U.S. to issue ID to migrants awaiting deportation proceedings
U.S. immigration authorities are aiming to issue photo ID cards to immigrants in deportation proceedings. The plan is still being developed as a pilot program by ICE.
The cards will not be an official form of federal identification, but will be used by the Department of Homeland Security. The cards would allow immigrants to access information about their cases online.
The Biden administration is hoping for $10 million in a budget proposal for the next fiscal year to fund it, but it is not clear if the money would be used to cover the pilot or a broader program.
Migrants face health problems at the border
A growing number of migrants have been arriving at the U.S.-Mexico and waiting in areas in border towns that have been transformed to hold people waiting to be able to cross into the United States.
The long wait has led to some migrants to develop health problems, and it has also exacerbated people’s chronic ailments. The Leona Vicario shelter has reported outbreaks of chickenpox and measles since opening in 2019.
Some migrants have been sleeping on the streets while others are at shelters with poor conditions, making people sick with limited medical care.
The Supreme Court Ruling Agrees to end the “Remain in Mexico” Policy
The Supreme Court certified its ruling allowing the Biden administration to end “Remain in Mexico.” The Trump administration policy forces asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for their immigration hearings.
The ruling was on June 30 that the administration can stop the “Remain in Mexico” policy, officially overruling a lower court order that forced the policy to be reinstated in December.
The White House and Homeland Security Department had no comment on the Supreme Court certification, and the Justice Department declined to comment. Officials in Mexico have made no immediate comment.
USCIS extends COVID-19-related flexibilities through Oct. 23, 2022
USCIS extends COVID-19-related flexibilities through Oct. 23, 2022, to assist applicants, petitioners, and requestors.
Under these flexibilities, USCIS considers a response received within 60 calendar days after the due date for Requests for Evidence and Continuations to Request Evidence (N-14) or for notices before taking any action, if the request or notice was issued between March 1, 2020 and October 23, 2022.
USCIS will consider a Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion, or a Form N-336, Request for a Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings, if the form was filed up to 90 calendar days from the issuance of a decision made by the agency and if that decision was between Nov. 1, 2021 and Oct. 23, 2022.
