What is the “90 Day Rule”? On September 1, 2017, the Trump administration amended the Department of State Foreign Affairs Manual to establish a “90 day rule.” The Foreign Affairs Manual is used for guidance by consular officers stationed at US consular posts abroad when making determinations about whether to issue a visa. Under the […]
Since the Trump Administration took office in January 2017, there have been three important changes to the administration of US immigration law that taken together will drastically effect asylum seekers. First, by executive order dated January 25, 2017 the Administration put an end to the policy of catch and release, limiting parole to those arriving […]
The Ruling of the Court On February 9, 2017 the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously upheld the ruling of the lower court putting a halt to the Trump Administration’s travel ban. The hearing was on a fairly narrow issue. The legality of the travel ban on seven majority Muslim countries was not before the […]
The 2011 Iraqi Refugee Action Information has been circling in the media comparing the Trump administration's recent executive order on immigration to the Obama administration's 2011 action on the Iraqi refugee resettlement program. We thought it would be helpful to explain the similarities and differences between both programs. At the outset, lets take a look […]
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