Following President Biden’s February 2, 2021, Executive Order that the Secretary of State consider whether to terminate the Trump era Asylum Cooperative Agreements with El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, Secretary of State Blinken announced that the U.S. had begun the process of terminating those agreements. At the same time, Secretary Blinken noted the U.S. would continue […]
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President Biden Introduces Plan to Address Migration at the Southern Border
On February 2, 2021, President Biden issued an executive order to address the root causes of migration from Central America and improve the asylum system, requiring interagency review of several border processing and asylum policies enacted during the Trump Administration. First, President Biden announced the development of interagency strategies for addressing the root cause of […]
H-4 Visa Holders Remain Eligible for Work Authorization
In February 2015, under President Obama, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) extended work authorization to certain spouses of H-1B visa holders who are seeking employment-based lawful permanent resident status. Then, under President Trump, DHS published a proposed rule in 2018 which would have rescinded the ability of those H-4 visa holders to apply for […]
