Tag: Immigration and Nationality Act

In May 2025, President Donald Trump issued a directive to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to recruit an additional 20000 New Deportation officers to bolster immigration enforcement efforts. This move is part of a broader strategy to intensify deportations and encourage voluntary departures through initiatives like "Project Homecoming," which offers financial incentives for undocumented immigrants to self-deport .

In a move that has ignited international debate, the Trump administration has granted refugee status to a group of white South Africans, citing alleged racial discrimination in their home country. This decision marks a significant shift in U.S. immigration policy and has drawn both support and condemnation from various quarters. “The decision to prioritize white South Africans for refugee status raises complex questions about the intersection of race, immigration policy, and international relations,” says Dr. Eleanor Smith, a professor of international law at Georgetown University.

The United States Supreme Court’s decision to review the controversial “Remain in Mexico” policy—officially known as the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)—marks a critical juncture in American immigration law and executive authority. Introduced in January 2019 under the Trump Era Immigration Policy, the MPP mandated that certain noncitizens seeking asylum at the southern border be returned to Mexico while their claims were adjudicated in U.S. immigration courts. Though ostensibly justified as a procedural streamlining mechanism and deterrent against fraudulent asylum claims, the policy drew immediate and sustained criticism for what many viewed as a stark departure from long-standing humanitarian principles embedded in U.S. and international law.