July 26, 2021

The Future of the Immigration Courts (Video)

Link to recording of video from July 23, 2021 featuring Immigration Judge Amiena Khan, President of the National Association of Immigration Judges , and Julia Preston, Contributing Writer at The Marshall Project . Judge Khan is the President of NAIJ. Judge Khan was appointed as a United States Immigration Judge in New York by Attorney General Eric Holder in December 2010. In her personal capacity, she is a member of...

July 26, 2021

NAFSA Asks for SSR for Haitian F-1 Students

NAFSA, July 22, 2021 "We are writing today to request that the Department of Homeland Security’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) consider granting Special Student Relief (SSR)* to F-1 students from Haiti. * Regulations allow DHS to suspend or alter rules regarding duration of status, full course of study, and employment eligibility, for specific groups of students from parts of the world that are...

July 26, 2021

Departments of State, Education Support Intl. Education: Joint Statement

Joint Statement of Principles in Support of International Education, July 26, 2021 Reengaging the World to Make the United States Stronger at Home A Renewed U.S. Commitment to International Education "We propose the following principles to guide our approach to international education. We recognize that the U.S. government has a unique role in international education because of its responsibility to the American...

July 23, 2021

Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activists Beg Congress for Refugee Status

Phelim Kine, Politico, July 21, 2021 "A coalition of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists in exile has issued an urgent public plea to the U.S. Congress to pass legislation that will grant refugee status to Hong Kong citizens with “well-founded fears of persecution” by the territory’s authorities.  The letter obtained by POLITICO calls on Congress to grant Priority 2 Refugee Status to Hong Kong’s peaceful pro-democracy...

July 22, 2021

Immigration and Agriculture

New American Economy Research Fund, July 22, 2021 "Agriculture is a cherished part of American identity and remains an important part of the U.S. economy. In 2020, the agriculture, fishing, and forestry industries contributed more than $175 billion to U.S. GDP and supported more than 2.3 million workers. The health of America’s farms and the agriculture industry, however, is tied directly to immigration.  As...

July 21, 2021

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Immigrant Story and the Internationalization of the NBA

Matthew La Corte, Jacob Czarnecki, Niskanen Center, July 20, 2021 "On July 3, the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Atlanta Hawks to advance to the NBA Finals, an accomplishment not seen in the city in almost 50 years. Leading the charge for Milwaukee is the six-foot, eleven-inch Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Greek-born star is one of the best basketball players in the world today and a global ambassador for the NBA. ...

July 20, 2021

Soledad: Fierce, Brave, Free

New Day Films "Soledad weaves live action and animation to tell the story of a woman from Central America who fled gang violence to seek asylum in the US.   Soledad tells the story of a young woman from Central America who was imprisoned in the Eloy Detention Facility when she sought asylum in the United States in 2017. Soledad set out on a perilous journey from her homeland after enduring horrific persecution...

July 20, 2021

The Incalculable Cost of Cheap Chicken—and the Hidden Industry That Shoulders It

Tina Vazquez, Type Investigations, July 20, 2021 "Poultry plants, many of which rely on immigrant labor, already had high rates of occupational illness. Then the pandemic made everything worse."

July 20, 2021

The Origins of American Immigration Detention

Tanvi Misra, Ariel Aberg-Riger, Bloomberg CityLab, July 20, 2021 "The U.S. incarcerates more noncitizens than anywhere else in the world. On any given day in the U.S., thousands of people — adults and children — are in government custody, sometimes for indefinite periods of time.  The purpose of detention is logistical — a way to hold people suspected of having committed civil border-related offenses. But detention...

July 20, 2021

DOS: Afghan SIV Applicants to Be Temporarily Housed at Fort Lee

C-SPAN, July 19, 2021 "State Department Spokesman Ned Prices announces that Afghans eligible for the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) Program, who have been vetted and are closes to finishing their processing will be temporarily housed at Fort Lee in Virginia. Mr. Price declined to give an exact number or say whether the State Department or the Defense Department would cover the costs. Twenty-five hundred applicants...

July 20, 2021

DACA Resources

ImmigrationProfBlog, July 20, 2021 "In light of the  recent setback for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals  policy,  Professor Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia ,  Director,  Center for Immigrants’ Rights Clinic , provides the following DACA resources: Fact sheet on the DACA rulings .  Bundled resources , Here is a  link to register for a DACA webinar ."

July 19, 2021

The Future of the Immigration Courts: Free Webinar, July 23, 2021

Documented Talks: The Future of the Immigration Courts   "The immigration courts were completely upended by the Trump administration, but what awaits them under this new administration? Join Immigration Judge Amiena Khan, President of the National Association of Immigration Judges, and Julia Preston, Contributing Writer at The Marshall Project, for a discussion on the future of the immigration courts. The two...

July 19, 2021

Prof. Peter Margulies on Judge Hanen's DACA Ruling

Peter Margulies, July 19, 2021 "On July 16, U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen of the Southern District of Texas ruled that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is unlawful because it exceeds the power that Congress had delegated to the executive branch. The ruling echoed decisions during the Obama administration by Judge Hanen and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which reached...

July 19, 2021

University Heads Decry DACA Ruling, Urge Congress to Protect Dreamers

Presidents' Alliance, July 16, 2021 " COALITION OF OVER 500 PRESIDENTS AND CHANCELLORS URGE CONGRESS TO ACT IMMEDIATELY TO PROTECT DREAMERS IN LIGHT OF TEXAS DECISION PARTIALLY SUSPENDING DACA Decision reinforces need for Congress to act immediately July 16, 2021 Washington, D.C.—  Today, a Texas Federal District Court in the 5th Circuit issued its long-awaited ruling in the litigation challenging the legality...

July 15, 2021

US to Begin Evacuating Afghans Who Aided American Military

Aamer Madhani, Darlene Superville, Associated Press, July 14, 2021 "The Biden administration said Wednesday that it is prepared to begin evacuation flights for Afghan interpreters and translators who aided the U.S. military effort in the nearly 20-year war — but their destinations are still unknown and there are lingering questions about how to ensure their safety until they can get on planes.  The Operation Allies...

July 15, 2021

Research: Immigration Judges Influenced by Politics

Daniel Braaten, Claire Nolasco Braaten, The Conversation, July 13, 2021 "The news over the  past   months  has been saturated with stories about another  “surge” of unaccompanied minors  crossing the southern border of the U.S.  In March 2021, the number of unaccompanied minors apprehended in the U.S. reached an  all-time monthly high  of 18,890. This surpassed the previous monthly high of 11,681 in May 2019. ...

July 14, 2021

Immigration Cyber Prisons: Ending the Use of Electronic Ankle Shackles

Cardozo Law Immigration Justice Clinic, Freedom for Immigrants, Immigrant Defense Project, July 2021 " Cardozo’s Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic , together with Freedom for Immigrants, and Immigrant Defense Project have co-authored a new report titled “Immigration Cyber Prisons: Ending the Use of Electronic Ankle Shackles.” The report leverages surveys of approximately 150 immigrants...

July 14, 2021

Eight Ideas to Speed Up Green Card Processing

David J. Bier, July 14, 2021 "The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is poised to waste well over 100,000 employment-based green cards for legal immigrants waiting in the  1.2 million  person backlog caused by the low visa caps.  Instead of issuing the required  262,000 green cards , the government was only on pace as of April 1 for 113,043.  The pace of approvals has increased since then.  If it fails to issue...

July 14, 2021

Disorderly and Inhumane: Report

DISORDERLY AND INHUMANE: Biden Administration Continues to Expel Asylum Seekers to Danger While U.S. Border Communities Stand Ready to Welcome Hope Border Institute & Human Rights First | 2021 "This report highlights the devastating impact of the Biden administration’s decision to continue using Title 42 to block and expel asylum-seeking families and adults to Ciudad Juárez, even as faith-led organizations...

July 14, 2021

ICE Uses DL Info for Immigration Enforcement

Kimberly Cataudella, Alexia Fernández Campbell, Center for Public Integrity, July 13, 2021 "Sixteen states, plus Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., allow undocumented immigrants to receive driver’s licenses or similar IDs known as  driving privilege cards , eliminating the chance of arrest for driving without a license, a common fast-track to deportation.  More places are considering it as research shows earlier...

July 14, 2021

Will CDC Soften the Title 42 Border Blockade This Week?

Jake Bleiberg, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press, July 13, 2021 "The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will issue an order this week about how migrant children are treated under a public health order that has prevented people from seeking asylum at the nation’s borders, a Justice Department attorney said Tuesday.  The comment by Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian Stoltz at a court hearing in Fort Worth,...

July 13, 2021

Missed My Deadline on Monday...

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July 12, 2021

Report: Wearing "Electronic Shackles" is Harmful to Immigrants

Sarah Betancourt, The Guardian, July 12, 2021 "Immigrants in America who are forced to wear electronic ankle monitors suffer from an emotional, mental and physical toll, which includes trouble sleeping, mental health problems, problems at work and thoughts of suicide, a new report reveals. The news comes amid an effort by the Biden administration to boost the use of the monitors as an alternative to putting people...

July 09, 2021

Advance Parole Webinar (July 13, 2021)

Advance Parole for Educational Purposes: An Info Session for DACA Students and University Allies Tuesday, July 13, 2021 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST American University Washington College of Law Online - Zoom Webinar - Register to get the link Sponsored By: Immigrant Justice Clinic Join us for an information session on how college students with DACA can travel abroad for educational purposes, including academic research, study...

July 03, 2021

Doctors: Title 42 Border Blockade "Discriminatory and Unjustifiable"

July 1, 2021 letter to HHS, CDC "We are writing to follow up again on our January 28 letter to Dr. Walensky to urge the CDC to rescind in its entirety the order issued under Title 42 in March 2020 and repeatedly extended since, that continues to unethically exploit the COVID-19 pandemic to expel, block, and return to danger asylum seekers and individuals seeking protection at the border. ... Public health and medical...