Monthly Archives: June 2017

The Trump has spoken: Under the refugee ban that went into effect at 5 p.m. on June 29, your mother is a ‘close’ family member, but your grandmother is not. Your sister is ‘close,’ but her husband is not.Your adult … Continue reading →

Inadequate food, bad-tasting water, unsanitary conditions, and cold temperatures were among conditions cited by parents detained with their children in facilities not licensed to hold children. Judge Dolly Gee, who two years ago ordered the government to stop holding children … Continue reading →

The very limited travel ban reinstated by the Supreme Court will go into effect Thursday morning — but exactly who is banned remains unclear. Under a very narrow reading of the decision, only tourists with no other connection to the … Continue reading →

Today the U.S. Supreme Court took up Trump’s travel ban and the preliminary injunctions from the 4th and 9th Circuits that have prevented it from going into effect. The Supreme Court’s ruling had three important parts: Certiorari: The Court granted certiorari … Continue reading →

Today’s news starts with a series of legal decisions and actions — and there will be more tomorrow, as the Supreme Court issues its final decisions of the term later today. First, a Michigan federal court ordered a temporary halt … Continue reading →

Bloomberg’s story of “the lauded farm-to-table restaurant at the Pentagoet Inn in Castine, Maine” illustrates a paradoxical truth about temporary immigrant work visas: giving jobs to foreigners creates more jobs for U.S. citizens. The Inn depends on a small but … Continue reading →

Biometrics, drones with facial recognition capacity, cell-site simulators: these weapons developed for the war on terror are being used in immigration enforcement. The Atlantic reports that Deportation Is Going High-Tech Under Trump (6/21/17). Obama began using some of these tools and tactics, … Continue reading →

June 20 was World Refugee Day, in a year when the worldwide number of refugees and forcibly displaced people reached a record 65 million. More than half of the refugees are children, and on June 21 the U.S. House Judiciary … Continue reading →

Refugee stories are not just fascinating and exciting stories – though they are both. They are life lessons and stories of family and of contribution to the economic and spiritual wealth of this country.  Kao Kalia Yang was born in … Continue reading →

On June 15, the Department of Homeland Security issued a memorandum that withdraws all support for DAPA (Deferred Action for Parents of American Citizens and Legal Residents) and the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) expansion ordered by President Barack … Continue reading →