Biden restarts task force on immigrants’ success in US
The Task Force on New Americans, which stopped meeting during the Trump administration, is returning under Biden.
By Associated Press - December 21, 2022The Task Force on New Americans, which stopped meeting during the Trump administration, is returning under Biden.
By Associated Press - December 21, 2022WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Wednesday unveiled a regulation aimed at fending off legal challenges to a decade-old program that shields immigrants from deportation if they arrived as young children. The rule isn’t scheduled to take effect until Oct. 31 and its fate is tied to a lawsuit by Texas and other Republican-led […]
By Associated Press - August 27, 2022Gubernatorial candidates Nikki Fried and Charlie Crist were among those who condemned proposals by the governor and other Republicans to bus mostly Cuban migrants out of the Sunshine State.
By Adrian Cole - August 23, 2022‘You’ve got a lot of first- and second-generation immigrant folks that are kind of left high and dry by these non-daily room cleaning requirements,’ said Hawaii Democratic state Rep. Sonny Ganaden.
By Associated Press - May 29, 2022Studies show that immigrants are less likely to commit violent crimes than those born in the United States.
By Josh Israel - May 17, 2022Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX) accused the two faith-based groups of ‘running secretive, closed-down hotels.’ But they have nothing to hide.
By Oliver Willis - November 15, 2021Republicans in Congress are now complaining that undocumented people entering the country are not required to get a COVID-19 vaccine first.
By Josh Israel - September 20, 2021Registration will begin Wednesday for asylum-seekers who were subject to the Trump administration’s harsh “Remain in Mexico” policy.
By Associated Press - June 23, 2021Immigration judges abide by instructions set by the attorney general, and their courts are within the Justice Department.
By Associated Press - June 19, 2021Experts and advocates say Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s move to shut down shelters could seriously disrupt the program for unaccompanied migrant children.
By Associated Press - June 08, 2021The president pushed Congress to pass sweeping immigration legislation that would benefit millions of undocumented immigrants living in the United States.
By Amy Lieu - June 01, 2021‘This is a program that’s been around for decades. It was the same program under the Trump administration,’ said an immigration attorney in Nashville.
By Amy Lieu - May 28, 2021‘We will not tolerate the mistreatment of individuals in civil immigration detention or substandard conditions of detention,’ said Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
By Associated Press - May 20, 2021‘It would be building on this sense in law enforcement that they should be rounding up immigrants,’ said one immigration attorney, who called the legislation ‘profoundly dangerous.’
By Amy Lieu - May 14, 2021Experts say the rise in apprehensions is largely due to seasonal shifts in migration.
By Amy Lieu - May 11, 2021Under the Trump policy, immigrant spouses suffered considerable visa processing delays, forcing many to lose their employment or take unpaid leave.
By Amy Lieu - May 06, 2021‘Before the pandemic, they were contributing to society,’ said a social worker in New York.
By Associated Press - May 05, 2021Extreme weather events caused by climate change are forcing many Central Americans to leave their homes in search of safety.
By Amy Lieu - May 05, 2021Biden has proposed sending aid funds to several Central American countries to help address the root causes of immigration from the region.
By Amy Lieu - May 04, 2021‘Trump’s abuse of power is pervasive and it’s hurting military families,’ a veteran said of the redirecting of military funds for the border wall.
By Amy Lieu - May 03, 2021An overwhelming 87% of Republican voters back the way President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have approached immigration.
By Amy Lieu - April 30, 2021Their claims aren’t exactly based in reality.
By Amy Lieu - April 30, 2021After implementing a policy change on language, the acting U.S. Customs and Border Protection commissioner said, ‘The words we use matter and will serve to further confer that dignity to those in our custody.’
By Amy Lieu - April 29, 2021Immigration experts say there’s still much more work to be done.
By Amy Lieu - April 29, 2021Americans, meanwhile, want Republicans to work with President Joe Biden to accomplish his agenda.
By Amy Lieu - April 28, 2021But voters prefer ‘smart border management’ to ‘strong border security’ like the wall, a recent poll found.
By Amy Lieu - April 27, 2021No, the vice president’s book was not included in welcome kits for immigrant children.
By Amy Lieu - April 26, 2021Republican lawmakers are adamant about completing Donald Trump’s expensive pet project.
By Amy Lieu - April 26, 2021In reality, poverty, threats of violence, and instability have forced many Central American families to leave their home countries.
By Amy Lieu - April 21, 2021Experts warn that designating cartels as foreign terrorist organizations is complicated and comes with a host of unintended consequences.
By Amy Lieu - April 20, 2021