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Reports that Melania Trump entered the United States under an EB-1 visa have spurred questions about the way in which these visas are issued. Also referred to as the Einstein visa, the EB-1 program is designed to allow individuals with special skills, advanced educational credentials and extraordinary ability to live and work in the U.S....Read More

Despite its status as a sanctuary city, immigrants are still at risk of detention and deportation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials in New York City. New York Police Department policies offer some protections for immigrants who report crimes or who are cited for misdemeanor offenses. ICE can still arrest those suspected of...Read More

In what appears to be a response to the aggressive actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over the past year, Teamster Joint Council 16 has announced that it will serve as a sanctuary union for undocumented immigrants who are currently working and living in New York City. To shield these members from adverse actions...Read More

A recent report released by the legislative affairs director of the New York Police Department (NYPD) indicates that the law enforcement agency received 1,526 requests to detain undocumented immigrants from federal officials in 2017. The NYPD complied with none of these requests. New York has a legal prohibition against turning over undocumented immigrants to Immigration...Read More

Despite its third-place status in immigrant population, New York receives the greatest economic assistance from immigrant workers of any state in the U.S. The financial impact on the state’s economy is derived from both skilled and unskilled workers as well as entrepreneurs. In contrast to the rhetoric often used to disparage the contributions of immigrants...Read More

Officials of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the arrest of 46 individuals over the course of a five-day sting in upstate and western New York State. According to an ICE spokesperson, 23 of those arrested had been convicted of criminal offenses prior to their detainment by the agency. The crimes enumerated by ICE include...Read More

President Donald Trump once again made headlines on January 9, 2017, when he appeared to contradict some of his previous policy positions on immigration. Trump’s remarks indicated that he would be willing to negotiate a bipartisan agreement that would combine securing the borders with providing undocumented immigrants with a pathway to citizenship in the U.S....Read More

A disturbing trend has emerged in New York courtrooms. Agents of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have begun using these courts of law as convenient venues for arresting immigrants who are there to face other charges, pay parking tickets and even to have their charges dismissed. New York City has long established itself as...Read More

Information willingly provided by undocumented immigrants in New York City may soon be used against them by immigration authorities in the area. This could result in deportations of individuals and families who participated in the IDNYC program instituted in 2015. This initiative was intended to provide added security for those without proper identification and to...Read More

Trump Takes Aim at Two Key Immigration Initiatives President Donald Trump announced on December 12, 2017, that he intends to press Congress to end the practice of offering preferred immigration status to family members of those already in the U.S. legally. Trump referred to this policy as chain migration and argued that it presents real...Read More