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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

human trafficking
Sep 11, 2024

T visa rule changes could help survivors of human trafficking seeking immigration status

PHOENIX – A major update to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) T visa application regulations, meant for survivors of human trafficking, went into effect late last month. Those […]

migrants, attorneys, border, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Arizona, Texas
Jul 3, 2023

Biden administration guaranteed attorney access for migrant screenings, most don’t have it

As the Biden administration prepared to launch speedy asylum screenings at Border Patrol holding facilities this spring, authorities pledged a key difference from a Trump-era version of the policy: Migrants would be guaranteed access to legal counsel.

border, Title 42, Covid, asylum seekers, Biden administration
May 1, 2023

US readies second attempt at speedy border asylum screenings

President Joe Biden scrapped expedited asylum screenings during his first month in office as part of a gutting of Trump administration border polices that included building a wall with Mexico. Now he's preparing his own version.

lawsuit, Pima County, apartment, fatal shooting
Mar 15, 2021

Brnovich asks court to allow state to intervene in immigration matter

Attorney General Mark Brnovich wants to defend a Trump-era rule that was designed to deny "green cards'' to those at the bottom of the economic ladder.

Jan 16, 2018

Arizona group again helping immigrants renew DACA status

An Arizona immigrant rights group will resume providing counseling and financial assistance to people who need to renew their status under the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

New citizens state the Naturalization Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America at the Naturalization Ceremony in Tucson on November 17, 2017. (Photo by Deborah Lee/Arizona Sonora News)
Dec 11, 2017

More green card holders seek citizenship with Trump in office

Nervous green card holders are seeking citizenship in greater numbers because of concerns that the Trump Administration’s new immigration policies could send them out of the country.

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