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US States Adopting ‘Inclusive’ Immigration Reform Seeing Improvements in Economy, Education, Workforce
Based on the latest research from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), a nonprofit organization that looks into the state and federal policies and its effects on low-income families and communities, states have taken it upon themselves to act on immigration rather than wait on Congress to act on a federal level. Erica […]
Read MoreICE Detention System Still Lacks Transparency and Accountability, Says Report
After 9/11, the immigration detention system in the United States began to expand dramatically, with very little in the way of transparency or accountability as to how the system operated or what happened to the people who were detained. Not surprisingly, stories began to surface of human rights abuses suffered by detainees at the hands […]
Read MoreComplexity of Central American Migration Explored at Senate Hearing
This week, the Senate’s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held yet another hearing to examine the causes and implications of the high rate of migration from Central America, mainly from the Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala. Chairman Ron Johnson (R-WI) opened the hearing by framing it as a border security […]
Read MoreCBP Releases Use of Force Breakdown: Unclear What It Means
Last week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released a yearly report on the number of use of force incidents. The report stated that use of force incidents by officers and agents were down 26 percent from the previous year, from 1,037 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 to 768 in FY 2015. The announcement was […]
Read MoreHow North Carolina’s Anti-Immigrant Bill Would Impact All State Residents
At a time when many states are adopting policies that harness immigrant’s social and economic contributions, elected officials in North Carolina are advancing anti-immigrant legislation that could have sweeping implications for all state residents. The state legislature recently passed H.B. 318, misleadingly titled as the “Protect North Carolina Workers Act.” The bill contains the following […]
Read MoreImmigrants Can Mitigate Home Health Aide Shortages in Rural America, New Report Shows
Immigrants Can Mitigate Home Health Aide Shortages in Rural America, New Report Shows New York, NY — By 2030, America’s population of seniors will reach 71.5 million — a two-fold increase from 2000. As this demographic shift unfolds, healthcare services will be in increasingly high demand. A new report by the New American Economy projects […]
Read MoreCBP Releases Long Awaited Standards, Still a Long Way to Go
This week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released its long-awaited, new National Standards on Transport, Escort, Detention and Search (TEDS), which govern the transfer of individuals in CBP custody, procedures for handling such individuals’ belongings, conditions in CBP detention facilities, and personal searches. These standards create minimum requirements which the United States Border Patrol or […]
Read MoreWhite House Hosts Ceremony to Mark Immigration and Nationality Act Anniversary
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson at the foot of the Statue of Liberty in 1965, the White House hosted a special naturalization ceremony Monday to welcome 14 new Americans originally from 14 different countries including Vietnam, China, Pakistan, Philippines, Venezuela, Chile, Burkina Faso, and Ethiopia. These […]
Read MoreVisa Bulletin “Do-Over” Undercuts Visa Modernization
Earlier this month, the immigration agencies took a positive step forward in implementing the executive action promise to reform the visa system when they issued the October Visa Bulletin, informing the public about who would be eligible to apply for lawful permanent resident status in October. But now the agencies have stepped back from that […]
Read MoreImmigration Courts Have New Rules Governing Legal Representation Processes
Last week, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) announced changes to the regulations governing legal representation in immigration court and at the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). Every year, thousands of immigrants are forced to represent themselves in immigration court. The changes are intended to increase representation of immigrants who are facing deportation – […]
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