TOP UPDATES Changes to Asylum Interview SchedulingUSCIS: seeks to deter those who might try to use the existing backlog as a means to obtain employment authorization.USCIS will follow these priorities when scheduling affirmative asylum interviews:

1.      Applications that were scheduled for an interview, but the interview had to be rescheduled at the applicant’s request or the needs of USCIS;

2.      Applications pending 21 days or less since filing; and3.      All other pending applications, starting with newer filings and working back

toward older filings.Additionally, the Affirmative Asylum Bulletin issued by USCIS has been discontinued.

         Note:  When this policy has trapped pending cases in an infinite backlog in the past, mandamus actions were often used to get cases scheduled

AILA:  FAQs on Changes to the Asylum Office Affirmative Scheduling System

 ICE is about to start tracking license plates across the USThe Verge: The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has officially gained agency-wide access to a nationwide license plate recognition database, according to a contract finalized earlier this month. The system gives the agency access to billions of license plate records and new powers of real-time location tracking, raising significant concerns from civil libertarians. Extension of Syrian TPSUSCIS: Secretary Nielsen determined that the ongoing armed conflict and extraordinary conditions that support Syria’s designation for TPS continue to exist. Therefore, pursuant to the statute she has extended Syria’s TPS designation for 18 months. ICE Releases Directive on Civil Immigration Enforcement Actions Inside CourthousesICE publishes its policy on civil immigration enforcement actions inside federal, state, and local courthouses, stating that this activity is “wholly consistent with longstanding law enforcement practices, nationwide…. often necessitated by the unwillingness of jurisdictions to cooperate with ICE….” AILA Doc. No. 18013140.

         ICE Provides FAQs on Courthouse Arrests Policy

         NYSBA passed a resolution calling on the federal government to add state courthouses to its list of sensitive locations and on Congress to codify and expand the sensitive locations policy. See attached.

 Immigration Legislation Attempts

         Bipartisan immigration bill surfaces [today], Trump knocks it down

         NPR CHART: How Trump's Immigration Proposal Compares With Other Plans

         Full text of President Donald Trump's State of the Union address         Article: Trump’s Path to Citizenship for 1.8 Million Will Leave Out Nearly

Half of All Dreamers         Breakdown of Public Opinion on Immigration Proposals         Millennials across racial and ethnic lines overwhelmingly support

citizenship for those who meet DACA’s eligibility requirements         CNN Chart: Immigration backlash is coming from places least touched by

immigration DHS Announces Additional Security Procedures for Refugees Seeking Resettlement in the U.S.DHS announced additional security enhancements and recommendations for the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), including additional screening for certain nationals from high-risk countries, administering the USRAP in a more “risk-based manner,” and periodic review. AILA Doc. No. 18013001 LITIGATION/CASELAW Judge Orders Immediate Release of an Immigrant Rights ActivistThe District Court of the Southern District of New York granted a petition for habeas corpus and ordered that the petitioner be immediately released from custody so that he can say goodbye prior to removal. (Ragbir v. Sessions, 1/29/18). AILA Doc. No. 18020137 BIA Narrows Definition of “Admitted In Any Status” for Cancellation of Removal PurposesThe BIA held that, outside the Fifth and Ninth Circuits, to establish continuous residence after having been “admitted in any status” for cancellation of removal, an individual must be admitted in lawful immigration status. Matter of Castillo Angulo, 27 I&N Dec. 194 (BIA 2018). AILA Doc. No. 18013031 BIA Orders Respondent Detained without Bond Due to DUIsThe BIA vacated the IJ’s decision to set a $25,000 bond and ordered detention without bond, after finding that the respondent did not meet his burden to show that he was not a danger to the community due to multiple convictions for DUIs. Matter of Siniauskas, 27 I&N Dec. 207 (BIA 2018). AILA Doc. No. 18020239 BIA Holds Leaving Scene of Accident Not a CIMTUnpublished BIA decision holds that leaving the scene of an accident under Cal. Veh. Code 20001(a) is not a CIMT because it criminalizes mere failure to provide all forms of identification. Special thanks to IRAC. (Matter of Khan, 4/26/17) AILA Doc. No. 18020203 BIA Finds Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Manufacture or Deliver Not an Aggravated Felony

Unpublished BIA decision holds possession of cocaine with intent to manufacture or deliver under Fla. Stat. 893.13 is not an aggravated felony because neither offense requires unlawful trading or dealing. Special thanks to IRAC. (Matter of Christie, 4/26/17). AILA Doc. No. 18013042 CA1 Upholds Denial of Asylum Due to Failure to Show Membership in a Cognizable Social GroupThe court denied the petition for review, finding that the petitioner’s proffered social group was insufficiently particular and also failed the social distinctiveness requirement. (Perez-Rabanales v. Sessions, 1/26/18). AILA Doc. No. 18013135 CA3 Holds That a Conviction for Georgia Forgery Is an Aggravated FelonyThe court denied the petitions for review, holding that a conviction under Georgia’s forgery statute constitutes an offense “relating to” forgery that falls under INA §101(a)(43)(R), making the petitioner subject to removal as an aggravated felon. (Williams v. Att’y Gen., 1/19/18). AILA Doc. No. 18013132 CA5 Holds That Petitioner’s PTSD Did Not Have to Be Considered in Determining His CredibilityThe court denied the petition for review, holding that Matter of J-R-R-A- did not apply despite the petitioner’s PTSD diagnosis and deferring to the determinations of the IJ and the BIA that his testimony was not credible. (Singh v. Sessions, 1/23/18). AILA Doc. No. 18013134 CA7 Upholds Decision That Petitioner from Kyrgyzstan Did Not Prove Eligibility for AsylumThe court denied the petition for review, holding that the IJ and the BIA did not err in concluding that the petitioner’s persecution was not connected to membership in a particular social group of persons associated with a particular political family. (Zhakypbaev v. Sessions, 1/26/18). AILA Doc. No. 18020134 CA7 Holds That IJ and BIA Did Not Err in Applying “Substantial Risk of Torture” Standard for Eligibility for CAT ReliefThe court denied the petition for review, finding that in asking whether the petitioner faced a “substantial risk of torture,” the IJ and the BIA did not misunderstand the burden an individual faces when seeking relief under the Convention Against Torture. (Perez-Montes v. Sessions, 1/24/18). AILA Doc. No. 18020132 CA9 Finds No Right to Court-Appointed Counsel for Minors in Immigration ProceedingsThe court denied the petition for review, holding that there is no categorical right to court-appointed counsel at government expense for minors in immigration proceedings, under either the Due Process Clause or the INA. (C.J.L.G. v. Sessions, 1/29/18). AILA Doc. No. 18013036 CA9 Holds That California Carjacking Is Not a Crime of Violence

The court held that a conviction for carjacking under California Penal Code §215(a) is not a crime of violence under INA §101(a)(43)(F), but remanded to the BIA on the issue of whether the petitioner’s conviction was a theft offense under §101(a)(43)(G). (Solorio-Ruiz v. Sessions, 1/29/18). AILA Doc. No. 18020135 CA11 Holds Battery of a Child Under Fla. Stat. §784.085 to Be a Crime of Child Abuse and a CIMTThe court held that a battery of a child conviction under Florida Statute §784.085 is categorically a crime of child abuse and a crime involving moral turpitude (CIMT). (Pierre v. Attorney General, 1/18/18). AILA Doc. No. 18020260 Texas and Other States File Amicus Brief Challenging Injunction Against DACA RescissionTexas and several other states filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court arguing that the Court should reverse the district court’s 1/9/18 order enjoining the rescission of the DACA program. (DHS v. Regents of the University of California, 1/25/18) AILA Doc. No. 17091102 ACTIONS

 

         AILA: Call for Examples: ICE Notices of Inspection (NOI) Issuance to Employers

         AILA: Sign-On Letter to Secretary Nielsen Opposing Family Separation Proposal

 RESOURCES 

         EOIR Fact Sheet on Observing Immigration Court Hearings

         CLINIC & Tahirih:     Discussion of EOIR's Revised Guidance on Immigration Court Cases Involving Juveniles

         AILA: Bite-Sized Ethics: Desperate Clients, Enforcement Priorities, and Asylum

         AILA:   FAQs on Changes to the Asylum Office Affirmative Scheduling System

         AILA: Upcoming Congressional Hearings on Immigration

         AILA: Deaths at Adult Detention Centers

         Free Civics   Classes For Green Card Holders At The New-York Historical Society

         AIC: Recording of Taking Stock and Looking Ahead: One Year of Immigration Enforcement and Detention Under Trump

         AIC: Summary of Executive Order “Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States”

         AIC: Summary of Executive Order “Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements”

         NIJC: The Trump Administration’s Deadline Bid to Expand Immigration Detention

         NIJC: “Report: ‘What kind of miracle…’ The Systematic Violation of Immigrants’ Right to Counsel at the Cibola County Correctional Center”

         Protecting the Rights of DACA Recipients as Persons Residing Under Color of law in New York, - (Immigration and Citizenship Law)

         Twenty Years After IIRIRA: The Rise of Immigrant Detention and Its Effects on Latinx Communities Across the Nation

         HRF: Trump’s Immigration Wishlist Risks Running Afoul of U.S. Treaty Obligations

 EVENTS 

         2/5/18 NY AILA CLE Deep-Screening for Immigration Relief post-DACA and TPS

         2/7/17 Justice Campaign and Stand With Immigrants Presents Free Immigration Detention Webinar

         2/8/18 Basic Immigration Law 2018         2/8/18 2 CREDIT CLE: Immigration Law-Hot Topics & Survey For The

General Practitioners         2/9/18 Asylum, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Crime Victim, and Other

Immigration Relief 2018         2/11/18 Comedy Benefit for Immigrant & Refuge Rights         2/13/18 Pointers for Success at Points of Entry on the Northern Border         2/17/18 Real People. Real Lives. Women Immigrants of New York at Queens

Museum         2/18/18 Black History Month 2018 Race and Immigration Film Series         2/23/18 2018 Immigration and Asylum Law Conference (Federal Bar

Association and New York Law School)

         2/26/18 New Sanctuary Coalition ACCOMPANIMENT TRAINING John Bowne H.S.

         2/27/18 Non-Court Removal Orders: Expedited, Stipulated, Reinstated, Oh My!

         03/14/18 Reopening Cases for Justice: Basic Rules and Advanced Strategies for Motions to Reopen in Immigration Cases  

         4/12/18 AILA 2018 Removal Defense Conference and Webcast         4/30/18 Working with Immigrants: The Intersection of Basic Immigration,

Housing, and Domestic Violence Issues in California 2018 (Free)         6/20/18 Leadership and Advocacy Training (LAT) intended for emerging

advocates from Southeast Asian American and ally communities to learn how to advocate effectively for policy change - Apply by February 28

         7/26/18 Defending Immigration Removal Proceedings 2018 ImmProf Sunday, February 4, 2018

         High-skilled Indian workers rally for Trump’s merit-based immigration plan

         Wanted in the USA - Tourists: Businesses Want to Combat the “Trump Slump” and Get Tourists and Students Traveling to America Again

         Rising State and Local Resistance to Cooperation with Federal Immigration Enforcement Efforts

Saturday, February 3, 2018

         Leveraging The Power of Student Groups

Friday, February 2, 2018

         Immigration Scholar is the New Dean of Duke Law

         Resources for Undocumented College Students

         One Refugee Story: Law Professor Lan Cao Flees Vietnam

         How Immigration Became So Controversial

         Raquel Aldana: Debunking 3 myths behind ‘chain migration’ and ‘low-skilled’ immigrants

         Death on the Border: Trump Border Patrol Crackdown Shines Light On Rising Number Of Migrant Deaths

Thursday, February 1, 2018

         2018 Vilcek Prizes Celebrate Immigrant Contributions to U.S.

         ICE on Fire: ICEman Attacks "Clean" DACA Bill, Praises President Trump

         More Immigration Stories Coming on Television

         Secretary Of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen Announcement On Temporary Protected Status For Syria

         Ninth Circuit Immigrant Right to Counsel Decision

         Immigration Article of the Day: Looking Past the Label: An Analysis of the Measures Underlying 'Sanctuary Cities' by James Rice

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

         From the Bookshelves: Race, Criminal Justice and Migration Control

         ICE Publishes Courthouse Enforcement Policy

         Do Shithole Countries Produce Shithole Immigrants?

         Immigration and the State of the Union

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

         Sanctuary Cities Symposium

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

         Fourth Amendment and the Border

         Even if Trump makes the case for ‘amnesty’ in his State of the Union address, many Dreamers will still be left out

         Today (Jan. 30) is Fred Korematsu Day!

         Updating the B1, H2, Bricklayers Discussion

         California Senator Kamala Harris to Bring DACA Recipient to Trump’s State of the Union Address

         Immigration Article of the Day: Presidential Power To Protect Dreamers: Abusive or Proper? by Kevin J. Fandel

Monday, January 29, 2018

         President Trump’s Immigration Proposal Holds DACA Recipients Hostage to Extreme Right’s “Wish List” of Immigration Restrictions

         Federal Judge Orders Immediate Release of Immigrant Advocate, Decrying 'Cruel' Treatment by ICE

         ICE is about to start tracking license plates across the US

         Singer Songwriter Camila Cabello Gives a Shout Out to the DREAMers on the Grammys

 AILA NEWS UPDATE http://www.aila.org/advo-media/news/clips Daily Immigration News Clips – February 2, 2018Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on February 2, 2018NationalThe Progressive WALLED IN: Immigration Detentions Are Way Up Under TrumpBy James GoodmanABC News Radio Conflicting Feelings About 'Chain Migration' At State Of The UnionInsideHigherEd A Year of Travel BansBy Elizabeth ReddenSplinter ICE Deports Ohio Father Who Lived in the U.S. for 40 Years Even After House Committee Took Up His CaseBy Rafi SchwartzNew York Times On Twitter, Trump Pressures Democrats to Bargain on DACABy Eileen SullivanNew York Times With DACA in Limbo, Teachers Protected by the Program Gird for the WorstBy Erica GreenWall Street Journal Trump Is Willing to Walk From Immigration Talks if Democrats Don't Accept His TermsBy Laura Meckler, Kristina Peterson, and Siobhan HughesThe Hill GOP leader: Congress may settle for pared-down immigration dealBy Alexander BoltonHuffPost Trump Implores Senate To Vote On Hardline Immigration BillBy Matt FullerBloomberg Politics Six Senators to Watch in the Debate Over Young ImmigrantsBy Sahil KapurPolitico Trump on 'Dreamers' label: 'Don't fall into that trap'By Cristiano Lima

Newsweek ICE IMMIGRATION AGENTS DIRECTED TO GO AFTER UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS ATTENDING COURTBy Graham LanktreeNBC News As politicians feud over immigration, TV writers' rooms find a teaching momentBy Traci G. LeeNewsweek Trump Endangers the American Dream for Gay ImmigrantsBy Adam EliSports Illustrated Abdulai Bundu Wants You to Know the Price and Payoff of an Immigration Success StoryBy Dan GreeneAxios Why Democrats have moved left on immigrationBy Shane SavitskyTalking Points Memo LULAC Officially Rejects Its Leader's Support For Trump Immigration PlanBy Alice OllsteinCatholic News Service Trump immigration plan's impact on family 'deeply troubling,' says bishopThe Washington Post (Op-Ed) The mediocre conservative argument for a grand bargain on immigrationBy Daniel W DreznerTime (Op-Ed) Dreamers Are Americans TooBy Lorella PraeliThe Atlantic (Opinion) Why Immigration DividesBy Derek ThompsonAmerican Prospect Longform (Opinion) The Two Sides of Immigration PolicyBy John JudisLocalSan Antonio Express News DHS officials in San Antonio call for tighter asylum lawsBy Jason BuchVOA How Immigration Arrests Affect Harrisburg, PennsylvaniaBy Bill RodgersABC7 New concern after ICE agents hit 77 NorCal businessesBy Katie MarzulloChicago Tribune ICE detains man at traffic court after DACA status expires, then frees him after outcryBy Robert McCoppin and Brian L. CoxTampa Bay Times Family resolved that Plant City father of six is headed for deportation to Mexico(w/video)By Juan Carlos ChavezColorado Public Radio ICE Says Enforcement Is Now Done By The Book, Immigration Advocates See It DifferentlyBy Allison SherryWKBN Family says longtime Ohio businessman deported to Jordan

WKSU By Phone from Jordan, Adi Joins About 100 at a Pro-Immigration Rally in ClevelandBy ML. SchultzeDetroit News (Opinion) Column: Don't attack legal immigrationBy Jonathan t. Weinberg Daily Immigration News Clips – February 1, 2018Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on February 1, 2018NationalReuters U.S. Immigration Agency to Review Newest Asylum Cases First in Bid to Deter FraudBy Yeganeh TorbatiWall Street Journal U.S. to Prioritize Recent Asylum ApplicationsBy Laura MecklerAssociated Press (AP) U.S. tries to target asylum-seeker backlog by reviewing newer cases firstBy Amy TaxinBoston Herald ICE arresting spouses seeking legal residencyBy Antonio PlanasReuters U.S. immigration agency clarifies policy on courthouse arrestsBy Mica RosenbergReuters U.S. allows Syrians to stay for another 18 monthsBy Yeganeh TorbatiNew York Times 6,900 Syrians Win Permission to Stay in the U.S., for NowBy Vivian YesCNN DHS extends protections for SyriansBy Tal KopanVoice of America Trump's Immigration Plans Draw FireThe Africom PolitiFact: Fact-checking Donald Trump's 2018 State of the Union speechBy Leon ThompsonAP Reaction to Trump's immigration offer casts doubt on a dealBy Alan Fram and Jill ColvinAP Trump warns of immigration peril, touts economy in addressBy Julie Pace and Zeke MillerAP AP FACT CHECK: Trump on family immigrationReuters Trump pushes hardline immigration policies even as he urges unityBy Steve Holland and Jeff MasonReuters After legal setbacks, Trump administration races to Supreme CourtBy Andrew ChungWall Street Journal Lawmakers Not Sold on Trump's 'Fair Compromise' on ImmigrationBy Peter NicholasThe Washington Post 'A bad dream': Pro-immigration group headed by Michael Bloomberg targets 14 senators over fate of 'dreamers'By David Nakamura

The Washington Post Trump's plans for immigration, infrastructure meet swift resistance in CongressBy Robert CostaPolitico Immigration torments GOP as feel-good retreat kicks offBy Rachael Bade and Burgess EverettCNN Michigan doctor detained by ICE to have bond hearingBy Faith Karimi and Emanuella GrinbergCNN Federal judge excoriates Trump in DACA case, brings up 'Norway' commentBy Ariane de VogueThe Hill Judge rips Trump in DACA case for 'drumbeat of anti-Latino commentary'By Rebecca SavranskyNPR Sen. Cory Gardner On Immigration And State Of The UnionBloomberg Politics Immigration Stalemate Means Another Stopgap Funding Bill LikelyBy Erik Wassen and Jennifer EpsteinVox The president pulled an "All Lives Matter" on DREAMersBy Dara LindAxios Corporate world prepares for chaos if DACA isn't renewedBy Stef W. KightThe Federalist The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Inside Trump's Immigration ProposalBy Lyman StoneWashington Times Sen. Marco Rubio: Senate needs a 'plan B' on immigration if comprehensive bill failsBy Sally PersonsWashington Times Democrats stumble to define 'border security' in bid to make deal for DreamersBy S.A. Miller and Stephen DinanPBS News Hour Why teachers are training themselves to be 'dreamer' alliesCrux Trump bids for bipartisanship but elicits partisan reaction, including CatholicsBy Christopher WhiteFronteras On Eve Of State Of The Union, Activists Protest A Massive Border WallBy Michael MarizcoBrownsville Herald Border coalition blasts Trump's border wall, dreamer proposalBy Nadia Tamez-RobledoCrux Haitians in legal 'limbo' deserve a solution, Miami archbishop saysBy Kevin J. JonesAP Immigration authorities detail plan for courthouse arrestsBy Elliot SpagatAP 14 arrested following Columbus Circle immigration protestCNN Michigan doctor detained by ICE to be released on bond, lawyer saysBy Faith Karimi and Emanuella GrinbergAP LULAC leader rescinds letter endorsing new border wallBy Russell ContreasNBC News LULAC president to retract letter to Trump backing immigration plansBy Suzanne GamboaAP The Latest: Freed immigrant activist attends Trump's speech

The Washington Post What Trump's address sounded like in eight American living roomsBy Jenna JohnsonHuffPost What To Know About MS-13, The Gang Trump Is Using To Push His Immigration PlanBy Nick Visser and Willa FrejHollywood Reporter Late-Night Hosts Pick Apart Trump's Dreamer Comments in Live State of the Union ShowsBy Patrick ShanleyCronkite News Gosar call to arrest illegal immigrants at Trump address causes stirBy Philip AtheyDetroit Free Press State of Our Union event calls for women to unite against Trump agendaBy Kristen Jordan ShamusWashington Times Voters approve of Trump immigration plan: CBS pollBy Stephen DinanThe Washington Post (Editorial) Trump could have embraced an immigration deal. Instead, he poisoned the debate.New York Times (Opinion) Trump Has Got Democrats Right Where He Wants ThemBy Thomas B. EdsallThe Washington Post (Op-Ed) Trump's speech exposed Trumpism's biggest and ugliest liesBy Greg SargentThe Hill (Op-Ed) Trump doesn't recognize foreign-born black and brown people as AmericanBy Carly GoodmanDaily Beast (Opinion) President Stephen Miller's SOTU Was a White-Nationalist Wish ListBy David LittThe Nation (Opinion) Latinos Are the Key to Taking Back the Senate in 2018By Steve PhillipsLocalSan Antonio Express News Plans for Trump border fence releasedBy Jason BuchState House News Service (Massachusetts) Mass. among states benefiting most from immigrants, survey saysBy Katie LannanSalt Lake Tribune On the night of her would-be deportation, a mother and her daughters seek asylum in a Utah churchBy Paighten HarkinsCache Valley Daily Mom, 2 girls facing deportation take refuge at Utah churchGood 4 Utah Mother facing deportation seeks sanctuary at SLC churchBy Nick McGurkFox 32 Third DACA recipient in a week arrested on human smuggling chargesFox 17 Kalamazoo doctor detained by immigration officials getting day in courtWWMT Kalamazoo doctor could be released at Wednesday immigration bond hearingBy Jason Puhr

The Bush Chicken (Op-Ed) OP-ED: U.S. Must Include Liberians on TPS in Any Immigration LegislationBy Torli KruaDetroit Free Press (Opinion) Trump's first State of the Union should scare youBy Nancy KafferLowell Sun (Op-Ed) Eugene Robinson: Trump is trying to Make America White AgainBy Eugene RobinsonMySA (Op-Ed) Not all Dreamers should get legal statusBy Ruben Navarrette Jr.Lincoln Journal-Star (LTE) Letter, 1/31: Lincoln better off with DREAM ActBy Olivia Hitchcock-WillisOmaha World-Herald (LTE) The Public Pulse: Do right by DreamersBy Mia BourekYubaNet (Op-Ed) Frank Sharry: Trump divides, denigrates and dehumanizes, believing some are worthy and most are notBy Frank Sharry Daily Immigration News Clips – January 31, 2018Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on January 31, 2018NationalCNN CNN's Reality Check Team vets Trump's State of the UnionAssociated Press (AP) Trump's path to citizenship for 1.8 million will leave out nearly half of all DreamersBy Kevin JohnsonBloomberg Politics Immigration Fight Shifts From Trump's Wall to Family Green CardsBy Sahil KapurThe Hill ICE defies House Judiciary request, deports man living in US for 39 yearsBy Rebecca SavranskyNew York Daily News ICE defies Congress, deports man who's lived in country for 39 yearsBy Brian LisiWall Street Journal Immigration Talks Proliferate on Capitol Hill, but No DealsBy Kristina Peterson and Laura MecklerWall Street Journal Federal Judge in Brooklyn Criticizes Trump and Sessions in DACA HearingBy Nicole HongThe Washington Post House GOP skeptical of Trump's framework on immigration, dreamersBy Erica WernerThe Washington Post House GOP skeptical of Trump's framework on immigration - while some Democrats vent to SchumerBy Erica Werner and Ed O'KeefePolitico Republicans balk at Trump's cuts to legal immigrationBy Seung Min Kim

The Hill Key senator floats new compromise for immigration talksBy Alexander BoltonThe Hill Dem whip pushes back on 'four pillars' approach to DreamersBy Mike LillisRoll Call A Dream Deferred for Young Immigrants at State of the UnionBy Camila DechalusTribTalk A DACA solution would be good for Texas - and the countryBy A.J. RodriguezThe Washington Times GOP moderates embrace Trump immigration planBy Stephen DinanVox "I want more than anything to just live my life": DREAMers wrestle with being used as "hostages" in immigration debateBy Dara LindDaily Beast This Is the Human Cost of Congress Punting on a DREAMer DealBy Gideon ResnickAP Immigrant activist: Detentions are 'psychological warfare'By Deepti HajelaNew York Times A Congressman Suggests 'Dreamers' Be Arrested. Capitol Hill Rolls Its Eyes.By Sheryl Gay StolbergCNN Immigrant children don't have the right to free lawyers, court rulesBy Madison Park, Lawrence Davidson, and Carma HassanCNN GOP lawmaker asks Capitol Police to arrest undocumented immigrants at SOTUBy Daniella DiazRoll Call Gosar Asks Capitol Police, DOJ to Arrest 'Illegal Aliens' at State of the UnionBy Griffin ConnollyVox Trump has changed how Americans think about politicsBy Dylan MatthewsHuffPost Meet The Progressive Immigrant Lawmaker Who Will Respond To Donald Trump In SpanishBy Daniel MaransHuffPost GOP Congressman Calls For Undocumented SOTU Guests To Be Arrested On The SpotBy Elise FoleyTalking Points Memo Latino Org In Chaos After Its Prez Goes Rogue, Endorses Trump Immigration PlanBy Alice OllsteinWashington Times Congressman demands illegal immigrants be arrested at State of the UnionBy Stephen DinanCNBC (Opinion) Trump's immigration policies are 'economic poison' that will cost taxpayers billionsBy James Boland and Tom PerezWall Street Journal (Op-Ed) Do Democrats Even Want a Compromise on Immigration?By Jason L. Riley

Wall Street Journal (Op-Ed) The Problem Solvers Take On ImmigrationBy William A. GalstonThe Washington Post (Opinion) Trump's immigration 'compromise' is a trickBy Catherine RampellThe Washington Post (Op-Ed) Trump's Volk und VaterlandBy Roger CohenThe Hill (Op-Ed) Passing a solution for Dreamers will strengthen our militaryBy James W. Partington, Margaret Stock, and Scott CooperBloomberg View (Op-Ed) The Border Economy Works in Spite of TrumpBy Francis WilkinsonNewsweek (Op-Ed) CONGRESS MUST REJECT TRUMP'S IMMIGRATION PLAN -IT IS A CRUEL SOPHIE'S CHOICEBy Cristina JimenezThe Hill (Op-Ed) If Dreamers get a deal, it will be because of Trump, not SchumerBy Nolan RappaportLocalRising Up with Sonali Is Trump's Immigration Plan A "Racist Ransom Note"?KUNR Nevada Legislators Respond to DACA UncertaintyBy Natalie Vn HoozerThe Plain Dealer Rally protests deportation of Youngstown businessman Amer Othman Adi (photos)By Brian AlbrechtThe Vindicator Adi deported to JordanBy Kalea HallThe Plain Dealer Youngstown businessman Amer Othman Adi deported to JordanWKBN Youngstown businessman deported Monday night with little noticeWOSU Amer Adi's Deportation Leaves Youngstown Mourning 'A Hell Of A Man'By M.L. SchultzeAP (Florida) Immigration legislation stalls in Florida SenateThe Hill (Texas) Texas Democrat slams border wall, links GOP opponent to Trump in new adBy John BowdenKENS (Texas) Undocumented immigrant in Texas calls for border security without a wallBy Oscar MargainHerald-Dispatch (Op-Ed) President succeeds in framing immigration debateBy Michael BaroneLas Vegas Review-Journal (Opinion) COMMENTARY: Democrats don't want a deal to protect DACA recipientsBy Victor Joecks Daily Immigration News Clips – January 30, 2018Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on January 30, 2018National

The Washington Post Study: White House plan slashes legal immigration rates by 44 percent - 22 million fewer immigrants over a half-centuryBy David NakamuraAssociated Press (AP) Court: Immigrant Children Don't Have Right to Free LawyerBy Sudhin ThanawalaNewsmax Experts Say Comprehensive Deal on DACA Appears UnlikelyBy Brian FreemanWall Street Journal Immigrants to Be in Spotlight at State of UnionBy Louise Radnofsky, Siobhan Hughes, and Kristina PetersonPolitico Congress struggles to clinch budget dealBy Rachael Bade and Burgess EverettCNN Reality sets in that DACA deal might not get doneBy Tal KopanCNN DACA talks with John Kelly 'candid' but no progress yetBy Lauren Fox and Tal KopanCNN Exclusive: Bipartisan House group unveils new DACA proposalBy Tal KopanThe Hill This week: Trump delivers State of the Union amid immigration fightBy Cristina Marcos and Jordan CarneyThe Hill McConnell knocks Pelosi over immigration rhetoricBy Jordain CarneyRoll Call Immigration Progress Elusive as Next Deadline ApproachesBy Lindsey McPhersonRoll Call State of the Union Will Be Used to Prod on Immigration, InfrastructureBy John T. BennettCBS News Face the Nation January 28, 2018 TranscriptNPR Rep. Hurd Calls For A Narrow Focus To Address ImmigrationBy Steve InskeepThe Chron Hispanic Chamber of Commerce calls for permanent DACA solutionBy Lomi KrielAP Immigrant student from Virginia invited to State of UnionAP Mark Ruffalo, Alyssa Milano plan 'People's State of the Union' counter-eventsCNN Ahead of the President's State of the Union, there's a People's State of the UnionBy Doug CrissCNN (Video) Voices of immigrants missing in DACA coverage?CNN (Video) Discussion of immigration policy - Maria Hinojosa and Fiona McEnteeAP Judge who freed detained immigrant raises targeting issueNew York Times Activist Entitled to 'Freedom to Say Goodbye,' Judge RulesBy Liz RobbinsNew York Daily News Manhattan judge orders immigration activist Ravi Ragbir released from custodyBy Victoria Bekiempis and Stephen Rex BrownWall Street Journal Census Change to Race, Ethnicity Questions Shelved by Trump Administration DelayBy Paul Overberg

The Washington Post In Latin America, John Kelly trained for a job serving TrumpBy Nick MiroffCNN Immigration backlash is coming from places least touched by immigrationBy Ronald BrownsteinCNN Grammy artists celebrate immigrants and invoke Statue of LibertyBy Madison ParkCNN US increases vetting and resumes processing of refugees from 'high-risk' countriesBy Laura Koran and Tal KopanCNN CNN anchor writes open letter about immigrants to TrumpBy Lindsey EllefsonNew York Times (Opinion) In Mexico, Trump's Bark Has Been Worse Than His BiteBy Ioan GrilloNew York Times (Opinion) The East Germans of the 21st CenturyBy David BrooksWall Street Journal (Op-Ed) Trump Finds a Fan in East AfricaBy Michael TaubeThe Washington Post (Op-Ed) How Democrats are increasingly becoming the pro-immigrant partyBy Paul WaldmanThe Hill (Op-Ed) A plea for leadership in WashingtonBy Howard KonarThe Hill (Op-Ed) Our system of family-based immigration works for AmericaBy Representatives Judy Chu (D-CA) and Linda Sanchez (D-CA)The Hill (Op-Ed) Congress: Take a timeout from playing the political blame gameBy Alice RivlinForbes (Opinion) Dreamer Wants To Be A U.S. Citizen And Live At PeaceBy Stuart AndersonHuffPost (Opinion) The White House Dreamer Deal Isn't A Compromise. It's A Racist Ransom Note.By Juan EscalanteLocalPolitico (Florida) New Corcoran ad focuses on opposition to 'sanctuary cities'By Matt DixonCNN (Iowa) Iowa could require students to pass a citizenship exam to graduate. Would you pass?By Andrea DiazCorpus Cristi Caller-Times (Editorial) Paxton's anti-DACA filing is, by definition, anti-TexanAustin American-Statesman (Op-Ed) Castillo: DACA decision will define the kind of America we want to beBy Juan Castillo Daily Immigration News Clips – January 26, 2018Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on January 26, 2018National

San Francisco Chronicle As H-1B applications get under way, foreigners face new challengesBy Trisha ThadaniGlobe and Mail The big catch in Trump's 'Dreamers' plan: A bid to restrict legal immigrationBy Joanna SlaterNew York Times The Facts Behind the Weaponized Phrase 'Chain Migration'By Linda QiuReuters Trump rolls out plan for path to citizenship for 1.8 million 'Dreamers'The Washington Post Trump supports path to citizenship for up to 1.8 million 'dreamers' in new White House proposalBy David Nakamura and Sean SullivanAP Trump plan offers citizenship path to 1.8 million immigrantsBy Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, and Alan FramNew York Times Trump Immigration Plan Demands Tough Concessions From DemocratsBy Michael D. Shear and Sheryl Gay StolbergWall Street Journal Trump Proposes Citizenship for Dreamers in Exchange for Wall, Other ConcessionsBy Michael C. BenderThe Washington Post Why Breitbart's shot at 'Amnesty Don' is significantBy Callum BorchersPolitico Rubio rejects bipartisan immigration gangBy Burgess EverettPolitico White House jumps back into Dreamer battle with citizenship offerBy Rachael Bade, Burgess Everett, and Lorraine WoellertThe Hill 11 people who will shape the immigration debateBy Rafael Bernal and Mike LillisThe Hill Hatch bill would dramatically increase H-1B visasBy Ali Breland and Brett SamuelsThe Hill Six months in, Kelly emerges as policy forceBy Jordan FabianVox The immigration deal Trump's White House is floating, explainedBy Dara LindVox Activists got Democrats to shut down the government. Can they do it again?By Ella NilsenVox What Mitch McConnell actually promised on DACABy Dylan ScottAxios The White House talking points on their immigration planBy Erica PandeyBloomberg Politics Cruz Blasts Citizenship Path for Dreamers Suggested by TrumpBy Sahil KaputNewsweek Trump's Friends at Breitbart Brand Him 'Amnesty Don' Over DACA Comments   By Harriet SinclairNew York Magazine 5 Reasons an Immigration Deal Will Be Crazy Hard to AchieveBy Ed Kilgore

Buzzfeed News The White House Says It Supports Giving Citizenship To 1.8 Million DREAMersBy Adolfo FloresSalon Once again, Donald Trump's stance on immigration undercut the White HouseBy Matthew RozsaPolitico Democrats will fill balcony with 'Dreamers' for State of the UnionBy Lorraine WoellertCNN What we know about who is enrolled in DACABy Sam PetullaRoll Call Immigration Crackdown Raises Fears of Seeking Health CareBy Rebecca AdamsReuters Syrians with temporary U.S. protection brace for Trump decisionBy Yeganeh TorbatiThe Intercept Trump Administration Weighs Whether to Extend Protections for Thousands of Syrians   By Maryam SalehPolitico DHS sued over 'racially motivated' decision to rescind protected status for HaitiansBy Ayanna AlexanderThe Hill NAACP sues DHS over protections for Haitian immigrantsBy Rebecca SavranskyThe Root Citing Trump's Own Racist Words, NAACP LDF Files Suit Against Homeland Security for Revoking Protections of Haitian ImmigrantsBy Anne BraniginCBS News Wife of man deported after 30 years in U.S.: "There's nothing ICE can do to shut me up"NPR Albanian Immigrant Takes Refuge In Detroit Church To Avoid DeportationBy David GreeneLos Angeles Times As more Cambodian and Vietnamese immigrants are targeted for deportation, advocates say they 'can't stay silent'By Anh DoThe Irish Post Undocumented Irish people living in the US have 'never feared' deportation as much as under TrumpBy Aidan LonerganRTE Increase in number of Irish immigrants deported from USThe Hill What is chain migration?By Rafael BernalPolitico Landrieu calls DOJ sanctuary city threat a 'stunt'By Louis NelsonTime Jimmy Kimmel Has an Elaborate Idea to Pay for Trump's Border WallBy Melissa LockerBloomberg Businessweek Immigration Didn't Have to Tear America ApartBy Peter Coy and Sahil KapurFortune Megadonor Tom Steyer Won't Give to Democratic Groups Because of the Shutdown DealBy Alana Abramson

New York Times (Editorial) Trump Dangles Hope for DreamersNew York Times (Editorial) A Presidential 'Pardon' for the Dreamers? Maybe.The Washington Post (Opinion) Democrats lost the shutdown before it startedBy E.J. Dionne Jr.Bloomberg View (Opinion) Death and Morality Collide on the U.S. BorderBy Francis WilkinsonThe Week (Opinion) Is Trump about to deport an American citizen?By Matthew WatherSacramento Bee (Op-Ed) Dreamer, alien, chain migration, family reunification: Immigration war is one of wordsBy Ben BoychukThe Root (Opinion) Why White People Hate Immigrants, ExplainedBy Michael HarriotLocalCT Mirror Despite shutdown deal's promise, CT immigrant youth still in limboBy Ana Radelat and Clarice SilberTexas Tribune Texas smugglers say Trump's border wall wouldn't stop immigrants, drugs from pouring across the borderBy Jay RootTexas Observer ICE Arrested Nearly Three Times as Many Immigrants During Last Year's Austin Raid Than Previously ReportedBy Gus BovaChicago Sun Times News Chicago appeals court denies Army vet's bid to avoid deportation to MexicoBy Jon SeidelMichigan Radio Supporters rally for Metro Detroit man in sanctuary to avoid deportationBy Sarah CwiekThe News-Gazette Urbana man who admitted voting illegally faces deportation, lifetime banBy Tom KacichThe Marshall Project (Florida) TAKING POLICE REFORM TO TRUMP COUNTRYBy Simone WeichselbaumChicago Tribune (Illinois) Chicago priest pledges hunger strike to support 'Dreamers'By Nereida MorenoDaily Herald (Utah) John Curtis discusses government shutdown, DACA at town hallBy Katie EnglandColumbus Telegram (Ohio) Fortenberry challenger says he's more dependable DACA supporterBy Don WaltonLincoln Journal Star (Editorial) Congress sets low bar in ending shutdownThe News-Gazette (Editorial) Well, that didn't workMiami Herald Is fair immigration compromise possible out of failed Schumer shutdown?By Alex Daugherty and Emma DumainDes Moines Register Is fair immigration compromise possible out of failed Schumer shutdown?By John Kass