#immigration-policy

#immigration-policy

The government is planning an overhaul of the asylum appeals system, as it tries to cut the number of migrants staying in hotels while they await a ruling. A new, independent body will be established, staffed by independent adjudicators, with the aim of hearing cases more quickly. The Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, said she was taking practical steps to end unacceptable delays. The government has been under increasing pressure to reduce its reliance on asylum hotels. It now wants to regain the initiative. Ministers have pledged to end hotel use in this parliament - but 32,000 asylum seekers are still housed in them.

In a move first reported by the Associated Press, the state department said that all of the foreigners who currently hold valid US visas are subject to continuous vetting for any indication that they could be ineligible for the document, including those already admitted into the country. Should such evidence come to light, the visa would be revoked and, if the visa holder were in the United States, they would be subject to deportation.

Zandi sees GDP growth hitting a low of 1%, down from 3% in the second quarter, with inflation peaking at 3.5%. The latest personal consumption expenditures price index showed the annual rate was at 2.6% in June, while the July consumer price index rose 2.7%. But even that outlook may be too low. Zandi previously told Fortune that if Trump continues deporting immigrants at the current rate, inflation could get closer to 4% if and when it peaks, likely early next year.

The states allege that the Department of Justice "arbitrarily relied on immigration-related factors that Congress did not authorize it to rely on in allocating federal grant monies to support victims."

"ICE is recruiting. I don't know if you know this. There's going to be almost no age limit. You can be as young as 18 or as old as you want to be."

Gina Policard, a home health aide from Haiti, began working in Brooklyn after obtaining Temporary Protected Status. She emphasizes her love for caregiving.

"Three years ago, thousands of migrants and asylum seekers began streaming into our city every week - and the Adams administration stepped up. We opened hundreds of emergency migrant shelters to ensure no family slept on the street. Since then, we have successfully helped more than 200,000 migrants leave our shelter system and take the next step toward self-sufficiency."

These immigrants, many like a farmworker in Texas or a cancer survivor, remain in detention due to the Trump administration's no-bond policy, preventing their release regardless of circumstances.

Judge Dolly Gee expressed skepticism at the government's request to end the Flores agreement, which mandates that immigrant children are safe and not held unreasonably long.

"I put out a recruitment video yesterday - I'm actually a sworn deputy sheriff and a reserve police officer - I wasn't part of ICE, but once I put that out there and you put a little blurb on your show, it went crazy," he said.

Ajallooeian applied to the US State Department for a category J visa, meant for exchange scholars with funds to cover their research and salary.

Students have dropped out of summer and afterschool enrichment programs, opting to stay home in fear of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents detaining their family and friends.

The lawsuit seeks to reverse ICE's policies under the Administrative Procedure Act, a federal law that governs how agencies create and enforce regulations.

California has tried to expand food benefits to some immigrants without legal status, contrasting with the Trump administration's effort to crack down on immigrants living in the U.S.

The US State Department has announced it will require travellers from certain countries to pay bonds of up to $15,000 to enter the United States. This pilot programme targets B-1 business and B-2 tourism visas, starting August 20, focusing on countries with historically high visa overstays.

Goldman Sachs economists noted one distinction between this year and last: the unemployment rate was rising alongside slowing hiring rates last year, while this year has seen stability.

Bill C-2, the Strong Borders Act, gives the federal government and border officials broad new powers to search devices, collect data, and make immigration decisions without full parliamentary oversight.