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The Trump administration's Department of Homeland Security finalized a rule that extended the list of recited benefits and other factors to be considered in determining whether an application of admission or adjustment of status is likely to become a public charge
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amends the immigration and nationality act to: (1) eliminate the per- country numerical limitation for employment- based immigrants and (2) increase the per- country numerical limitation for family based immigrant from 7% to 15% of the total number of family sponsored visas.
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The department completed 1.2 million repatriations in 2021 more than two and a half times as many as in 2020 and the highest number since 2006
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allowed U.S. officials to turn away migrants who came to the U.S Mexico border on the grounds of preventing the spread of covid-19
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over 1.2% of the global population was forced to leave their homes. Among these people are over 32.5 million refugees. 76% of those refugees come from just six countries
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Under longstanding immigration policy, federal officials can deny entry to the U.S. or adjustment to lawful permanent resident (LPR) status (i.e., a “green card”) to someone they determine to be a public charge. On September 9, 2022, the Biden Administration published new public charge inadmissibility regulations.1 that have largely codified 1999 field guidance governing public charge determinations and these regulations went into effect on December 23, 2022
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The ruling Democratic Party introduced a citizenship act on Wednesday, which among other things, seek to eliminate the country quote for free cars and make changed in the H-1B visa system
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This issue brief provides the latest update on some key evolving immigration policies, including Title 42 as it applies to border enforcement, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, and the public charge rule and discusses the implications of these policies for the health and well-being of immigrants.