Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., waits to speak to reporters following a closed-door meeting with fellow Democrats on Wednesday. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP With the government on the brink of a partial shutdown, the Senate is scrambling to keep funding flowing and address bipartisan distress over President Trump’s […]
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DHS increasing self-deportation stipend from $1,000 to $2,600
The Department of Homeland Security announced on Wednesday that it is increasing its stipend for those who are in the United States illegally and self-deport by $1,600. Previously, DHS offered $1,000 to those who use the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Home App to self-deport, but now, it’s raising that number to $2,600. DHS claimed that […]
DHS pauses immigration applications for an additional 20 countries : NPR
Immigrants prepare to become American citizens at a naturalization service on Jan. 22, 2018 in Newark, New Jersey. Although much of the federal government was shut down Monday morning, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), offices remained open nationwide. John Moore/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption John Moore/Getty Images North America The […]
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem confronted about veteran in contentious hearing over deportations
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem found herself in the hot seat on Capitol Hill on Thursday, defending herself from Democrats who sharply questioned the Trump administration’s hardline immigration actions. In one notable exchange, Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-R.I., asked Noem if DHS had deported any military veterans — and she said the department has not. Magaziner […]
Thousands of immigrants could be eligible for bond hearings, striking down DHS policy: Judge
A federal judge has struck down a Department of Homeland Security policy implemented in July that forced most immigrants who entered the United States without inspection to remain in detention throughout their removal proceedings. The decision could potentially allow thousands of immigrants who have been subject to mandatory detention to be released. On Tuesday, Judge […]