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The Guardian: Comedian’s refugee life leads to sitcomIn a new Netflix sitcom, Palestinian-American comedian Mo Amer presents a fictional account of his experiences settling with his parents in Texas after fleeing war-torn Kuwait. The show also highlights how much of a mess the U.S. immigration system is.

 City Limits: Asylum seekers face hardships in New York CityMany of the 6,300 asylum seekers and migrants bused to New York City from the U.S. southern border say they are struggling with little support. They have had to find a safe place to stay, access medical care and keep tabs on their immigration cases. Some…

Unfortunately, the new rule will not change the status quo for initial DACA applicants. On July 16, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in State of Texas, et al., v. The United StatAmerica, et al. issued a nationwide injunction that continues to prevent U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, or USCIS, from approving initial DACA requests.…

The Department of Homeland Security, or DHS, has announced a long-awaited final rule codifying Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. The new regulations, which will take effect on Oct. 31, 2022, rescind the June 15, 2012, Napolitano memo, but maintain the existing DACA eligibility guidelines and largely preserve the policies that have been in place…

TIPs: Topline Immigration Policy Updates USCIS Rescinds Matter of Z-R-Z-C as an Adopted Decision and Updates Its Interpretation of Authorized Travel by TPS Beneficiaries On July 1, 2022, USCIS issued a Policy Memorandum that rescinds its Aug. 20, 2020 designation of the Administrative Appeals Office decision in Matter of Z-R-Z-C as an Adopted Decision and updates how it interprets…

NCR: Helping Immigrants Build a Haven Amid Fear and AngerAmy Ketner, co-director of leadership development at Strangers No Longer, a Michigan-based Catholic organization that promotes immigrant welcome and integration, reflects on what it takes to build communities of welcome.