Tag: Immigration

MSNBC Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber questions former Attorney General Eric Holder about the Obama and Trump administrations ‘ approach to immigration policy, noting the high deportation rate under the Obama and Holder Justice Department. Holder says the deportations under…

North Carolina Republican Rep. Mark Walker says even Democrats now believe there is a crisis at the southern border. FOX News operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Radio, FOX News Headlines 24/7, FOXNews.com and…

The Department of Homeland Security plans to ask Congress for sweeping new powers in dealing with unaccompanied migrant children. NBC’s Julia Ainsley and PBS Newshour National Correspondent Amna Nawaz join Ayman Mohyeldin to break down what DHS is seeking. »…

President Trump tweets a threat to close the southern border as CBP warns the crisis has reached a 'breaking point.' FOX News operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Radio, FOX News Headlines 24/7, FOXNews.com…

Reuters reported that more than 37,000 visa applications were refused in 2018 as a direct result of the administration’s travel ban on primarily Muslim-majority countries. K-1 visas for fiances of US citizens dropped 35.7% in fiscal year 2018, compared to 2016, and student visas declined by 23%, according to state department data. The document is just one of myriad changes under the current administration that have made it more difficult for people to enter and stay in the country through lawful means – even as Trump says publicly that he wants foreigners in the US, but “they have to come in legally”. Two years later, that number plummeted to 22,491 “Is it deliberate? In August 2016, Fawzi and his family say they received a letter with conditional approval to resettle in the US. “Four months,” Fawzi’s family told the Guardian, “and we are now in two years and [a] half.” Every time they ask officials about why they are stuck in Lebanon, they get the same answer: security procedure. However, experts in immigration policy say there’s no evidence many of the new vetting policies affecting foreign nationals work. Bier said the requirements have been devised primarily to “obstruct legal immigration”. “The ultimate goal is making it more difficult to live in the United States legally,” Bier said. But at least his partner’s visa was eventually approved.

Reuters reported that more than 37,000 visa applications were refused in 2018 as a direct result of the administration’s travel ban on primarily Muslim-majority countries. K-1 visas for fiances of US citizens dropped 35.7% in fiscal year 2018, compared to 2016, and student visas declined by 23%, according to state department data. The document is just one of myriad changes under the current administration that have made it more difficult for people to enter and stay in the country through lawful means – even as Trump says publicly that he wants foreigners in the US, but “they have to come in legally”. Two years later, that number plummeted to 22,491 “Is it deliberate? In August 2016, Fawzi and his family say they received a letter with conditional approval to resettle in the US. “Four months,” Fawzi’s family told the Guardian, “and we are now in two years and [a] half.” Every time they ask officials about why they are stuck in Lebanon, they get the same answer: security procedure. However, experts in immigration policy say there’s no evidence many of the new vetting policies affecting foreign nationals work. Bier said the requirements have been devised primarily to “obstruct legal immigration”. “The ultimate goal is making it more difficult to live in the United States legally,” Bier said. But at least his partner’s visa was eventually approved.

Democrats on Capitol Hill hammered Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen over the Trump administration's family separation policy at the border. Garrett Haake and Michael Steele discuss. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc MSNBC delivers breaking news and in-depth analysis of the…

South Dakota Republican Sen. John Thune says House Democrats are blinded to the crisis at the border by their hatred of President Trump. #AmericasNewsroom #FoxNews FOX News operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Radio,…

Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen faces a Democrat-controlled House committee for the first time. #CNN #News

Children and families now make up more than half of those in custody on the southern border, according to Customs and Border Patrol; Casey Stegall reports on the stats. #AmericasNewsroom #FoxNews FOX News operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX…