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US moves to slash long waits for Ukrainians, other newcomers who want permission to work

PHILADELPHIA — The federal government has issued a six-paragraph notice that portends a potentially huge improvement for Ukrainians fleeing to this country — cutting their wait for work permits by months.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jul 29, 2022

Welcome to come, but not to work. Ukrainians fleeing war can’t get job permits in the US

PHILADELPHIA — Liliia Kravtsova fled the Ukrainian seaport city of Odesa as bombs exploded and people died, leaving behind her law practice and seeking safety in the United States.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jul 24, 2022

Afghans in US immigration limbo watch Ukrainians breeze through

Thousands of at-risk Afghans continue to wait for their humanitarian parole and visa applications to progress.

Al Jazeera · Jul 20, 2022

Biden bets on new asylum rule to tame chaos at southern border

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is counting on a rule change to speed up asylum decisions at the southern border and help ward off the turmoil expected to come if a measure that limits those claims is allowed to expire.

Tribune News Service · May 28, 2022

Republican bid to nix asylum policy falls short in Senate - Roll Call

GOP senators fell short on a push to repeal a policy that’d overhaul how migrants’ asylum claims are processed after they cross the border.

Roll Call · May 26, 2022

U.S. Supreme Court declines to stop deportation of Indian citizen

Pankajkumar Patel had claimed to be American on driver’s license application

The Hindu · May 16, 2022

The Feds Wasted 66,000 Green Cards in the Middle of a Worker Shortage

The immigration bureaucracy is worsening one of the tightest labor markets in recent American history.

Reason · Apr 14, 2022

‘Here we are beggars’: Afghan refugees languish in Madagascar

A small group of Afghan refugees say they are trapped on African island nation without health care, education or work.

Al Jazeera · Apr 11, 2022

U.S. unveils rule to speed up asylum processing and deportations at border

The Biden administration on Thursday rolled out a sweeping new regulation that aims to speed up asylum processing and deportations at the U.S.-Mexico border, amid a record number of migrants seeking to enter the United States.

Reuters · Mar 24, 2022

Inmigrantes con asilo pausan sus vidas a la espera de la tarjeta verde

WASHINGTON— Muhammad, miembro de un grupo minoritario que es perseguido en Pakistán, sueña con convertirse en abogado —concretamente en abogado de inmigración— para poder ayudar a personas como él.

Tribune News Service · Mar 18, 2022