Daily Archives: July 13, 2020

Border authorities use pandemic powers to expel immigrants

“To me that’s less a pure question of law and more a question of what country we want to be,” she said. “The cruelty is staggering.” ...

After an Arrest at a Black Lives Matter Protest: Deportation Proceedings

A Phoenix activist was supporting one cause, and caught up in the unresolved fight of another. ...

For refugees, pandemic adds to the hardship of a new life

He said, pandemic or not, he’s determined to make his family’s new life work. “We cannot split our heart between Afghanistan and America,” he said. “We are American now. We are tough people. We can survive here.” ...

A Record 5.4 Million Americans Have Lost Health Insurance, Study Finds

California’s governor announced a sweeping rollback of the state’s reopening and Los Angeles and San Diego school districts will be online-only in the fall. Dr. Anthony Fauci returned to the White House. ...

Business Leaders Urge Trump to Leave DACA Alone After Court Ruling

Executives with companies including Target, Apple, Google and Facebook warned the president that any actions related to DACA would disrupt the economy and affect the battle against the coronavirus. ...

A casualty of Trump’s immigration policy: Millions of trees

The decision to suspend seasonal visas is expected to hurt forestry firms as well as state and federal governments. ...

Trump is still looking for a DACA deal

The president's offer comes after the Supreme Court rejected his attempt to end the Obama-era program protecting Dreamers. ...

Democrats see immigration reform as topping Biden agenda

“I love these kids and their families,” he said. “I’ve watched them on the front lines during the COVID crisis in New York risk their lives, even though they’re not allowed to be full Americans, to help.” ...

Nearly 60 universities file brief backing challenge to ICE rule on foreign students

The university has said that it will allow “those who must be on campus to progress academically” to return in the fall. ...

Slowed by COVID-19, California group tries to track down families separated at the border

Originally published by LA Tiimes Veronica Ledesma goes to sleep worrying about 86 families. And none of them are her own. There’s the mother who fears being five minutes late to pick up her children. They were separ ...

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