U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White agrees with GAO that DHS acting secretary was appointed illegally, therefore ruling his proposals invalid.
LOS ANGELES — The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA), the largest immigrant rights organization in California, applauds a federal judge’s decision last night to block the Trump administration’s racist wealth test through fee hikes on asylum, green cards, citizenship, and other benefits. But for the judge’s ruling, these changes, would have gone into […]
A DACA supporter holds a sign at a rally in Washington DC on September 5, 2017, the day on which President Trump announced that he would end the DACA program – WASHINGTON SEPTEMBER 5 (Shutterstock) By Ricardo Aca, NY Daily News On Sunday, I learned that President Trump only paid $750 dollars in federal income […]
Editorial photo of a lone vehicle and otherwise empty lanes of traffic approaching the crossing of the US/Canadian border into the US, during Covid-19 border shutdown – Blaine, WA/USA-March 20, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Jorge Loweree, Aaron Reichlin-Melnick and Walter Ewing, Ph.D., American Immigration Council The COVID-19 (the novel coronavirus) pandemic, and the federal government’s response, […]
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. […]
Motion emphasizes that asylum seekers have been seriously injured, raped, and even killed after CBP officials turned them back at U.S. border.
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 […]
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 […]
Motion emphasizes that asylum seekers have been seriously injured, raped, and even killed after CBP officials turned them back at U.S. border.
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 […]
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 […]
By Janet Howard The holiday season will be arriving faster than we think. Nearly everybody will be busy with friends and family. For some other people, the holidays are just another reason to remain in isolation. They’re not hiding by choice though. They live in isolation out of fear for their safety. That’s because unlike […]
By Katy Murdza Two men died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody on August 5. One of the men died in a hospital after being diagnosed with COVID-19, while the other died in his cell of a massive intercranial hemorrhage. These tragedies increased the total deaths in ICE custody this fiscal year to […]
