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Immigrant from Burundi Proves “Anything is Possible,” Even Amidst Challenges
In this series of profiles in the New Americans in Androscoggin County report, we hear from a Burundi Immigrant who believes anything is possible in the United States.
Read MoreSomalian Immigrant Founds Nonprofit to Help Immigrant Community Understand and Navigate Substance Use
In this series of profiles in the New Americans in Androscoggin County report, we hear from a Somalian Immigrant who started a non-profit to combat substance abuse in their community.
Read MoreImmigrant from Djibouti Pursuing Nursing Degree to Continue to Care for Community
In this series of profiles in the New Americans in Androscoggin County report, we hear from a nursing student who escaped forced child marriage and is now looking to provide healthcare access to her community.
Read MoreSupreme Court Rules in Favor of Judicial Review of Mixed Questions, Even Those That Are Fact Intensive
The Supreme Court issued an important victory for noncitizens seeking cancellation of removal and the principle of judicial review of agency action on March 19. And despite the current court’s tenuous regard for stare decisis – the idea that “today’s Court should stand by yesterday’s decisions” – in Wilkinson v. Garland, the Supreme Court reaffirmed […]
Read MoreTexas SB4 Law Sets Damaging Precedent for Similar Bills that Endanger Immigrant Families
SB4 is cruel, inhumane, and clearly unconstitutional.
Read MoreOhio, We Have A Problem
Ohio, We Have A Problem BORDER PATROL AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT’S PATTERNS AND TACTICS OF ABUSE IN OHIO’S IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENTTuesday, March 19, 2024 Contents Executive Summary Background Data Sources Demographic Findings Findings Regarding Tactics Used by USBP Ohio Local Law Enforcement Agencies Cooperate Extensively with Border Patrol to Target Immigrants Targeted Individuals Do Not […]
Read MoreRecords Shed Light on Border Patrol’s Racial Profiling of Immigrants in Ohio
A new report sheds light on Border Patrol’s use of racial profiling when targeting Latinos in northern Ohio.
Read MoreDistrict Court in Texas Allows CHNV Parole Program to Continue
On March 8, a federal district court in Texas dismissed a challenge to a parole program set up by the Biden administration to allow 30,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans to enter the United States legally each month, known as the CHNV parole program, allowing the program to stay in place. Judge Drew Tipton of […]
Read MoreDifferences in State Sunshine Laws Can Threaten Transparency Around Immigration Detention and Enforcement
By Tsion Gurmu, Legal Director at the Black Alliance for Just Immigration and Raul Pinto, Deputy Legal Director of Transparency The main way in which the public can access information about what the federal government is doing is through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). However, laws that allow the public to get state public […]
Read MoreDespite Progress, the Tragedy of Family Separation Can Never Be Undone
Six years ago, a man came to the U.S./Mexico border with his five-year-old daughter, looking for safety in the United States. At home, a rival political faction had been making death threats against him and his family. That compelled him to take his daughter to the United States to seek asylum for them both. But […]
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