When Shelly Blanco, 42, voted for Donald Trump, she never expected his push to deport “bad hombres” would land her husband in jail.
Shelly Blanco stands in the dining room of the family home in Perry, Fla., on Friday, May 19, 2017. “We are ready for Rudy to come home,” said Blanco of her husband, seen with their daughter in the background, who is being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in Wakulla, Fla. (Photo: Joe Rondone, The […]
Trump Takes a (Calculated) Risk on Immigration
His voters don’t care what Steve Bannon thinks. But they might care if their president acts like a career politician. Republican Representative Steve King of Iowa says that President Donald Trump will see his base “destroyed” if he agrees to provide legal status to illegal immigrants who came here as children, or at least if […]
Trump’s decision on ‘Dreamers’ could spell fate of immigration reform
President Trump’s forthcoming decision on the fate of so-called Dreamers – unauthorized immigrants who were brought to the U.S. before adulthood – could have far-reaching consequences not only for his quest for immigration reform and an impenetrable border wall. As the Washington Examiner reported last week, Trump is under mounting pressure to terminate or phase […]
Federal immigration authorities have resumed fast processing of some visa requests by foreign high-tech workers
After a four-month break, federal immigration authorities have resumed fast processing of some visa requests by foreign high-tech workers, the government announced Monday. So-called expediting of H-1B visa applications, in which the government guarantees a decision within 15 days in return for a $1,225 processing fee, will resume immediately for applicants who plan to work at American […]
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