Following through on a months-old promise, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxtonfiled a lawsuit Tuesday to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, leading a seven-state coalition against an Obama-era immigrat ...
Daily Archives: May 1, 2018
What does it mean to seek asylum in the United States?
Seeking asylum is a complicated procedure that starts and ends with United States Customs and Immigration Services (USCIS). ...
The immigrant ‘caravan’ is a test. Trump wants us to fail.
I put caravan in quotation marks because the group that reached Tijuana hardly qualifies for the term. Just a few dozen would-be entrants presented themselves at the Port of San Ysidro on Sunday — only to be told that U. ...
Justice is needed for all detained immigrants
Detained immigrants are a particularly vulnerable group. They are often housed in remote locations and face inhumane treatment in detention facilities. Nationally, only 20.6 percent of detained immigrants have counsel. T ...
Trump’s pick to lead ICE, who touted surge in immigration arrests, steps down
Homan was named ICE’s acting director soon after Trump took office in 2017, and the tough-talking, barrel-chested former Border Patrol agent quickly became an unapologetic enthusiast for the administration’s more aggress ...
May Day protests focus on Trump’s migrant record, elections
People were marching and holding other demonstrations for labor and immigrant rights from New York to Georgia to California on International Workers’ Day, amid similar actions worldwide. ...
Here’s what to expect during Tuesday’s May Day marches
Protesters are expected to begin assembling as early as 5 a.m., when transportation officials will start closing streets in downtown L.A. City officials warned commuters to anticipate delays and congestion around the eve ...
America Is Turning Its Back On Cambodian Refugees
A day later and thousands of miles away, in Wisconsin, ICE agents knocked at Sothy Kum’s door. In front of his wife, daughter and stepsons, Sothy was taken into custody. A few days after that, in California, Thear Sam we ...
The 5 biggest myths about the migrant caravan
With all the myths circulating about the caravan at the Mexico-US border, let's separate fact from fiction: MYTH: These migrants are from Mexico. FACT: These migrants are actually from Central America -- namely, Hondura ...
Undocumented immigrants could serve on California boards under new bill
“California is stronger when we utilize talents of all our residents, and opening state and local boards and commissions to every Californian will allow us to better serve our diverse communities," Sen. Ricardo Lara, D-B ...
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