The administration defends some of the new fees as innocuous moves to stay abreast of inflation. In fact, the hikes in many cases — such as the 800 percent price increase for deportation appeals — are multiples higher th ...
Daily Archives: March 9, 2020
Immigration Officers Say Asylum Deal With Guatemala Is Unlawful
The policy returns a vulnerable population “to countries in which their lives and freedom are directly threatened,” a union of asylum and refugee officers said in a brief. ...
As Supreme Court Mulls Dreamers, Kushner Revives Immigration Plan
The president’s son-in-law is hoping that a looming ruling will spur interest in his proposal, which is similar to one he tried to push last year. ...
With No Braille Option, a Blind Man Failed His Citizenship Exam
Lucio Delgado said U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services did not deliver the Braille reading test he had requested. He may get another chance next week. ...
With Coronavirus, ‘Health Care for Some’ Is a Recipe for Disaster
The Trump administration’s treatment of immigrants could make the epidemic worse. ...
A ‘Dreamer’ Finds His Sense of Belonging
Dr. Tyndall, clutching a bouquet of pink and ivory roses and ranunculus began her vows: “Now that I know where this is going, I want to thank you for everything you are to me. For being practical and playful, for being e ...
With ‘The Trade,’ Matthew Heineman Puts a Human Face on a Divisive Issue
These are very difficult films to make, but the difficulty pales in comparison to what our subjects go through on a daily basis. I derive so much inspiration and hope from the people we film, who are going through such l ...
Eighth person dies in ICE custody this fiscal year
The woman was the eighth person to die under immigration detention in fiscal 2020, which ends in late September. The same number of people died under similar circumstances in all of fiscal 2019. ...
A Migrant Father Sends His Son To The U.S.: ‘I Know That He’s Safe’
To date, some 60,000 asylum seekers like Marvin Zelaya Sr. are waiting in dangerous Mexican border cities while their cases play out. On Feb. 28, a federal appeals court in California blocked the administration policy kn ...