Karen M. Ocasio, Law Office

26/10/2022

23/07/2020

https://documentedny.com/2020/07/22/potential-uscis-furloughs-will-make-immigration-come-to-a-grinding-halt/

It's the ‘final nail in the coffin for the immigration system.’

23/07/2020

https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2020/07/22/h-1b-visa-lawsuit-trump-takes-sledgehammer-to-immigration-law/amp/

Major U.S. business organizations argue in a new lawsuit that Donald Trump violated the law in blocking H-1B visa holders from the U.S.

26/06/2020

https://www-forbes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2020/06/25/trump-may-attempt-to-force-long-time-h-1b-visa-holders-out-of-us/amp/

The recent proclamation suggests a plan that, if implemented, could drive hundreds of thousands of H-1B visa holders out of the U.S.

23/06/2020

https://www-buzzfeednews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/adolfoflores/trump-is-suspending-certain-visas-for-foreign-workers

The Trump administration said the suspension is needed to ensure jobs go to Americans first as the economy recovers from the coronavirus pandemic, but employers say it will actually make things worse.

14/06/2020

https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2020/06/dhs-begin-sending-furlough-notices-15000-employees-next-week/166096/

Immigration agency is set to start 30-day RIFs for three-quarters of its workforce next month absent congressional intervention.

13/06/2020

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-is-so-set-on-harassing-immigrants-that-his-immigration-agency-needs-a-bailout/2020/06/11/52c2ae06-ac1b-11ea-9063-e69bd6520940_story.html?outputType=amp

The agency was in financial trouble long before the current health crisis.

12/06/2020

https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/federal-judge-blocks-ice-courthouse-arrests-in-new-york

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests at courthouses in New York are illegal.

11/06/2020

https://amp-cnn-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/06/09/politics/immigration-limits-coronavirus/index.html

The Trump administration is preparing to roll out another set of restrictions on legal immigration, citing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, even as it argues for the reopening of the US economy, according to sources familiar with the deliberations.

24/04/2020

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSCIS/bulletins/28848b6

On March 18, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services temporarily suspended in-person services at its field offices, asylum offices, and application support centers (ASCs) to help slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). USCIS is readying offices to reopen on or after June 4. Employees in these o...

23/04/2020

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-s-immigration-ban-raises-more-questions-answers-here-s-n1188946

The action pauses the issuance of green cards, with some exceptions.