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Trump Administration Lifts Coronavirus Travel Ban on Europe and Brazil. President-Elect Likely to Reject the Proclamation

Late Monday night, President Trump ordered an end to the Coronavirus related travel ban put on non-citizen and permanent resident travelers from Europe and Brazil. For more information, please click here for Europe and here for Brazil. The proclamation will…

Jenny ZhanJanuary 19, 2021

Immigration Biden/Harris Administration

What should we know about Alejandro Mayorkas, President-elect Biden’s pick as Homeland Security Secretary?

Last month, President-elect Joe Biden announced that he plans to nominate Alejandro Mayorkas to serve in his cabinet as Secretary of Homeland Security. Mayorkas, who would be the first immigrant and first Latino in the role, would manage the Department…

Jenny ZhanDecember 22, 2020

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Dustin Saldarriaga Publishes Article on Biden’s Influence on Immigration Policy

In an article published on RealClearMarkets.com, Scott Legal attorney Dustin Saldarriaga presents the argument that President-elect Joe Biden can improve U.S. immigration policy by actively working to limit executive power over it. Saldarriaga documents how the number of immigrants affected by…

Jenny ZhanNovember 25, 2020

Immigration Biden/Harris Administration News

Joe Biden Elected as the 46th President of the United States. A Lookback at Some of the Immigration Changes in the Last Four Years

On Saturday, President-Elect Joe Biden has been projected to become the next President of the United States. Confirmation of the vote total will come later this month and the inauguration will happen on January 20, 2021. In the past four…

Jenny ZhanNovember 9, 2020