Posted by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick | Jan 20, 2022 | Due Process & the Courts, Immigration Courts When the Biden administration announced a new “dedicated docket” in immigration court for families seeking asylum at the border, many advocates raised concerns that the docket would forgo due process for efficiency’s sake. This…

Posted by Leslie Dellon | Jan 26, 2022 | Business & the Workforce, Employment Based, High Skilled The Biden administration recently announced four actions intended to improve immigration “pathways” for noncitizens in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. However, these changes are constrained by the delays at U.S. Citizenship…

By Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune Jan. 26, 2022 “Texas violated voting rights law during redistricting, retiring state GOP senator says in sworn court statement” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics,…

Posted by American Immigration Council Legal Staff Written by Caroline Walters and Kate Melloy Goettel  This week the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two related immigration cases. Each asks whether certain noncitizens are entitled to bond hearings before a judge after the government has detained them for a prolonged…

Posted by Walter Ewing The labor shortages currently afflicting many sectors of the U.S. economy are being aggravated by the arrival of fewer and fewer workers from abroad. Although immigration has been slowing since 2016, the biggest declines have occurred since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020….

By Allyson Waller, The Texas Tribune Jan. 25, 2022 “Here’s how Texans can get free at-home COVID-19 tests and N95 masks from the federal government” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics,…

IR-2022-18, January 24, 2022 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today kicked off the 2022 tax filing season with an urgent reminder to taxpayers to take extra precautions this year to file an accurate tax return electronically to help speed refunds. The start of this year’s tax season – which takes place…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2022 Eagle Pass Police Department Public Affairs Officer Humberto Garza, Jr. announced the tragic death of an Eagle Pass male individual on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, by suicide, becoming the second suicide victim of the young 2022 year. Garza stated…

By Reese Oxner and Brian Lopez, The Texas Tribune Jan. 23, 2022 “Long before Colleyville synagogue standoff, Texas houses of worship were preparing for violent attacks” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy,…

By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune Jan. 25, 2022 “After FBI raid, U.S. Rep Henry Cuellar says investigation will prove “no wrongdoing on my part”” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics,…