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Start with good news/bad news: Good news is that DHS is extending Somali Temporary Protected Status until March 2020, with DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen acknowledging that “that “the ongoing armed conflict and extraordinary and temporary conditions that support Somalia’s current … Continue reading →

On Wednesday, the House GOP passed an “ICE is Nice” resolution, while Democrats refused to vote. That came after the House GOP first proposed and then refused to bring a Democratic “Abolish ICE” bill to the floor for debate. Immigration … Continue reading →

Reveal reported in early July that a private contractor, MVM, held children in an unlicensed facility in Phoenix. After initially denying reports, MVM said it was only transporting them, not holding them in custody, even though children remained in the … Continue reading →

Three recent changes make it easier to deport victims of domestic violence or gang violence, applicants who are denied a benefit by USCIS, and applicants who don’t have all their paperwork in order. Victims of domestic violence or gang violence … Continue reading →

As more children are reunited with their parents, a clearer picture of the physical and psychological damage of their confinement in prison-like shelters emerges. Children were ordered not to touch one another—no hugging, not by friends, not even by brothers … Continue reading →

Mayra Lucrecia Arriola Hurtarte’s husband tortured her. She moved 15 times in a year, and he found her every time. She went to police in Guatemala—repeatedly—and they did nothing. One officer finally told her she should leave the country. She … Continue reading →

“When I first spoke with ICE officers,” the Guatemalan mother said in an affidavit filed in a pending court case, “they told us, ‘Why did you come from your country?’, ‘Don’t you know that we hate you people?’, ‘We don’t … Continue reading →