Keeping you informed on the latest immigration news.
Steve Yale-Loehr on Challenges Facing International Students
Steve was quoted by Inside Higher Ed in "Palpable Fear" Hangs Over International Students. Commenting on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials' activities at Columbia University and Trump administration goals more broadly, he said, "This...
Steve Yale-Loehr on International Student Enrollment
Steve was quoted by Inside Higher Ed in Colleges Fear Decline in International Student Enrollment. He said the Trump administration's crackdown on higher education could stifle international enrollment and reduce the significant amount of tuition international...
Steve Yale-Loehr on Deportation Grounds
Steve was quoted by Newsweek in Could Visa and Green Card Holders Be Deported? What the Law Says. He said, "There are many grounds of deportability, including criminal convictions, prostitution, domestic violence. One of the more obscure grounds that has existed for...
Trump Administration Shuts Down Immigration Watchdog Offices
According to reports, the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman's office has closed and its employees have been terminated, along with the offices of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman and Civil Rights and Civil...
ICE Detains Tourists and U.S. Resident Foreign Nationals, Sparking Concern
According to reports, U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) has stepped up detentions and deportations of foreign nationals entering the United States as tourists or permanent residents, leading to several countries issuing travel warnings. Recent...
Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Use of 1798 Law to Justify Deportations of Venezuelans Without Due Process
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Democracy Forward, and the ACLU of the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration over President Trump's "unlawful and unprecedented invocation" of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 (AEA), a wartime authority, to round up...
DHS To Terminate Parole Programs for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, Venezuelans
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to terminate parole programs for an estimated 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (CHNV) in the United States and their immediate family members that DHS announced in 2022 and 2023. An advance copy of...
Steve Yale-Loehr on Green Card Revocation
Steve was quoted by Time in What to Know About Mahmoud Khalil, and Why His Green Card Was Revoked. He noted that although green card holders have many of the same rights as U.S. citizens, they can still face deportation under certain conditions, typically for criminal...
Steve Yale-Loehr quoted by the Chronicle of Higher Education
In the article, An ICE Arrest at Columbia U. Stokes Outrage and Raises Legal Questions. Steve said that Mahmoud Khalil, who was detained following his participation in pro-Palestinian protests, should be allowed to challenge the accusations against him in court....
Steve Yale-Loehr on Tourist Detentions
Steve was quoted by Salon in “The New Normal”: As Trump Pursues Mass Deportations, Tourists Land in ICE Detention. He noted that a recent spate of tourists being detained is "pretty unusual.” He said that if U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement suspects an issue...
