Thread by @SarahPierceEsq

🚨🚨🚨 This morning the administration published the Spring 2019 Unified Agenda!

As I've said before, this is the closest you can get to a Trump immigration agenda crystal ball.

Here is the link: reginfo.gov/public/do/eAge…

And here are some notable items 👀⬇️⬇️⬇️

PUBLIC CHARGE

USCIS & DOJ updated estimates on publication of the final regulations on immigrants who can be held inadmissible for public charge concerns: September 2019 & June 2019 (respectively).

More on its potential effects: migrationpolicy.org/research/impac…

FAMILY DETENTION

ICE & HHS updated estimates on publication of the implementing regulations for the Flores settlement (which would allow for the indefinite detention of families): September 2019.

IMMIGRATION COURTS

EOIR is reviving a bunch of mostly Bush-era rules. By reviving previously published rules, it enables EOIR to go straight to publishing final regs & implementing them, rather than go through the whole notice & comment rigmarole...

These "zombie" rules will:
- allow EOIR to designate temp IJs
- allow the BIA to more quickly issue decisions (as previously reported by @TalKopan sfchronicle.com/politics/artic…)
- ⬆️ use of telephonic & video proceedings
- require DHS background checks b/f granting certain benefits

🚨H-4 EAD

USCIS updated its estimate on publication of the proposed rule removing work authorization for spouses of certain H-1B visa holders: THIS MONTH (May 2019)

H-1B

USCIS will be charging H-1B cap applicants an additional fee for participation in the new (required) online registration program.

And USCIS updated its estimate on publication of the proposed rule drastically changing qualifications for the program: August 2019.

ATTORNEY GENERAL REFERRAL AND REVIEW

DOJ updated its estimate on publication of the proposed rule to DRASTICALLY expand AG's referral and review power: July 2019.

More on this: migrationpolicy.org/article/sessio…