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Immigration News: June 1, 2023
As we begin a new month, here’s a round-up of recent Minnesota immigrant stories. They range from a sewing circle for refugees to the pork processing plant closing in Windom, and more. Alight sponsors a weekly sewing circle for 30 … Continue reading
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Immigration News: May 31, 2023
U.S. law says that asylum seekers should apply at the border or inside the United States. U.S. officials in Washington say that asylum seekers are not being turned away at ports of entry. Actually, they are. And that’s not the … Continue reading
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Immigration News: May 26, 2023
Attorneys from the National Immigrant Justice Center report that the accelerated deportation process endangers the lives of migrants and denies them access to legal advice. They report their experiences during three weeks of “expedited credible fear” screenings that send asylum … Continue reading
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Immigration News: May 25, 2023
For more than 40 years, New York City has had a legally protected “right to shelter.” Now Mayor Eric Adams is asking a court to suspend that right, citing the pressure on the city because of the number of asylum … Continue reading
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Immigration News: May 24, 2023
Most of the rhetoric about immigration and the border is filled with fear and lies. The Border Security Expo, with its focus on high tech weapons and surveillance, is one example of the fear-filled politicization of the border. Another is … Continue reading
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Immigration News: May 23, 2023
Two heart-breaking stories lead tonight’s immigration news: the death of an eight-year-old child, who was denied medical attention while in U.S. Border Patrol custody and the ongoing immiseration of Afghan refugees who are refused entrance to the United States. U.S. … Continue reading
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Immigration News: May 19, 2023
Dreamer and best-selling author Karla Cornejo Villavicencio argues that immigrants are the best hope for keeping democracy alive in the United States. Many have fled countries where they experienced political repression and authoritarianism. They know what is at stake when … Continue reading
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Immigration News: May 18, 2023
Thomas Friedman says we should build bigger walls in order to admit more migrants. Because … Americans are too stupid to understand the economics of migration and need the reassurance of a giant wall. Give up on having a rational policy … Continue reading
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Immigration News: May 17, 2023
Title 42 is gone, and now Title 8 rules – but what does that mean? Basically, going back to pre-pandemic immigration law means still blocking most migrants and heavily penalizing unauthorized border crossing. And in other non-breaking-but-still-relevant news: the CBP … Continue reading
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Immigration News: May 16, 2023
The Biden administration wants more people to seek asylum in countries other than the United States. Several possible alternatives already host large numbers of refugees and have overburdened asylum systems. Mexico has the world’s third-largest number of asylum applications—in 2014, … Continue reading
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