A federal government watchdog said Friday that Chad Wolf and Ken Cuccinelli, senior officials at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), had been illegally appointed to their current positions in the department accused of implementing President Trump’s immigration agenda. In a decision published Friday, the Government Accountability Office, the …
Read More »Trump administration can regulate testing commitment to green card in most states, court rules
A federal appellate court on Wednesday overturned an order that blocked the nationwide implementation of a controversial wealth test for green cards and immigrant visas, allowing the Trump administration to pursue policies in every state except New York, Connecticut and Vermont. The court overturned last month’s ruling in part by …
Read More »Trump administration can regulate testing commitment to green card in most states, court rules
A federal appellate court on Wednesday overturned an order that blocked the nationwide implementation of a controversial wealth test for green cards and immigrant visas, allowing the Trump administration to pursue policies in every state except New York, Connecticut and Vermont. The court overturned last month’s ruling in part by …
Read More »Immigration agency to suspend almost 70 percent of its workforce
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) is preparing to suspend nearly 70 percent of its workforce as the agency faces budget deficits amid the coronavirus pandemic, a spokesman for the agency. About 13,400 of the agency’s 20,000 employees will receive a notice that they will be suspended starting …
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