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ICE Formalizes Inhumane Detention Policies for Pregnant Women
The practice of detaining pregnant women is inhumane and unsafe.
Read MoreThe H-4 Visa Classification
Temporary workers—such as those in H-1B status—typically can bring their spouses and children with them to the United States in what is called H-4 status. This fact sheet provides an overview of the H-4 visa category.
Read MoreNational 2018 Immigration Survey
New American Economy and TargetPoint Consulting released new polling that shows how Republican and conservative voters, including Trump’s base, overwhelmingly support a deal in Congress for increased border security in exchange for a path to citizenship for Dreamers. The results show that a DACA deal in Congress would not hurt Republicans in their 2018 primaries […]
Read MoreNew Polling Shows Huge Support Among Republicans, including Trump’s Base, for Border Security/Dreamer Protection Deal
NEW YORK, NY – Today, New American Economy and TargetPoint Consulting released new polling showing that Republican and conservative voters, including Trump’s base, overwhelmingly support a deal in Congress for increased border security in exchange for a path to citizenship for Dreamers. The results show that a deal in Congress would not hurt Republicans in their 2018 primaries and […]
Read MoreImmigrants Rights Group Sues U.S. Government Over Family Separation at the Border
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit this week to demand the immediate release and reunification of an asylum-seeking Congolese mother and her 7 year-old daughter, who had been forcibly separated by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers at the U.S.-Mexico border last November. The lawsuit argues that the separation of Ms. L. […]
Read MoreOversight Agency Finds ICE Improperly Obtained Contract for Texas Family Detention Center
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a damning report this week, finding that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) improperly modified an older, existing contract with the City of Eloy, Arizona to create the notorious family detention center in Dilley, Texas—more than 900 miles away. Rather than contracting […]
Read MoreSupreme Court Rejects the Government’s Premature Request to Hear DACA Case
The Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s request to hear an emergency appeal of a lower court’s January decision that prevents the government from fully ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative. Now that the Supreme Court has rejected their request, the government must continue to process DACA renewals while it fights the lower […]
Read MoreGrand Forks Herald: New stats and a new plan for Grand Forks’ new Americans
Grand Forks leaders have new, revealing statistics about local immigration—and by the end of the year, they’ll have a plan for the community to go with it. That new data is an early step toward a “Welcoming City” plan, spearheaded by city staff and Grand Forks’ Immigrant Integration Initiative and due out by September. City […]
Read MoreClass Action Suit Challenges Government’s Denial of TPS Holders’ Green Cards
In violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act, USCIS denies the green card applications of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders who first entered the United States without going through an inspection process at a port of entry, ignoring the fact that they subsequently were inspected and admitted when they were granted TPS.
Read MoreNeed for Greater Oversight in Immigration Detention, Says Report
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) claims that a significant expansion of immigration detention is required to meet “operational needs” in light of the agency’s shifting policies and ramped up immigration enforcement under the Trump administration.
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