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Farmworkers Need Better Support to Survive COVID-19
The dangers to America’s farmworkers—primarily immigrant men from Mexico with temporary H-2A visas—have long persisted under a system that is ripe for abuse. But those risks have only grown since the coronavirus pandemic erupted in the United States this March. A lack of workplace protections, crowded housing, and no social safety net put farmworkers at […]
Read MoreCOVID-19 Wreaks Havoc on Immigration Courts With No Clear Plan to Stop Spread
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread throughout the United States, immigration courts around the country remain in turmoil. The Executive Office for Immigration Review (“EOIR”) initially postponed all non-detained hearings when lockdowns began in March. However, EOIR refused to close all courts. Hearings for detained immigrants and unaccompanied children continued, despite the risks. Now, […]
Read MoreNew FOIA Request Filed to Force Agency to Release Immigration Court Operations Information on COVID-19 Pandemic
The public has a right to know the safeguards that the government has in place to prevent the unnecessary illness and possible death of numerous individuals still reporting to work in immigration courts throughout the country.
Read More2020 Mid-Year Report
Dear Friends and Supporters, This year, we have been met with unprecedented challenges. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt life in communities across the country, the Trump administration has doubled down on its xenophobic rhetoric and policies–scapegoating the same immigrants who are playing an essential role in getting us through this crisis. At New American Economy […]
Read MoreBorder Patrol Raids Camp in Retaliation Against Humanitarian Aid Workers
The United States Border Patrol raided a humanitarian aid camp in Arizona on July 31, detaining volunteers and over 30 people receiving care. The camp—known as Byrd Camp—is run by No More Deaths (NMD), an organization that works to end the death and suffering of people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. The raid follows a pattern […]
Read MoreUSCIS Fee Hikes Will Go Into Effect for These Applications
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released an advance copy of a final rule on July 31 that will impose significant fee increases across many facets of the legal immigration system. These changes include an astronomical 80% increase to the cost of becoming a U.S. citizen and a first-time fee for asylum applicants. The rule […]
Read MoreFee Increase for Immigration Applications Is an Attack on Legal Immigration
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services—the government agency that administers the country’s legal immigration system—is expected to announce Monday major fee hikes for many immigration-related applications and petitions. The increased fees will impact people applying for U.S. citizenship and asylum, as well as American businesses hiring or retaining employees vital to our country’s recovery from a global health and economic crisis.
Read MoreGovernment Secretly Held Asylum-Seeking Children in Hotels
The Trump administration has been detaining immigrant children in hotels along the Texas-Mexico border and in Arizona. Some of the children are just a year old and are held in the hotels for weeks before being expelled from the United States. A group of immigrant children who were held in one of these hotels this […]
Read MoreImmigrants in New Jersey’s Workforce
New research from New American Economy highlights the crucial role immigrants are playing in New Jersey’s economy, working in some of the state’s fastest-growing and most in-demand fields, including education, healthcare, and mental health. In order to remain competitive and meet the critical workforce shortages in many of these fields, New Jersey will need to implement policies that not […]
Read MoreEfforts to End DACA Would Destabilize Communities Across America
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security released today a memo on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals initiative that would deny all pending and future initial requests for DACA and reject all pending and future applications for advance parole absent exceptional circumstances. It would also shorten DACA renewals and the accompanying work authorization to one-year, rather than a two-year period.
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