Fair Comments on Rule Designed to Encourage More Illegal Immigration and Fraudulent Asylum Claims6/1/2022
WASHINGTON, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Yesterday the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) submitted a public comment in response to an interim final rule (IFR) that is explicitly designed to facilitate the release of asylum seekers at our southern border, many of whom submit fraudulent or frivolous claims.
The Biden administration proposed a new regulation in 2021 to allow asylum officers – the most open borders contingency in the federal government – to grant full and immediate asylum at the southern border. The goal is to circumvent immigration courts so asylum officers can get to "yes" under the rules the Biden administration has written, instead of the law. In response, FAIR filed a public comment urging them to rescind the proposed rule, and instead implement reforms that will actually discourage illegal immigration into the United States, remove incentives to submit fraudulent or frivolous asylum claims, and regain order at the southern border. They didn't listen. Instead, the Biden administration issued an interim final rule with little deviation from their goal to allow in as many illegal aliens as possible under the guise of legality. "Under the Biden administration, illegal immigration has soared to levels not seen in decades. Asylum abuse is rampant as the administration has shown minimal effort to protect the integrity of our legal immigration system. Instead, by proposing rules like this, they are clearly trying to dismantle immigration enforcement at the border in its entirety," charged Dan Stein, president of FAIR. Here are some things you should know about recent changes in immigration law and policy.
Automatic Employment Authorization Document extensions. The Department of Homeland Security has extended EADs 180 days in many categories. If you applied for an extension but haven’t heard back from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and your EAD is about to expire, print this page uscis.gov/eadautoextend and show it to your employer with your filing receipt. If you have a job particularly important to your employer, or to society in general, you may be able to get a USCIS appointment for EAD extension proof by calling (800) 375-5283. Even if your job is more typical, you might qualify for an EAD extension if you are about to be evicted or have another financial emergency. USCIS has agreed to expedite EAD requests for health care and child care workers. Temporary Protected Status for Cameroon, Sudan and Ukraine. TPS allows certain individuals to live and work in the United States without fear of deportation. They may also get permission to travel abroad. Natives of Cameroon and people who last lived there who have been here since April 14 qualify for TPS. The residence date for Sudan is March 1. For Ukraine, April 11. USCIS will now decide most I-751 cases without an interview. Certain permanent residents, mainly those who got green cards through marriage, get conditional permanent resident cards valid for two years. If USCIS approves your I-751, it issues you a permanent card — valid for 10 years and renewable. Prior to the new guidance, USCIS required interviews of all I-751 petitioners. Now, if you present enough evidence that your marriage is bona fide or “real,” USCIS will waive the interview. Typical proof includes joint bank or credit card accounts, letters or bills sent to you and your spouse at the same address, and proof that you have listed your spouse on your employment insurance or retirement account. You need not provide any particular type of proof. USCIS may call you in for an interview if you have a criminal record or your case is particularly complicated. He had been in office only two months and there was already a crisis at the southwest border. Thousands of migrant children were jammed into unsanitary Border Patrol stations. Republicans were accusing Mr. Biden of flinging open the borders. And his aides were blaming one another. Facing his bickering staff in the Oval Office that day in late March 2021, Mr. Biden grew so angry at their attempts to duck responsibility that he erupted.
Who do I need to fire, he demanded, to fix this? Mr. Biden came into office promising to dismantle what he described as the inhumane immigration policies of President Donald J. Trump. But the episode, recounted by several people who attended or were briefed on the meeting, helps explain why that effort remains incomplete: For much of Mr. Biden’s presidency so far, the White House has been divided by furious debates over how — and whether — to proceed in the face of a surge of migrants crossing the southwest border. Senior aides have been battling one another over how quickly to roll back the most restrictive policies and what kind of system would best replace them. |