by Chad Brandt | Mar 13, 2017 | Immigration
Summary of “Presidential Memorandum on Implementing Immediate Heightened Screening and Vetting of Applications for Visas and Other Immigration Benefits” On March 6, 2017, President Trump signed a new Executive Order, “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry...
by Chad Brandt | Mar 6, 2017 | Immigration
“Fourteen years ago on March 1, 2003, DHS was established. We did so as a nation because we needed to rethink our approach to homeland security. Many will recall the conclusions we reached then; that we needed to overcome a “lack of imagination” with regard to the...
by Chad Brandt | Feb 27, 2017 | Immigration
On Wednesday January 25, 2017, President Trump signed an executive order, “Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States,” announcing a massive expansion in interior immigration enforcement. On February 20, 2017, DHS Secretary John Kelly issued a...
by Chad Brandt | Feb 20, 2017 | Immigration
New Department of Homeland Security Policies: Implementing the President’s Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements Policies DHS Secretary John F. Kelly issued a new policy memo that offered more detail on plans for the agency to hire thousands...
by Chad Brandt | Feb 17, 2017 | Immigration
New Department of Homeland Security Policies: Enforcement of the Immigration Laws to Serve the National Interest DHS Secretary John F. Kelly issued a new policy memo that offered more detail on plans for the agency to hire thousands of additional enforcement agents,...