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Federal immigration authorities took rapper 21 Savage into custody on Sunday, February 3, 2019. According to officials of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Savage had overstayed his visa by more than 10 years and had been convicted of drug charges in 2014. 21 Savage was nominated for a Grammy award this year but was unable...Read More

The Trump administration has announced changes to the H-1B visa lottery, which would benefit applicants with more advanced educational degrees. The rule change, follows President Donald Trump’s 2017 “Buy American and Hire American” executive order, which prompts the Department of Homeland Security to make sure that H-1B visas are granted to the most-skilled, or to...Read More

Last month, more than 1,000 immigrants from all over the U.S, arrived at immigration court hearings in major cities that were announced to take place on January 31. But the date set for the country-wide hearings was false, so the hearings didn’t take place because they were non-existent. The cities’ court employees tried to deal...Read More

Despite warnings of doom and gloom from the Trump administration regarding the negative effects of immigration on the U.S. economy, Orlando is enjoying a boom in job growth and opportunity fueled by these new arrivals to the area. Job applicants with proven skills in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields are in especially...Read More

The U.S. Supreme Court may soon hear arguments on Kisor v. Wilkie, a case that could have far-ranging effects on the amount of leeway given to government agencies when applying guidelines, statutes and policy memos in their everyday activities. The decision reached by the Supreme Court could have an impact on the way in which...Read More

A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate may offer new hope for Venezuelan refugees who are seeking asylum in this country. Marco Rubio introduced the bill on December 13, 2018, along with three Democratic co-sponsors. Rubio’s bill would provide these immigrants with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and would allow them to find a home in...Read More

A documentary that premiered December 9, 2018, describes the struggle of a Central Florida immigrant who was forced to remain in Haiti after returning there in December 2016. Henry Dorvil went back to Haiti to resolve issues with his immigration status. Once there, Dorvil was not allowed to return to the United States for over...Read More

An immigrant from Mexico who had taken refuge in a North Carolina church for almost a year was arrested upon his arrival to a scheduled appointment with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in Morrisville, North Carolina. Samuel Oliver-Bruno was arrested by agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as soon as he entered the...Read More

Orlando’s excellent track record for integrating immigrants was recognized with top scores in the New American Economy Cities Index, which evaluates the performance of large cities in welcoming these newcomers to our country. Orlando achieved a perfect score in the Government Leadership category of this study and an almost perfect score in Livability, making it...Read More

Immigration advocates are seeking answers after dozens of people received notices to appear in Orlando immigration court and arrived on October 31, 2018, to find that their cases were not on the Orlando docket. This represented a serious drain on time and energy for these immigrants, who were trying to remain in compliance with all...Read More