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Judge Hanen Halts Order That Would Have Revealed Personal Information of DACA Recipients
Judge Hanen halts his order that would have the Department of Justice (DOJ) turn over personal information of about 50,000 individuals who have received three-year reprieves from deportation and three-year work permits under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative. This original May 19, 2016 order will be “stayed” until a hearing on August […]
Read MoreEditor of Iowa’s Largest Spanish-Language Newspaper Living Proof of Value Undocumented Immigrants Bring to Rural America
As founder and editor of La Prensa, Iowa’s largest Spanish-language newspaper, Lorena Lopez has interviewed everyone from former President Barack Obama to former Governor Jeb Bush and become a sought-after expert on Iowa’s increasingly influential Latino voters. Lopez has plenty of experience: She worked for 11 years as a respected reporter and anchorwoman for a […]
Read MoreImmigration Groups Seek Information on Customs and Border Protection’s “Translation” Activities in Northern Border States
Last week an alliance of immigration advocacy groups represented by the Legal Action Center filed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
Read MoreFarmer: Immigrants a Valuable Resource, Not a Problem
When 60-year-old Bert Lemkes sees Hispanic immigrants working in the fields around his home in western North Carolina, or in the greenhouses and nurseries he helps manage, he’s reminded of his own arrival in the United States. “I always compare myself to those people who come here to work and make money, because I came […]
Read MoreDetention of Transgender Immigrants Expanding with Texas Facility
The massive immigrant detention industry is still growing. According to officials from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the government is adding to its existing 637 facilities by opening a new privately-run detention center in Texas later this year. The 700-bed facility, which will be operated by the private prison corporation Emerald Correctional Management, includes a […]
Read MoreWeekend Reading: Highlights from this week’s immigration news (May 30-June 3)
We’re kicking off this post with a “great read” recommendation from our Executive Director, Jeremy Robbins. “Citizen Kahn” is the story of “how a South Asian immigrant became a Wyoming fast-food legend and received American citizenship—twice.” The New Yorker’s Kathryn Shulz profiles a man who “had been selling tamales in Sheridan [WY] since Buffalo Bill […]
Read MoreLack of Labor: A Sweet Potato Farmer’s “Nightmare”
Every winter, Melissa Edmondson sends a stream of paperwork along with a $4,000 check to a firm in Georgia that specializes in processing visas for seasonal immigrant labor. The firm mails all the appropriate forms to all the appropriate agencies – state and federal offices scattered around the country – but Edmondson still needs to […]
Read MoreAdministration Seeks to Protect DACA Recipients from Judge Hanen’s Unusual Order in Immigration Case
This week, the Obama administration filed a stay motion, a request to halt Judge Hanen’s highly extraordinary order in May telling the Department of Justice (DOJ) to turn over personal information of about 50,000 or so individuals who have received three-year reprieves from deportation and three-year work permits under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals […]
Read MoreHer Dream is Public Service, But it Hangs on Her Immigration Status
At the closing ceremony for the 2015 summer class of interns at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI), 21-year-old Daniela Martinez delivered the farewell address. During her speech, the young leader addressed an audience that included Representatives Linda T. Sánchez, Henry Cuellar, Jim Costa, Ruben Gallego, Raúl Grijalva, Ben Ray Lújan, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Lucille Roybal-Allard. Martinez’s […]
Read MoreSuccessful Foreign-Born CEO Explains Why Immigrant-Run Franchises Almost Never Fail
Ask any Hawaiian about L&L Hawaiian Barbecue, a fast-food chain ubiquitous on the islands and the West Coast, and they can likely tell you about its traditional plate lunches complete with heaping scoops of macaroni salad. What they might not know is the company has more than 200 franchise locations, gross sales of $96 million, […]
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