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With Congress stuck, some immigrant advocates go local
Advocates have pushed for bills that would give undocumented immigrants access to some services. By Suzanne Monyak | Roll Call | MAR. 23, 2023 | Photo by David L. Ryan With Congress at an impasse on major federal immigration legislation, some advocates have turned to local legislatures to promote and ... -
Biden immigration plan could force asylum officers to break law, union warns
By Hamed Aleaziz | Los Angeles Times | MAR. 27, 2023 | Photo by John Moore President Biden’s plan to limit some migrants’ access to asylum could force federal asylum officers to break U.S. law, the union that represents asylum officers argued Monday in a formal filing opposing the proposal. ... -
Top Democrats warn Biden: Don’t restart family detentions
By Courtney Subramanian & Hamed Aleaziz | Los Angeles Times | MAR. 26, 2023 | Photo by Carolyn Cole WASHINGTON — Top Democrats are warning President Biden against restarting the controversial practice of detaining migrant families who cross the U.S. southern border without authorization. “I urge you to learn from the mistakes ... -
IMMIGRATION POLICY DOESN’T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY
For 20 years, the Department of Homeland Security has made life a nightmare for millions — but Dreamers like me have seen that there’s another way. By Alliyah Lusuegro | Foreign Policy in Focus | MAR. 20, 2023 | Photo from ShutterShock The Department of Homeland Security, or DHS, turned ... -
America’s border crisis, Biden’s immigration policy, and the courts
Opinion by Nolan Rappaport | The Hill | MAR. 19, 2023 | Photo by Christian Chavez for AP In a recent New York Times opinion article, Dara Lind of the American Immigration Council asks: “How did President Biden go from denouncing the immigration policies of his predecessor to following in his footsteps by proposing a ... -
We Should Give Up the Fantasy of Solving the Border Crisis
Opinion by Dara Lind | The New York Times | MAR. 14, 2023 | Photo by Ivan Pierre Aguirre How did President Biden go from denouncing the immigration policies of his predecessor to following in his footsteps by proposing a regulation that would make the vast majority of current asylum ... -
‘Split at the Root’ Review: A Powerful Lens on Immigrant Families Split Apart
This documentary shows the plight of one woman as she tries to reunite with her sons and make a permanent home in the United States. By Concepcion de Leon | The New York Times | MAR. 2, 2023 | Video still from Array Releasing When news of the Department of ... -
Many Undocumented Immigrants Are Departing After Decades in the U.S.
Crowded scenes at the border do not necessarily translate into an increase in the undocumented population. Many other immigrants have been returning home. By Miriam Jordan | The New York Times | MAR. 1, 2023 | Photo by Marian Carrrasquero In August 2021, more than three decades after sneaking across ... -
Family reunited after four years separated by Trump-era immigration policy
Father’s return allows children to continue toward college degrees. By Zaidee Stavely | EdSource | MAR. 6, 2023 | Photo by Armanda Ruiz A father separated from his family by a Trump administration immigration policy was finally able to return to the U.S. last month, after almost four years. When José ... -
Business-immigration group alarmed over DeSantis proposal to repeal in-state tuition for Dreamers
The law was signed in 2014 by then-Gov. Rick Scott, a Republican now in the U.S. Senate. By Carmen Sesin & Suzanne Gamoba | NBC News | MAR. 2, 2023 | Photo by Wilfredo Lee MIAMI — A group of employers, students and community leaders expressed alarm Thursday over Florida ...
