The most consequential change in legal immigration is receiving remarkably little attention. It is not a single executive order, policy memorandum, court decision, or rulemaking. It is the gradual transformation of legal immigration from a system built around discrete petitions or applications into one built around permanent records, continuous vetting, and expanding discretion.
For decades
Although the pace of President Trump’s Executive Orders (EOs) targeting border enforcement has slowed since Inauguration Day, the repercussions of these and more recent EOs on legal immigration have grown.
This article will outline and assess recent efforts by federal immigration officials in the Department of State (DOS), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and component
[Blogger’s Note: This post, coauthored by my colleague, Amanda Adamczenko, and me, presents a “win-win-win” opportunity — a rara avis in the current climate. For the sake of all law-abiding immigration stakeholders, let’s hope that it gains traction.]
With an array of executive orders (EOs), President Trump has affirmed his commitment to controlling immigration
A recent Department of Justice press release announcing a $9,928,000 civil immigration settlement offers a cautionary note to U.S. employers. The facts are not fully detailed and case file is sealed, but the press release describes the settlement as resolving “allegations that between 2014 and 2019, [a U.S.-based employer] underpaid visa fees owed to the United