REFUGEES & ASYLUM SEEKERS
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They asked a federal judge to stop a program that legally allows children to reunite with their parents living in the US. By Connor Perrett | Business Insider | JAN 29, 2022 | Photo credit: Kent Nishimura Republican attorneys general in eight states on Friday filed a lawsuit requesting a federal ...
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It’s not Republicans’ first shot at breaking up families, and it probably won’t be their last. By Pema Levy | Mother Jones | JAN. 29, 2022 | Photo credit: Ed Jones-AFP/Getty Eight Republican-led states sued Friday to stop a Biden administration program that allows Central American child refugees to legally join their ...
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Throwback Thursday: Knowing Trump's racist views lay on the horizon, why didn't Obama pardon Dreamers during his Lame Duck period? By Suzy Khimm | Washington Post | DEC. 6, 2011 | Photo credit: Robyn Beck Over at the Monkey Cage, Gregory Koger suggests that President Obama could use his executive authority to ...
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Immigration Flashback: after one year in office, Biden must harness the mandate he was elected with to introduce bold action on Immigration reform. By Dennis Wagner | USA Today | FEB. 2, 2021 | Photo credit: Mario Tema In his first few days in office, President Joe Biden moved swiftly ...
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U.S. President continues to be dogged by policy failures in his first year. By Ted Hesson | Reuters | JAN. 20, 2022 | Photo credit: Jose Luis Gonzalez WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Days after U.S. President Joe Biden took office in January 2021, two of his top immigration advisors ...
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President Joe Biden The White House January 23, 2022 Dear President Biden, I FedEx’ed yesterday the attached letter to you and VP Kamala Harris, which we published on Thursday January 20, 2022, in our weekly newsletter (see below) to celebrate the 1st anniversary of your administration. This is ...
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In his first year, the current U.S. President has fallen short on every campaign promise to reform Trump's cruelest immigration practices. By Rafeal Bernal and Rebecca Beitsch | The Hill | JAN. 20, 2022 | Photo credit: Omar Ornelas for El Paso Times When images of Border Patrol agents on ...
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VIDEO shot on location in Guatemala highlights stark injustice for U.S.-born children. By Ted Hasson | Long Island Wins | MAY 4, 2011 | Photo & video credit: Ted Hasson On March 28, I traveled to Guatemala City to follow the story of Emily Ruiz, the four-year-old Long Island girl ...
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Comments are reminiscent of Harris' previous statement to asylum seekers, "Don't come." By Blake Montgomery | The Daily Beast | Jan. 7, 2022 | Photo credit: Instagram @realjamalsimmons Vice President Kamala Harris’ incoming communications director Jamal Simmons hadn’t even made it to his first day on the job yet when ...
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Kids who came to America legally are getting kicked out once they turn 21. By Sam Peak | The Bulwark | JULY 9, 2021 For most Americans, turning 21 might mean the freedom to rent a car, buy alcohol or cigarettes, or get into clubs and casinos. But for Pareen ...