Blogs
Honoring 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…
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Afgan 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…
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Catholic 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…
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Right 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…
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Black 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…
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Migrant youths
AP: Migrant youths describe emergency shelter problemsUnaccompanied migrant youths have described their desperation to leave large emergency centers because of the poor conditions. A 13-year-old said he was put on…
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Asylum seekers in Mexico
Courthouse News: Asylum seekers stuck under ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy get second chanceAsylum seekers denied U.S. entry under the “Remain in Mexico” policy and whose cases were closed will get…
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Undocumented and COVID-19
Business Insider: Undocumented immigrants turning to unproven COVID-19 remedies, says reportSome undocumented immigrants with COVID-19 are spending thousands of dollars on unproven remedies because they lack proper health care, reported…
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minimum wage
AP: Minimum wage case for immigrant detainees ends in mistrialA trial to see if a private immigration center in Washington state must pay a minimum wage to its detainees ended in…
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Expanding Posibilities
Forbes: New developments may ease path to U.S. immigration New development may ease the path for people wishing to immigrate to the United States. These include expanding the possibilities for…
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Remain in Mexico
The Hill: Supreme Court dismisses ‘Remain in Mexico’ lawsuits The Supreme Court dismissed several lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” policy that affects asylum seekers. The suits claimed…
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