Immigration, Refugee, and Human Trafficking
Legislative and Political News


Friday, February 1, 2019
(Last Updated: January 31 , 2019 at 11:00 pm EST)
ThisWeekInImmigration.Com's "News" page presents write-ups on legislative and political actions on immigration-, refugee-, or human trafficking-related policy.  They include general and specialized write-ups about legislative and political developments;  previews of upcoming legislative actions; mentions of immigration, refugee, and human trafficking in the White House Daily briefings, complete with video excerpt, when applicable; and both previews, as well as after-the-event summaries of the talk about immigration during the Sunday public affairs programs, complete with video excepts from the programs.
All Write-Ups
We watch what is happening in Washington and beyond the beltway like hawks.

Whenever developments warrant it, ThisWeekInImmigration.Com posts write-ups about general or specialized immigration, refugee, or human trafficking legislative and political developments.
Top Stories
Whenever developments warrant it,  we .post t0 our homepage short, instant write-ups analyzing how events in just occurring in Washington could impact  immigration,- refugee-, or human trafficking-related law and policy.

We collect all of these, combine them with more developed pieces, and present them  all to you on our "Top Stories" page.
Legislative Actions
Each day that Congress is in session, we at ThisWeekInImmigration.Com monitor its activities and posts information about any markups or floor actions that touch on immigration,- refugee-, or human trafficking-related law or policy.

The write-ups often will contain links to amendment text, as well as to committee or floor vote tallies.
Executive Branch Actions
Each day on which there is a White House Daily Briefing or on which the President or key federal agencies take actions, we watch for any mention of immigration, refugee, or human trafficking policy or politics. 

When such references are made, we post a write-up summarizing them and linking to the relevant source material (usually posted late evening on the day of the Briefing or event).
Each week (usually late on Friday evenings), we post a "Legislative Preview" that looks ahead to the week-to-come on Capitol Hill from an immigration, refugee, and human trafficking perspective.  Each week, this write-up briefly summarizes and tries to place into the larger context the immigration-, refugee-, and human trafficking-related legislative action that is scheduled to occur during the week-to-come.
Sunday Morning Public Affairs Program Previews
Sunday Morning Public Affairs Program Wrap-Ups
Each week (usually late on Friday evenings), we at ThisWeekInImmigration.Com post a "Legislative Preview" that looks ahead to the week-to-come on Capitol Hill from an immigration, refugee, and human trafficking perspective.  Each week, this write-up briefly summarizes and tries to place into the larger context the immigration-, refugee-, and human trafficking-related legislative action that is scheduled to occur during the week-to-come.
Each week (usually late Sunday afternoons), we at ThisWeekInImmigration.Com post a detailed write-up summarizing the immigration-, refugee-, and human trafficking-related discussions that occurred on the each of the five major network Sunday morning public affairs programs, complete with video excerpts of those discussions and comments, when possible.
Click on the Links Above to See Executive Branch Action, Legislative Preview, Legislative Action, and Sunday Morning Program Write-Ups