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Immigration News from September 30, 2021
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick of the American Immigration Council: “The answer to the border is not to triple down on deterrence-based policies, which spark chaos, political backlash, and human rights violations. The answer is to build a functional, working, flexible system of humanitarian … Continue reading
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Immigration News from September 29, 2021
Biden’s approval ratings on immigration policy are at an all-time low. Opposition comes both from progressives enraged by deportation flights to Haiti and continuing Trump-era bars to asylum seekers at the border and from the haters for whom no anti-immigrant … Continue reading
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Immigration News from September 28, 2021
Tonight’s post begins with some good news: the Biden administration has ordered government-paid legal representation for unaccompanied minors in eight cities. That’s not all children, much less all immigrant detainees, but it’s a step forward. (Buzzfeed) “The new effort, labeled … Continue reading
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Immigration News from September 27, 2021
The Biden administration will publish a proposed regulation on DACA on September 28 in the Federal Register. At this point, the rule is only a proposal, beginning a 60-day comment period, which will be followed by consideration of comments and … Continue reading
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Immigration News from September 24, 2021
A sweet story to end a bitter week: Kao Kalia Yang is an amazing writer and a Minnesota treasure. Her first children’s book weaves together a bench, neighbors, her children, and friendships across generations and borders. Now that bench goes to … Continue reading
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Immigration News from September 23, 2021
The latest DHS figures show 3,901 Haitians released from Del Rio into the United States to await hearings, and about 3,100 still remaining under the bridge. Since Sunday, 1,949 migrants have been put on planes to Haiti, including 756 Haitian … Continue reading
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Immigration News from September 22, 2022
Republicans in Congress have become the “Party of No”—no voting rights legislation, no police reform, no debt ceiling change, no national budget, and the list goes on. That makes outlook for any meaningful movement on immigration policy is bleak. While … Continue reading
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Immigration News from September 21, 2021
President Biden raised the refugee cap for 2020–the fiscal year ending on September 30–to 62,500. The actual number of refugees resettled in 2020 was far lower: fewer than 8,000 in all. Biden proposes a cap of 125,000 for fiscal year … Continue reading
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Immigration News from September 20, 2021
Two stories dominate today’s news: the continuing plight of Haitians on the border at Del Rio,Texas, and the parliamentarian’s rejection of inclusion of immigration reform in the budget reconciliation bill. One photo captures all that is wrong about the U.S. … Continue reading
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Immigration News from September 18-19, 2021
Haitian migrants top this weekend’s immigration news, as thousands of mostly-Haitian border crossers swelter, unsheltered, in Texas heat near the border crossing at Del Rio. The usual rhetoric abounds: it’s a wave, a caravan, a crisis, a super scary surge! … Continue reading
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