Editor’s Note: Here’s a look at immigration-related news in the US this week. Email questions, tips or comments to the VOA Immigration Team: ImmigrationUnit@voanews.com
The new green card registration date could allow millions of people to adjust their status in the US
House Democrats introduced a bill to update the deadline for some immigrants’ eligibility to apply for permanent residency. This is not the first time changes have been made to the green card registry, and the current cut-off date is 1972. No specific date is suggested. Instead, House Democrats propose that applicants would have to have lived in the US for seven years to be eligible, creating a permanent registry that would allow new people to apply each year.
The United States will expedite the application process for Afghan special immigrant visas
US officials on Monday announced a change to the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) process for Afghans in which applicants will have to submit just one form so that applications can go through a single government agency, they senior officials told reporters. As of July 20, new applicants, some in the SIV pipeline, no longer need to submit a separate petition to US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to obtain special immigrant status, the which means the entire process is now overseen by the State Department.
Governors continue to ferry migrants to Washington
A new Republican-led effort to protest the Biden administration’s handling of record migration across the US-Mexico border has resulted in thousands of asylum seekers being transported to the nation’s capital , alarming aid groups and immigrant rights advocates. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott launched the program in April, chartering buses to send newly arrived migrants from the southern border to Washington.
VOA special report
In this special report, VOA immigration reporter Aline Barros provides an overview of the situation consequences of the Trump administration’s zero tolerance policy in 2017.
The Supreme Court will not allow Biden to implement the deportation policy
The Supreme Court will not allow the Biden administration to implement a policy that prioritizes illegally deporting people to the country who pose the greatest risk to public safety. Thursday’s court order puts the policy on hold across the country for now. The court announced it would hear arguments on the case at the end of November.
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