Jimena Bustillo
speaker
78 appearances
10 recordings
1 series
first heard Dec 2025
last heard 6 Jun
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In his opinion, Judge John McConnell Jr.
says recent policy changes place the lives of, quote, countless individuals on hold solely by virtue of their countries of birth.
About six months ago, the administration paused the processing of any immigration application from citizens of the 39 countries with travel restrictions to the U.S.
This includes work permit renewals, visas, green cards, and citizenship applications.
The administration has justified its policies by saying more vetting needs to be done.
Other federal judges have ordered the administration to process the applications for a select group of immigrants who have joined various lawsuits.
Ximena Bustillo, NPR News.
The decision comes from the Board of Immigration Appeals, which is an administrative court that hears appeals from immigration courts.
Both are part of the Justice Department.
This case centers on a DACA recipient who was detained by Customs and Border Protection while boarding a domestic flight last summer.
She was later released from immigration detention in October, and a federal immigration judge said that her DACA status protected her from deportation.
The Department of Homeland Security has appealed.
It argues that DACA protections are not absolute and are subject to discretion.
Jimena Bustillo, NPR News.
The Trump administration will resume reviewing asylum applications after a four-month pause.
The agency announced the freeze in November after an Afghan national was charged with shooting two National Guard members, killing one of them.
The decision left millions of pending asylum applications at U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services in limbo.
Now the pause is only in effect for about 40 countries, all which have travel restrictions to the U.S.,
In a statement, the agency says that the new policy allows for resources to focus on national security and public safety vetting for higher risk cases.
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