Immigration Law

Immigration provisions could change under the House or Senate The US House of Representatives is currently reviewing the Democratic leaders’ spending bill and there are some resolutions that could undergo a number of prominent changes, such as, for example, the immigration provisions. Democratic leaders included an immigration section in the budget package, stating that optimizing…

Immigration Reform Stalled in Congress The Biden administration has been trying to promote comprehensive immigration reform by any means possible since the beginning of the year, stating that the local immigration system is long broken and needs to be reshaped at its roots. However, in light of the health care crisis and the most alarming…

House still to deliberate on Biden’s spending bill Last week, the US House of Representatives deliberated on Biden’s infrastructure bill and spending package. At the end of the session, the House passed the infrastructure bill, handing an unprecedented political victory to the Biden administration. However, the House decided to postpone the decision on the spending…

DACA: A Deportation Relief Program in Limbo DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) is a deportation relief program that was initially implemented by the Obama administration in 2012, but which went through a series of legal challenges under the Trump administration between 2017 and early 2021. Broadly speaking, DACA provides temporary amnesty to young immigrants…

Expert comments on immigration resolution in spending bill An immigration law professor from a leading US university recently commented on the immigration provisions included by Democratic leaders in the most recent spending bill. This budget package, which is currently under review by the US House of Representatives, seeks to invest in the immigration sector to…

The Senate Parliamentarian’s opinion The Senate Parliamentarian, also called Senate referee, is the official policy advisor to this branch of Congress. In other words, the Senate Parliamentarian is an impartial interpreter of Senate rules and parliamentary procedure. That is why the Senate Parliamentarian has the right to give his/her opinion regarding certain proposals and bills,…

Democrats’ immigration plans have been intercepted The Biden administration has opened the door for Democratic leaders to introduce a fairly comprehensive immigration plan through the most recent budget package, which could pass through the reconciliation process. Broadly speaking, this process would allow Democrats to circumvent the Republican filibuster in the Senate by needing only 51…