On December 23, 2016, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a final rule in the Federal Register that removed the regulations underlying the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS) program. In this article, we will examine what the NSEERS program was, what the repeal means, and how it may affect the immigration plans of the incoming Trump Administration.
Earlier today, I drafted a long blog post about President Obama’s betrayal of Israel and of American values at the United Nations. After finishing my post, I came across a very interesting op-ed on the same issues by the Jerusalem Post’s Caroline Glick, titled “Our World: Obama’s war against America.” In this post, I will examine some the salient points in Glick’s op-ed, and offer my thoughts as an addendum to my main blog post.
On December 23, 2016, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, abstained from a vote to condemn Israel “settlements” in the West Bank. As a result of this dereliction of conscience, the United States allowed a virulent anti-Israel resolution to pass the United Nations Security Council. The effect of this position is to make the policy of the United Nations – and the outgoing administration of President Barack Obama – that all Israeli “settlements” and “settlers” in so-called “Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967” illegal. To be clear, it is now the position of President Obama that Israeli settlements in the Jewish Quarter of the Jerusalem’s Old City are illegal. In this article, I will examine the contents of this disgraceful resolution that President Obama supported and allowed to pass, reasons why President Obama’s final betrayal of Israel should surprise no one, and how President-Elect Trump, the unified Republican Congress, and the Israeli Government headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be able to respond after President-Elect Trump takes office on January 20, 2017.
In this article, I would like to highlight a particularly absurd anti-Semitic incident from the United Nations in September of 2016. Although it pales in comparison to the actions of the United Nations on the first day of Hanukkah on the 23rd of September, it will provide us with a useful template for understanding the United Nations’ pathological hatred of the Jewish state and its people. After reading this article, please see my full article on President Obama’s disgrace at the United Nations, and my thoughts on where the United States under a President Trump and a unified Republican Congress can go after the country is finally rid of President Obama in the White House.
In November of 2016, the DHS released its Annual Flow Report for refugees and asylees. The Annual Flow Report includes numerous statistics and facts regarding refugee and asylees in Fiscal Year-2015. In this article, we will examine a selection of the statistics from the Annual Flow Report, which is well-worth reading in its entirety.
On December 21, 2016, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) announced that it has established a new YouTube channel “to offer its stakeholders another medium in which to acquire information about its policy and programs.”
On December 19, 2016, the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR) published a new final rule titled “Recognition of Organizations and Accreditation of Non-Attorney Representatives” in the Federal Register. The new rule, which takes effect on January 18, 2017, will amend regulations found in 8 C.F.R. 1001, 8 C.F.R. 1003, 8 C.F.R. 1103, and 8 C.F.R. 1212.
In November of 2016, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its Annual Flow Report for naturalizations in Fiscal Year 2015. The PDF contains many charts and interesting data, and is well-worth reading in full. In this article, we will examine the Flow Report’s data on the countries of birth of those naturalized in FY-2015. We will also assess the median time (in years) that individuals naturalized in FY-2015 spent in lawful permanent resident status (LPR) prior to naturalization.
Submitted by Eliza Grinberg on December 22, 2016 - 2:12am
On December 19, 2016, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published an interim rule amending the regulations governing the requirements and procedures for individuals seeking T nonimmigrant status.
In December of 2016, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its Annual Flow Report for nonimmigrant admissions to the United States in 2015. The Flow Report includes eight pages of interesting information and charts with various nonimmigrant admissions statistics for 2015, and it is well worth reading in its entirety. In this post, I will highlight the 2015 statistics for nonimmigrant admissions by class of admission and for nonimmigrant admissions by country.
