Daily Update | June 11, 2019
Abigail DeHart // 6/11/19 //
House Democrats have appealed to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals over an order rejecting their request for a preliminary injunction over President Trump's reprogramming of military funds for a border wall. Kenneth T. Cuccinelli will serve as the new acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. President Trump's acting budget chief called for a two-year delay of a ban that would restrict the U.S. government from doing business with Chinese tech firm Huawei.
IMMIGRATION
So far, 24 immigrants have died in ICE custody during the Trump administration (NBC).
Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, known as “an immigration hardliner” will serve as the new acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (Politico).
House Democrats appeal to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals over an order rejecting their request for a preliminary injunction over President Trump's reprogramming of military funds for a border wall (The Hill).
JUSTICE & SAFETY
President Trump's acting budget chief called for a two-year delay of a ban that would restrict the U.S. government from doing business with Chinese tech firm Huawei (The Hill).
REGULATION
Recent activities by the Trump administration have showcased a method of suing independent agencies to influence what they do, writes Bijal Shah at Notice & Comment.
President Trump has used the Congressional Review Act to eliminate more than a dozen rules, and the White House’s OMB memo casts more doubt on already-issued guidance documents, writes Paul J. Larkin at The Regulatory Review.
The CFPB has issued a final rule delaying the compliance date for the ability-to-repay provisions in its final payday/auto title/high-rate installment loan rule (Payday Rule) for 15 months (Consumer Finance Monitor).
- The final rule is available here.