks since Donald Trump became the 45th President of the United States, and in that short time he has already issued more than a dozen executive orders, making sweeping changes to everything from federal employment to oil pipelines to immigration. On this blog, we take a look at the immigration...Read More