Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by Vox in How Trump is Laying the Groundwork for Another Travel Ban. He said, "I think that [the Trump administration has] learned from their mistakes in the first administration, setting things up so that if they want to do a travel ban,...
Topic: Immigration Updates
Scammers Are Impersonating ICE Officers and Local Police
In the current climate of aggressive deportations, scammers are attempting to cash in by impersonating U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and local police to scare naturalized U.S. citizens and immigrants into giving out information. For example,...
President Trump Orders Guantanamo Bay Expansion to ‘Full Capacity’
On January 29, 2025, President Trump issued a memorandum to the Secretaries of Defense and Homeland Security "to expand the Migrant Operations Center at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to full capacity to provide additional detention space for high-priority criminal...
CBP Clarifies Advance Parole Guidance; Practitioners Urge Caution
On January 22, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) clarified that an executive order to "“terminate all categorical parole programs that are contrary to the policies of the United States" does not apply to those arriving with a valid Form I-512 [advance...
DHS Pauses Humanitarian Parole Programs
On January 23, 2025, the top official at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reportedly ordered a pause of various humanitarian parole programs while the agency assesses them, following an email order from the acting head of the Department of Homeland...
Steve Yale-Loehr Comments on Immigration Executive Orders
Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by Newsday in Trump Signing Executive Orders on Immigration That Will Trigger Fear, Legal Challenges, Immigrant Advocates Say. Although the Supreme Court has not explicitly decided whether children of persons living in the United States...
Steve Yale-Loehr on Challenges to Immigration Advocacy Legislation
Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by Law360 in Immigrant Rights Attorneys Set for Battle as Trump Returns. Commenting on immigrant advocacy groups' pushing for legislation at the federal level to provide additional funding for deportation defense programs and provide a...
Steve Yale-Loehr Discusses Challenges to Mass Deportations
Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by Vox in Mass Deportations Aren't Here—Yet. He said, "We're not going to see a significant increase in actual deportations this year, even with the Trump administration's best efforts, simply for logistical and financial reasons. There...
USCIS Waives COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for Adjustment of Status Applicants
Effective January 22, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is waiving "any and all requirements" that applicants for adjustment of status to permanent residence present documentation on their Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and...
Senate Confirms Kristi Noem as Homeland Security Secretary
On Saturday, January 25, 2025, the U.S. Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security. She will oversee U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. She previously was...
