Blogs
Immigration reform
Boston Pilot: An Advent plea for immigration reformDuring Advent, many immigrants are asking: How long and until when do we have to wait for immigration reform? They seek regularizing their…
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No more sharing date with ICE
Washington Post: Utilities agree to end sharing data with ICEA national group of utility companies agreed to stop providing sensitive data on millions of people to Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
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Returning Migrants
VOA/AP: First migrants returned under restarted ‘Remain in Mexico’ policyU.S. authorities began resending migrants back to Mexico under the restarted “Remain in Mexico” program. The migrants were greeted by Mexican…
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Remain in Mexico program
View this email in your browserCatholic The Mexican bishops criticized their government’s willingness to restart the “Remain in Mexico” program. Mexico should be promoting and protecting migrant rights, they said.
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Black immigrants
Miami Herald: Black immigrants claim discrimination at detention centerNine Black immigrants have filed a civil complaint alleging a pattern of racism and abuse at a Florida detention center. They are…
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Less migrant flights
Washington Post: Sharp decline in Haitian migrant flightsU.S. immigration authorities have cut the number of expulsion flights to Haiti to one a day, citing the sharp decline in Haitian migrants…
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Children in cages
Hawaii Public Radio: Book explores U.S. racially exclusive immigration policiesBorder Patrol agents charging Haitian asylum seekers. Children in cages. The Muslim ban. Many believe such things are not what America is…
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Haitians mistreatment
NCR: Women religious outraged over mistreatment of HaitiansU.S. women religious, outraged at the mistreatment of Haitians trying to enter the United States, say the Biden administration and Congress must enact humane…
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Asylum in US
Al Jazeera: Migration advocates ask end to expulsion of asylum seekersU.S. migration advocates are urging the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to demand that the Biden administration end using Title 42,…
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1300 afghans expected
Detroit Free Press: Michigan earmarks $500,000 for arriving AfghansMichigan has allocated $500,000 to help house about 1,300 Afghans expected to arrive in the state. The funds will be used for temporary housing…
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Helpful Links:
Coronavirus.gov: Primary federal site for general coronavirus information USA.gov/coronavirus: Catalog of U.S. government’s response to coronavirus CDC.gov/coronavirus: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention information American Immigration Lawyers Association: https://www.aila.org/advo-media/issues/all/covid-19 (links to practice…
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