In April 2025, United States Senator Chris Van Hollen arrived in El Salvador to visit Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a legal resident of Maryland who was wrongly deported, removed, and imprisoned by the Department of Homeland Security. According to an ABC News report, Van Hollen asked Abrego about his future plans in the U.S., which would …Read More
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What U.S. Permanent Residents Should Know about Deportation Risks
Since Donald Trump returned to the White House for a second term, reports about his mass deportation strategy have generated many scandalous headlines. As many political analysts anticipated, Trump’s strategy has been underscored by grandstanding, overzealous enforcement, chaotic detentions, and draconian measures. While Trump’s campaign promise of mass deportations mostly focused on undocumented migrants, some …Read More
These Are Your Fundamental Rights as an Immigrant in the United States
Since the second inauguration of United States President Donald Trump, the perennially controversial topics of immigration and governance have again become political powder kegs. Through a flurry of executive orders, Trump has been targeting millions of immigrants across the country with threats of detention and deportation. The disheartenment provoked by the new anti-immigration policies makes …Read More
Can U.S. Immigration Agents Raid Hospitals?
On the day after taking office for a second term, United States President Donald Trump praised a directive announced by the Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Benjamine Huffman. The directive eliminated some immigration enforcement restrictions enacted by the previous administration under former President Joe Biden. Specifically, the DHS in the new …Read More
What Happens at the Border? Understanding U.S. Entry Inspections
Crossing traffic at the United States border with Mexico has been at historically low levels since President Donald Trump returned to the White House for a second term. There’s a heavier presence of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents augmented by soldiers, and more deployments are planned. The flow of migrants seeking asylum has been …Read More
How Long Does Deportation Take in the U.S.?
The ongoing wave of mass deportations ordered by United States President Donald Trump has been generating news headlines and prompting concerns among many foreigners. The Trump administration has sensationalized the situation by ordering the Air Force to conduct deportation flights at considerable expense to American taxpayers. At White House press conferences, part of the grandstanding …Read More
What Happens when Immigrants Are Detained?
The prospect of another round of mass deportations promised by United States President Donald Trump is once again generating concerns about detention procedures. One of Trump’s first executive orders signed in January 2025 declared a national emergency along the two major land borders with Canada and Mexico. This declaration paved the way for his “border …Read More
Is the U.S. Border Patrol an Immigration Agency?
A few hours after United States President Donald Trump was inaugurated for a second time at the Capitol Rotunda in the District of Columbia, a Border Patrol agent was gunned down by a German man during a traffic stop near the Canadian border. The 44-year-old agent had been previously assigned to the Mexican border, where …Read More
Should You Represent Yourself in U.S. Immigration Court?
The adage “the attorney who represents himself has a fool for a client” is commonly associated with criminal defense trials, but it can surely extend to the gridlocked immigration court system of the United States. During the initial hearings of immigration court cases, judges will inform the respondents, who are often treated like criminal defendants, …Read More
Who Can Assist with the U.S. Immigration Process?
With another Trump administration in effect in the United States, uncertainty is growing about the future of the constrained immigration system. During Trump’s first term in the White House, many foreign individuals found it difficult to pursue visas and legal status. If we consider the chaos generated by Trump’s executive orders and policies on immigration …Read More
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