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Former government officials who helped to implement the Refugee Act of 1980 discussed challenges they faced with refugee admissions, the impact of public opinion, and lessons learned in ligh…

David Martin talked about the federal agencies involved in the resettlement of refugees to the U.S. The number of refugees allowed into the U.S. in 2015 was 70,000, and President Obama had j…

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Alejandro Mayorkas discussed the application process and policies that the agency has announced to implement the administration’s deferred …

Participants spoke about immigration policy, deportation of illegal immigrants, and possible reforms of immigration laws. They also talked about labor markets, the use of migrant and undocum…

Homeland Security Department (DHS) officials, New Jersey Reprentative Rush Holt, directors and leaders of national and local immigration and civil rights groups, and academics discussed U.S.…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on immigration issues and various means to improve and streamline judicial review of immigration cases. Among the topics addressed were the role…

Witnesses testified about U.S. immigration policy following September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Among the issues they addressed were detention of aliens, the treatment of enemy combatants,…

David Martin briefed reporters on the latest statistics on both criminal and non-criminal aliens. He stressed that nationwide deportations are up 40 percent over last year and that this is e…

Committee members heard testimony concerning the growing cost of welfare for legal immigrants due to immigrants' inviting elderly family members to join them in the U.S. who soon become elig…

The subcommittee heard testimony on legislation that would stiffen the U.S. immigration policy against fraud and the immigration of terrorists. The hearing came in the wake of the World Trad…