Articles for Work Authorization

Elon Musk once described his past immigration status as a ‘gray area’
3 months, 1 week ago

Elon Musk once described his past immigration status as a ‘gray area’

CNN  

CNN — The world’s richest man stood steps away from the US-Mexico border, adjusting the brim of his black cowboy hat. … If you live in a glass house, you shouldn’t throw stones.” Elon Musk, shown here speaking at an event in June 2023, frequently criticizes illegal immigration. “I was legally there,” Elon Musk responded, “but I was meant to …

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Denver nears its breaking point as migrants and the cold pile in
11 months, 1 week ago

Denver nears its breaking point as migrants and the cold pile in

CNN  

Denver CNN — This is what an overwhelmed city can look like: a preschooler sleeping under a bridge for a month; crowds lining up each night to get food and shelter; and the mayor calling out for help. “The federal government could provide next to no support to cities if all these folks have work authorization, because they’d be supporting …

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Biden’s Democratic allies intensify pressure for asylum-seekers to get work permits
1 year, 3 months ago

Biden’s Democratic allies intensify pressure for asylum-seekers to get work permits

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — As more than 115,000 migrants arrived in New York City over the past year after crossing the border from Mexico, Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Increasingly impatient leaders of Biden’s party in other cities and states hammered the same message over the last month, saying the administration must make it easier for migrants to get work authorization …

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Biden vs Adams vs Hochul: Three-way Fight between Dems over New York City’s Migrant Crisis
1 year, 4 months ago

Biden vs Adams vs Hochul: Three-way Fight between Dems over New York City’s Migrant Crisis

News 18  

The New York City mayor Eric Adams and his office are at loggerheads with the New York Governor Kathy Hochul and US President Joe Biden as the city faces pressure to accommodate more than 58,000 asylum seekers. Adams claims that New York City is ill-equipped to take care of more than 58,000 asylum seekers now in the city’s care and …

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UC regents take groundbreaking step toward hiring immigrant students without legal status
1 year, 7 months ago

UC regents take groundbreaking step toward hiring immigrant students without legal status

LA Times  

Students demonstrate in support of University of California students who lack legal status and work permits. The public university system has been under pressure to challenge a 1986 federal law barring the hiring of immigrants without legal status by asserting that it does not apply to states. Students without legal status, along with their allies who have been collectively pushing …

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UC pushed to break legal ground by hiring immigrant students without work permits
2 years, 2 months ago

UC pushed to break legal ground by hiring immigrant students without work permits

LA Times  

Students rally in downtown Los Angeles in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which allows certain young people without legal status to receive work permits, at a 2019 demonstration. They’ll have to make a calculation about whether the threat of litigation outweighs the benefit to students.” Abraham Cruz Hernandez, a fifth-year UCLA student who directs the systemwide …

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The Supreme Court rejected Trump’s attempt to end DACA. Now what?
4 years, 6 months ago

The Supreme Court rejected Trump’s attempt to end DACA. Now what?

LA Times  

A long-awaited Supreme Court ruling Thursday rejecting President Trump’s attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program brought relief to thousands of DACA recipients — but also new questions about the administration’s immediate next steps and the still-uncertain future of “Dreamers” in the United States. “You can’t just do it and kind of unwrite the rules of the …

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ICE fake university fallout: Students who have overstayed US visa by 180 days face grim prospect of 3 year bar
5 years, 11 months ago

ICE fake university fallout: Students who have overstayed US visa by 180 days face grim prospect of 3 year bar

Firstpost  

The Donald Trump government’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials remain firm that that the intent of the 129 students arrested in the ICE fake university sting operation was to “fraudulently maintain their student visa status and to obtain work authorization”. New York: The Donald Trump government’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials remain firm that that the intent of students arrested …

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