USCIS Wants To Increase the Amount of Biometric Data It Collects by Over 60%

USCIS Wants To Increase the Amount of Biometric Data It Collects by Over 60%

By Jorge Loweree, Immigration Impact The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced plans to dramatically expand the personal information that it collects in support of immigration petitions and applications. This new rule will increase the total number of people who are required to submit biometric data from 3.9 million currently to 6.07 million—an increase of more than […]

Citizenship Backlogs at USCIS Will Block Hundreds of Thousands from Voting in the 2020 Election

Citizenship Backlogs at USCIS Will Block Hundreds of Thousands from Voting in the 2020 Election

By Melissa Cruz, Immigration Impact Hundreds of thousands of immigrants might be prevented from voting in the 2020 election—even though they are just one step away from becoming new Americans. Years of fiscal mismanagement at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)—coupled with a series of policy changes under the Trump administration—have led to an enormous backlog of citizenship applications […]

ICE whistleblower: Nurse alleges ‘hysterectomies on immigrant women in US’

ICE whistleblower: Nurse alleges ‘hysterectomies on immigrant women in US’

Advocacy groups have filed a complaint against a migrant detention centre in the US, alleging medical neglect and a lack of virus safety measures. The complaint condemns the practices and conditions at the private Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia. It is based on the allegations of a whistleblower, a nurse identified as Dawn Wooten. […]

Americans Are Pro-Immigrant and Have a Clear Choice: Contrasts Between Biden/Dems and Trump/GOP Could Not Be Clearer

Motion emphasizes that asylum seekers have been seriously injured, raped, and even killed after CBP officials turned them back at U.S. border.

Americans Are Pro-Immigrant and Have a Clear Choice: Contrasts Between Biden/Dems and Trump/GOP Could Not Be Clearer

Blank ballot with a pen for president in the 2020 election – Sioux Falls, SD, USA – 8/3020 (Shutterstock) By AV Press Releases Amidst ongoing focus on his level of support with Latino voters, Joe Biden traveled to Florida yesterday for events in Tampa and Kissimmee, released a plan on how he would support Puerto […]

National Immigrant Rights Coalition Warns of Attacks on Voting Rights Via Post Office and USCIS

National Immigrant Rights Coalition Warns of Attacks on Voting Rights Via Post Office and USCIS

On August 24, the House Oversight Committee held an emergency hearing on efforts to use the U.S. Postal Service as a voter suppression tactic to delay mail-in ballots during the coronavirus pandemic. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy answered questions from lawmakers regarding the removal of thousands of collection boxes and mail sorting machines throughout the nation […]

Immigrant Rights Advocates Ask Court to Permanently Block Trump Policy Turning Back Asylum Seekers

Motion emphasizes that asylum seekers have been seriously injured, raped, and even killed after CBP officials turned them back at U.S. border.

Immigrant Rights Advocates Ask Court to Permanently Block Trump Policy Turning Back Asylum Seekers

Migrants held under the international bridge. A huge influx of undocumented migrants crossing the border. – El Paso, Texas – 29 March 2019 (Shutterstock) By SPLCenter September 8, 2020, San Diego – Asylum seekers who have been turned back by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border asked […]

Amid a Global Pandemic, Immigrant Families Face Even Greater Health Care Insecurities

Amid a Global Pandemic, Immigrant Families Face Even Greater Health Care Insecurities

By Angel Rosario   At EmblemHealth, I lead a dedicated team that’s embedded in our neighborhoods to help families answer questions about health care coverage and services. For some, we are the first people that patients have spoken to about whether they qualify for coverage if they can get the preventative care they need, or […]

Murphy signs law allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain professional licenses

Murphy signs law allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain professional licenses

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signs gun violence prevention legislation in Morristown, NJ. – MORRISTOWN, NJ/USA – SEPTEMBER 10, 2019 (Shutterstock) By Monsy Alvarado, NorthJersey.com Immigrants without legal status can now obtain professional and occupational licenses in New Jersey as long as they meet all other requirements under a bill signed into law Tuesday by […]

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