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Borderland: The Line Within Takes Viewers Through CBP’s Raid on a Humanitarian Aid Camp
Borderland: The Line Within, a documentary directed by Pamela Yates and produced by Skylight Pictures, made its theatrical debut on May 3. Borderland takes viewers through a gripping narrative of how immigration enforcement agencies—from the U.S.-Mexico border to places well within our nation’s interior—have created what the film calls the “border industrial complex,” a system […]
Read MoreGovernment’s Move to Terminate Flores Agreement Could Leave Immigrant Children Unprotected
The Department of Justice asked a court to partially terminate the decades-old agreement that protects the rights of immigrant children earlier this month. The government argues that the Flores Settlement Agreement is no longer needed because a new Department of Health and Human Services regulation finalized on April 30 will provide sufficient protections to immigrant […]
Read MoreFederal Court Temporarily Blocks Key Provision of Florida’s Anti-Immigrant SB 1718
On May 22, a federal court blocked a section of a draconian anti-immigrant law passed by Govenor Ron DeSantis’s government in Florida.
Read MoreBiden Proposes Rule to Quickly Remove Certain Migrants During Initial Screening Process at the Border
On May 9, the Biden administration proposed a rule that would allow asylum officers to consider and impose certain restrictions or “bars” to the initial asylum screening process at the border. Currently, these bars are considered later in the asylum process at a full hearing before an immigration judge. Comments are being accepted until June […]
Read MoreTaking Welcoming Work to New Heights in the Lone Star State: Welcoming Interactive 2024
Six years ago, the Dallas City Council passed a resolution to make the city more welcoming for immigrants and long-time residents alike. The city council proposed policy recommendations to address the unprecedented challenges immigrants and refugees in the Texas city face. Alongside the resolution, the city, in collaboration with multisector stakeholders, launched the Welcoming Dallas […]
Read MoreThe Biden Administration’s Proposed Regulation On Asylum Bars: An Analysis
On May 9, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, published here, that would allow asylum officers to reject a subset of asylum seekers earlier in the process based on several factors that are currently considered only once an asylum seeker has a full hearing before an immigration judge.
Read MoreBiden’s New H-2A Rule Expands Protections and Increases Oversight for Migrant Workers
On April 29, the Department of Labor (DOL) published a new rule aimed at protecting workers on temporary H-2A visas and strengthening the agency’s oversight of their employers. The rule is set to go into effect on June 28, with a two-month subsequent grace period. The H-2A program allows migrant laborers to work in temporary […]
Read MoreCivil Rights Groups File Lawsuit to Block Iowa’s Unconstitutional SF 2340
Civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit today to block SF 2340, one of the worst, most far-reaching immigration laws ever passed in the state of Iowa.
Read MoreThe Dream Act: An Overview
This fact sheet provides an overview of the most recent version of the Dream Act and similar legislative proposals.
Read MoreChinese Immigrant Gives Back as Community Leader, Business Owner, and Non-Profit Co-Founder
In this series of profiles in the New Americans in Dallas, we hear the story of a Chinese immigrant business leader who started a non-profit organization.
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