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Migrant need Health watch
Akron Beacon Journal: Health professionals discuss migrant needs after border visitFive health professionals spent 10 days volunteering at a humanitarian migrant shelter at the Arizona-Mexico border and offered observations. Border Patrol regularly drops off migrants suffering from injuries, dehydration, hunger and exhaustion. A compassionate response should include more humane procedures and greater access to works visas…
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Politico: Texas, U.S. fight over care of 4,500 migrant childrenTexas and the U.S. government are in an escalating battle over a state plan to close — beginning Aug. 31 — a shelter that houses 4,500 unaccompanied immigrant children. Several other states declined to aid the federal government’s efforts to house tens of thousands of unaccompanied…
Read MoreUSCIS Reviews
The Marshall Project: U.S. plans review of thousands of deportation casesThe Biden administration is planning an organized review of the cases of thousands of people claiming they were unjustly deported, senior immigration officials said. Many deportations in recent years were considered unduly harsh with little law enforcement benefits.
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The July 2021 Visa Bulletin is out! EB-1, EB-2 and EB-3 for “rest of the world” (except China and India) remains current. EB-1 India remains current EB-2 India moves up to 01JUN11 EB-3 India also moves up to 01JAN13 EB-1 China remains current EB-2 China moves ahead to 01DEC17 EB-3 China moves ahead to 01JAN19
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USCIS Updated Policy Manuals related to RFEs, NOIDs, Expedite Requests and EAD’s validity USCIS has recently issued new policy updates in the USCIS Policy Manual clarifying the criteria and circumstances for: Expedited processing Request for evidence (RFE) Notice of intent to deny (NOID) Validity period for initial and renewal employment authorization documents (EADs) for individuals with pending…
Read MoreHonoring Immigrant Heritage
Honoring the Immigrant Heritage Month This is the seventh annual celebration of Immigrant Heritage Month. This month recognizes the individuals that have contributed to our communities when immigrating to the U.S.Since the Biden Administration took office, USCIS has been working on “Restoring Faith in the Legal Immigration System” and in strengthening integration and inclusion of…
Read MoreAfgan Evacuation
AP: President Biden vows to evacuate Afghans who helped U.S. militaryPresident Biden vowed to evacuate Afghans who aided the U.S. military — many as interpreters — while their visa applications are processed. There are about 9,000 Afghans and their families whose applications are in the pipeline.
Read MoreCatholic spirit
Catholic Spirit: Catholic school gets $12 million from immigrant father of Amazon founderMiguel Bezos, father of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, donated $12 million to a Delaware Catholic school that educated and housed him after he arrived in the United States from Cuba in the 1960s as an unaccompanied minor. He was one of 14,000 Cuban minors…
Read MoreRight to a lawyer
Al Dia: Publicly funded immigration defense programs workThe immigration court system is broken. An integral problem is that defendants don’t have a legal right to a lawyer unless it’s at the immigrant’s expense. Yet studies show that publicly funded defense programs for immigrants work — as evidenced by some jurisdictions.
Read MoreBlack immigrants in US
Huffington Post: Black immigrants fighting racismBlack immigrants are fighting to dismantle institutional racism within the immigration system. They are disproportionately detained, receive higher bond costs and say they face racism at detention centers. There are approximately 4.2 million Black immigrants in the United States.
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