Work Permit
Bloomberg: Visa delays frustrating workersMore than one million immigrants are waiting for U.S. work permits and visas because of the backlog as embassies and immigration offices closed for months during […]
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Closing detention center in FL
Miami Herald: Immigration advocates want closure of federal detention centersAbout 24 Floridians rallied to urge the Biden administration to close the Glades County Detention Center in Florida, the target of
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Immigration reform
NCR/CNS: New coalition to push Congress on immigration reformA new coalition of faith groups, immigration advocacy groups and business organizations is urging Congress to pass immigration reform.
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Rapid Expulsions
Reuters: Federal court rules that Title 42 expulsions can continueThe United States can continue rapid expulsions of migrant families under Title 42 but should avoid sending them anywhere they could be
TPS Ukraine
CNN: TPS for Ukraine announcedTemporary Protected Status for Ukrainians in the United States was announced by the federal government following the Russian invasion. About 75,100 Ukrainians could be eligible for
Racism
The Hill: Systemic racism rooted in immigration systemThe American Bar Association, the largest U.S. organization of lawyers, wants a federal government investigation into the influence of racism and xenophobia on immigration law
Migrant’s death
Tucson Sentinel: Haitian migrant’s death from illness probed.Federal officials are investigating the treatment of a Haitian migrant who died from pneumonia and COVID-19 after being taken into custody by the
Migrant killed
Northern Virginia Daily/AP: Migrant killed while being detained, says immigration agencyA migrant who died of gunshot wounds after an encounter with a Border Patrol agent was shot while being detained
Unaccompanied children
Miami Herald: Proposed Florida child migrant shelter rule could cost millions of dollarsRequired welfare inspections of shelters housing unaccompanied migrant children — included in a proposed Florida rule — could cost millions of dollars to
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TPS for Ukraine
CNN: President Biden asked to offer immigration relief to UkrainiansImmigration advocacy groups, urged the Biden administration to provide Temporary Protected Status to Ukrainians living in the United States to protect them