In a letter to the White House on Monday, more than 50 gay rights and immigrant advocacy groups asked President Obama to delay immigration cases involving Americans who are seeking legal residency visas, known as green cards, for their foreign-born spouses of the same sex until the Supreme Court issues a ruling on same-sex marriage next year.
While speculating whether or not the bombings in Boston were executed by an immigrant, some Republicans have expressed that the incident could delay immigration reform.
Remnick disagrees: "I think the idea of delaying immigration reform, if you ask anybody involved with immigration, including the immigrants themselves, this is a horrible idea.
Those conversations culminated in the decision to delay immigration action.
Pollsters underestimated Republican support ahead of the the 2014 midterms, causing the White House to delay immigration reform in the mistaken belief that Democrats had a chance of holding on to marginal states.
An article on Sunday about President Obama's decision to delay immigration action until after the midterm elections erroneously included one Democratic senator among several who told White House officials that any action by Mr. Obama before the elections could cost them victory in the Senate.
The plaintiffs, who filed their lawsuit last week, are among thousands who have been subject to a security screening called the Controlled Application Review and Resolution Program (CARRP), which allows USCIS to delay immigration proceedings if "national security concerns are raised".
When Warmbier's group reached the airport, it appeared that he was purposefully delayed at immigration, Troy Collings, director of Young Pioneer Tours, told Reuters.
Warmbier was on a five-day New Year's tour of North Korea with a group of 20 when he was delayed at immigration before being taken away by two airport officials, according to a tour operator that had sponsored the trip.
The sheer amount of paperwork is taxing on immigration officers, who have to pass applications between various agencies, and the processing time is slow, which can delay legal immigration status.
