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The Virginian-Pilot Column: Churches, leaders must be open on immigration
AS A PASTOR and educator of young adults, I’ve been increasingly worried about the mass exodus of young people from the church. But the reason they give concerns me more: They can’t support the anti-immigrant or xenophobic sentiments that conservatives often express in the name of religion. Even I’m shocked when my otherwise good-hearted evangelical […]
Read MoreSick From Eating That Salad? Blame Trump’s Immigration Policies
In 2018 alone, the Center for Disease Control has been called to investigate 24 instances of foodborne disease outbreaks, marking the highest number of investigations since 2006. These recent outbreaks have tainted much of the United States’ food supply, from salad to beef to everyday breakfast cereal. Some experts have pointed to the Trump administration’s […]
Read MoreFirst International Agreement on Migration Lacks US Participation
For the first time, countries across the world recognized the importance of coordinated action to address the growing challenges of managing migration. On Monday, more than 160 United Nations member states adopted the Global Compact on Migration in Marrakesh, Morocco, without the support of the United States. The Global Compact is the first international agreement […]
Read MoreProposed ‘Public Charge’ Regulation Draws Hundreds of Thousands of Comments
On Monday night, the 60–day comment period for the Trump administration’s proposed public charge regulation drew to a close. More than 210,000 comments were submitted, with the majority of publicly available comments opposing the rule. Comments on the proposed regulation, which has the potential to drastically slash legal immigration, will now be reviewed before any […]
Read MoreCleveland Plain Dealer Opinion: President Trump’s “public charge” policy for immigrants would hurt Cleveland – and time is running out to oppose it
CLEVELAND — When I was a kid, growing up in Cleveland’s St. Clair-Superior neighborhood, my parents struggled to make ends meet. My dad, the son of Slovakian immigrants, worked long hours at an electronics production plant and my mom, an immigrant from the former Yugoslavia, stayed home to take care of my sister and me. […]
Read MoreUSCIS’ Proposed H1-B Registration Rule Creates More Uncertainty for Employers
Just months short of the normal starting date for the annual H-1B petition process, USCIS has proposed major changes. U.S. employers who rely on this visa category, which is for jobs that require a bachelor’s or higher degree in a “specific specialty” or equivalent at the entry-level, are now in limbo, unsure whether these changes […]
Read MoreGovernment Data Shows ICE Detention Relies on Private Companies and Remote Locations
There is a lot that we don’t know about immigration detention. Although Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been in the headlines more often than in past years, the network of facilities ICE uses to imprison immigrants is a major aspect of the agency that is often hidden in plain sight. According to a national […]
Read MoreThe Landscape of Immigration Detention in the United States
This analysis reveals that individuals detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement were commonly held in privately operated and remotely located facilities, far away from basic community support structures and legal advocacy networks.
Read MoreThe Government Failed to Conduct Background Checks on Staffers at Migrant Child Tent City
Thousands of migrant children are currently being held at a tent city in Tornillo, Texas along the U.S.-Mexico border. Most of the children traveled alone in order to flee from violence in their Central American home countries and to reunite with family members already in the United States. An investigation released this week by the […]
Read MoreAutopsy Report Shows Transgender Immigrant Woman Beaten Before Death in ICE Custody
Roxsana Hernández Rodriguez, a 33-year-old transgender woman from Honduras, died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody in May, weeks after presenting herself at the San Ysidro port of entry to ask for asylum. An independent autopsy report released this week revealed evidence that Hernández was physically beaten while in ICE custody prior to […]
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