Elliot Spagat
The Associated Press
San Diego, CA, United States
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Recent articles by Elliot:
Judge deals setback to key Trump policy limiting asylum
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly ruled that authorities violated federal rule-making procedures by not seeking public feedback before putting the policy into effect in July 2019. → Read More
Trump administration extends visa ban to non-immigrants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Monday that it was extending a ban on green cards issued outside the United States until the end of the year and adding many temporary work vis… → Read More
Trump administration extends visa ban to non-immigrants
The Trump administration said Monday that it was extending a ban on green cards issued outside the United States until the end of the year and adding many temporary work → Read More
Trump administration extends ban on H-1B, other visas until end of 2020
A senior administration official says the ban will stay in effect until the end of 2020 in an effort to free up jobs. → Read More
Trump administration extends visa ban to non-immigrants
The Trump administration on Monday extended a ban on green cards issued outside the United States until the end of the year and added many temporary work visas to the freeze, including those used heavily by technology companies and multinational corporations. The administration cast the effort as a → Read More
Citing COVID-19, Trump Administration Extends Green Card Ban and Freezes Some Work Visas
The White House is freezing green cards issued outside the U.S. and temporary work visas until the end of the year. → Read More
Sweeping asylum rules near as public feedback is sought
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday published sweeping rules making it substantially more difficult to get asylum, moving a step closer to what critics are calling a death blow to... → Read More
US sees 1st detained immigrant death from coronavirus
The detainee had been held at the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego and hospitalized since late April, said Craig Sturak, a spokesman for the San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency. → Read More
US sees 1st detained immigrant death from coronavirus
The detainee had been held at the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego and hospitalized since late April, said Craig Sturak, a spokesman for the San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency. → Read More
US sees 1st detained immigrant death from coronavirus
The detainee had been held at the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego and hospitalized since late April, said Craig Sturak, a spokesman for the San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency. → Read More
US sees 1st detained immigrant death from coronavirus
The detainee had been held at the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego and hospitalized since late April, said Craig Sturak, a spokesman for the San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency. → Read More
US sees 1st detained immigrant death from coronavirus
Authorities say a 57-year-old man in immigration custody has died from complications related to the coronavirus, marking the first reported death from the virus among about 30,000 people in immigration custody → Read More
ICE Detainee Dies From Coronavirus
The man was the first reported death from the virus among about 30,000 people in immigration custody → Read More
US sees 1st detained immigrant death from coronavirus
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A 57-year-old person in immigration custody died Wednesday from complications related to the coronavirus, authorities said, marking the first reported death from the virus among about 30,000 people in immigration custody. The detainee had been held at the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego and hospitalized since late April, said Craig Sturak, a spokesman for the San Diego… → Read More
'Remain in Mexico' asylum hearings suspended through June 1
The Trump administration on Thursday suspended immigration court hearings for asylum-seekers waiting in Mexico through June 1, bowing to public health concerns while extending a state of limbo those locked down in Mexican migrant shelters. With an order suspending hearings through Friday set to expire → Read More
Sizing up Trump's green-card halt: Is it just temporary?
President Donald Trump has hinted that he might extend a 60-day hold on green cards for foreign workers that he ordered to protect American jobs during the coronavirus outbreak → Read More
Sizing up Trump's green-card halt: Is it just temporary?
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Pamela Austin, a recruiter at Adventist Health Bakersfield in California, made seven job offers to foreign nurses in February and just finished a first round of interviews with 12 more candidates. They are from all over the world, including the United Kingdom, Philippines, Australia and Malaysia. → Read More
Sizing up Trump’s green-card halt: Is it just temporary?
Trump says the measure is necessary at a time when unemployment has climbed to levels last seen during the Great Depression. → Read More
Sizing up Trump’s green-card halt: Is it just temporary?
Trump says the measure is necessary at a time when unemployment has climbed to levels last seen during the Great Depression. → Read More
Sizing up Trump's green-card halt: Is it just temporary?
President Donald Trump has hinted that he might extend a 60-day hold on green cards for foreign workers that he ordered to protect American jobs during the coronavirus outbreak → Read More