New Report Amplifies Concerns About ‘Dedicated Docket’ for Asylum Seekers
A migrant from Colombia in a Border Patrol Inmate Transport van after turning himself over to authorities on May 13, 2021 in Yuma, Arizona. …
State Department Waives Fees for Immigrants Denied Visas Due to the Muslim Ban
People participating in the protest march against Former President Trump’s new immigration laws in Manhattan in 2017 in New York City. – New York, …
Fed Officials Say Higher Immigration Could Ease U.S. Labor Shortage
By Ana Monteiro, Bloomberg
Immigration, which slowed during the pandemic, could help ease a shortage of workers in the U.S. that’s pushed job vacancies …
Biden Keeps Trump Immigration Policies—and Stephen Miller is Loving It
“It seems that there is no difference between Democrats and Republicans,” says Fernando Garcia, director of the Border Network for Human Rights in El Paso, Texas.
US President Joe Biden speaks at a rally commemorating the Tulsa Race Massacre’s 100th anniversary. (Shutterstock)
By Scott Bixby & Asawin Suebsaeng, The Daily …
One in 10 Black People Living in the U.S. are Immigrants, New Study Shows
Black immigrants have higher incomes and more education than U.S.-born Black people, but advocates say racism still holds them back.
By Emmanuel Felton, Washington Post
The demographics of America’s Black population are in the middle of a major shift, with 1 in 10 having …
Supreme Court Hears Arguments Addressing the Legality of Detention Without Bond
By American Immigration Council Legal Staff, Immigration Impact
Written by Caroline Walters and Kate Melloy Goettel
Last week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments …
New York City to Grant Noncitizens the Right to Vote
800,000 New Yorkers will now be able to vote for mayor and other local positions as City Council passes the Our City Our Vote Bill.
Early voting on Manhattan’s Upper Westside West Side High School. – October 28, 2020 (Shutterstock)
By Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio, Documented NY
New …
Immigrant NYers Secure Largest Expansion of NYC’s Democracy in 100 Years
Photo credit: NYIC
New York, NY-Today the New York City Council passed Intro 1867, which expands the right to vote in municipal …
The Immigration Policy Successes and Failures of the Biden Administration
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference at the end of the Group of 20 (G-20) summit in Rome. – Rome, Italy …
New Report Details Biden’s Broken Promises on Ending the Use of Private Prisons in Federal Incarceration and Immigration Detention
Washington, DC — The Biden administration has failed to deliver on the promise to end the use of private prisons in federal incarceration and …