Chair of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell says U.S. economic recovery from the recession could take until the end of 2021. 2020-05-17
Citing jobs and the ongoing pandemic, U.S. President Donald Trump announces he will sign an executive order temporarily suspending immigration to the United States. 2020-04-20
The Donald Trump administration says it is preparing to broadly expand DNA collection from migrants in U.S. detention. 2019-10-2
A federal court in California blocks the Trump administration from terminating the Temporary Protected Status program that allows immigrants from four countries to live and work in the United States. 2018-10-3
Liberian warlord Mohammed "Jungle Jabbah" Jabbateh is sentenced to 30 years in prison in the United States for immigration offences. Jabbateh lied to authorities about his role in the Liberian Civil War. 2018-04-20
The Trump administration through the United States Department of State publishes a 60-day notice of request for public comment, proposing to collect social media identities from nearly everyone who seeks entry into the United States. 2018-03-30
The United States Department of Homeland Security plans to collect the social media information of all immigrants, including green card holders and naturalized citizens, beginning on October 18, 2017. 2017-09-26
United States President Donald Trump, together with Senators Tom Cotton and David Perdue, unveils the RAISE Act, a plan that would, if passed, reduce legal immigration to the U.S. by half each year, and implement a "merit-based system" prioritizing skilled workers, instead of the current family-based chain migration system. 2017-08-2
A U.S. federal judge halts the possible deportation of Iraqi Chaldean Christian refugees until further review. 2017-07-12
A judge in Michigan halts the possible deportation of over 100 Chaldean Iraqi Christians. 2017-06-22