Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke announced Monday the termination of Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which will end July 22, 2019. “The decision to terminate TPS for Haiti was made after a review of the conditions upon which the country’s original designation were based and whether those extraordinary but temporary conditions prevented […]
Immigration
Trump Nominates Homan for ICE Director
President Donald Trump officially nominated Thomas D. Homan on Tuesday to be permanent director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Homan has served as acting director of ICE since January. Homan is a strong proponent of strict border enforcement and has been vocal in his criticism of “sanctuary city” jurisdictions. He’s also faced criticism for […]
Nicaragua Temporary Protected Status Ends in Jan. 2019
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Monday that Nicaragua’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS) would end Jan. 5, 2019. DHS also extended the TPS designation for Honduras an additional six months from its Jan. 5, 2018, scheduled expiration. TPS status was granted to both countries after Hurricane Mitch struck Central America in 1998. The storm […]
Border Security Leads Trump Administration’s ‘Immigration Principles and Policies’
The Trump administration sent its “Immigration Principles and Policies” report to Congress on Oct. 8, outlining priorities ranging from the border wall and undocumented alien children to sanctuary cities and merit-based immigration. Border security received top billing, with “funding for the southern border wall and associated infrastructure” as the primary item. (In September, six contracting […]
ICE Director Defends Immigration Priories, Decries Sanctuary Cities
WASHINGTON—Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Thomas Homan zeroed in on law enforcement and defended ICE’s actions as he discussed illegal immigration at the Heritage Foundation on Oct. 17. On the heels of the Trump administration’s “Immigration Principles and Policies” report to Congress on Oct. 8, Homan reiterated the White House’s firm […]