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DHS scraps Trump-era plan to collect more biometric data from immigrants Nicole Sganga © Dario Lopez-Mills / Getty Images Migrants Housed In Donna, TX As Border Facilities Struggle To Handle Surge The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has scrapped plans formed under President Trump to expand the collection of biometric data — including voice prints and DNA — from anyone applying to enter the United States and their sponsors, including children. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) called Friday's decision "consistent" with an executive order is...

Department of Homeland Security scraps Trump-era plans to collect more biometric data from immigrants By Nicole Sganga May 7, 2021 / 8:22 PM / CBS News The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has scrapped plans formed under President Trump to expand the collection of biometric data — including voice prints and DNA — from anyone applying to enter the United States and their sponsors, including children. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) called Friday's decision "consistent" with an executive order issued by President Biden in February, whi...

Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images A backlog in issuing work visas has been caused due to US consulates being closed or short staffed. This delay represents one of the most urgent setbacks affecting immigrants in the US right now. Fixing this backlog would boost our economic recovery and requires no legislative effort. Madhuri Kumar and Hera Javed are immigration attorneys at J&K Law. This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author. This week the Biden Administration ended the previous administration's ban on new work-based visas, an...