by IdaKeir | Nov 7, 2017 | Employment & Nurses, Ida Keir Law, Immigration Reform, News Archive, Pres. Trump actions, Student Visas
International students in F-1 visa status may not feel welcome in the U.S. by the government these days. They should know their universities and many community members do welcome them. Here are some new Trump administration policies that affect students negatively....
by IdaKeir | Sep 5, 2017 | Ida Keir Law, Immigration Reform, News Archive, Pres. Trump actions, Unlawful Presence/DACA
Today the Trump administration announced it’s ending DACA but there’s a “wind-down” period. Remember that Pres. Obama put DACA into effect in 2012 when Congress failed to protect “Dreamers.” It’s now up to Congress to do...
by IdaKeir | Aug 2, 2017 | Employment & Nurses, Family Visas, Ida Keir Law, Immigration from Philippines, Immigration Reform, News Archive, Pres. Trump actions
Today (Aug. 2) President Trump announced his support for a Senate bill to drastically slash family-based and other immigration, eliminate the green card lottery (the diversity visa program) and limit the annual number of refugees to 50,000. Two U.S. Senators (Tom...
by IdaKeir | Jun 16, 2017 | Ida Keir Law, Immigration Reform, News Archive, Pres. Trump actions, Unlawful Presence/DACA
One short sentence is what we were waiting for. “Dreamers” – children who came to the U.S. without immigration authorization before turning 16 – will continue to be protected from deportation for now. On June 15, 2017, the Trump...
by IdaKeir | Jan 30, 2017 | Employment & Nurses, Ida Keir Law, Immigration Reform, News Archive, Pres. Trump actions, Student Visas
Here’s a summary of the main points of President Trump’s Executive Order “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States.” The order is dated January 27, 2017, with limited comments and updates. I highly recommend you read the original at...
by IdaKeir | Jan 25, 2017 | Ida Keir Law, Immigration Reform, News Archive, Unlawful Presence/DACA
As he promised on the campaign trail, Trump has started taking steps to limit US immigration. On January 25 he held a press conference and issued two executive orders with policies and steps he plans to take. He can’t change everything on his own; Congress must...