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America’s asylum system is broken. Here’s how Biden could fix it.
Originally Published in Vox Nicole Narea - May 28, 2021 The US isn’t prepared for another spike in migration at the border. By Nicole Narea@nicolenarea May 28, 2021, 8:00am EDT Republicans have been eager to blame President Joe Biden for inviting a recent spike in arrivals of children and families at the southern border, with his ...
Coast Guard Search Fails to Locate 10 Cuban Migrants Lost at Sea
Originally Published in The New York Times Frances Robles - May 27, 2021 A search the size of Hawaii took place after eight people were rescued and two were found dead about 18 miles southwest of Key West, Fla., officials said. A U.S. Coast Guard cutter in Key West, Fla., earlier this year. Two cutters ...
US to expedite immigration cases of families on border
Originally Published in The Washington Post Amy Taxin and Elliot Spagat - May 28, 2021 FILE - In this May 17, 2021, file photo a group of migrants mainly from Honduras and Nicaragua wait along a road after turning themselves in upon crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, in La Joya, Texas. The Biden administration says families ...
ACLU urges Biden administration to offer Covid-19 vaccine to detained immigrants
Originally Published in CNN Priscilla Alvarez - May 27, 2021 (CNN) The American Civil Liberties Union is urging the Biden administration to provide Covid-19 vaccine access to immigrants in detention, citing the rapid spread of coronavirus in congregate settings, according to a letter sent to the Department of Homeland Security and obtained by CNN. Over the ...
Biden administration plans to speed up court cases for migrant families
Originally Published in CNN Priscilla Alvarez - May 28, 2021 (CNN) The Biden administration plans to speed up court cases for recently arrived migrant families who are seeking asylum, the Department of Homeland Security announced Friday. The move is reminiscent of previous attempts to quickly hear cases under the Obama and Trump administrations. At the time, ...
Op-Ed: A Trump-era pandemic policy is undermining public health at the border. Biden must end it
Originally Published in the Los Angeles Times Psyche Calderon, Hannah Janeway and Ronica Mukerjee - May 27, 2021 A migrant family including three young children camps near a border bridge in Juarez, Mexico, on Sept. 26, 2019. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) In a steadily growing encampment mere yards south of the U.S.-Mexico border, we ...
Why the only member of Congress born in Central America sleeps with a gun by her bed
Originally Published in the Los Angeles Times Tracy Wilkinson and Sarah D. Wire - May 27, 2021 U.S. Rep. Norma Torres of Pomona is the only member of Congress who was born in Central America. Above, she argues against an amendment in a House Rules Committee session in 2019. (Jacquelyn Martin / Pool Photo) California’s Norma ...
The Memo: Biden feels the heat from all sides on immigration
Originally Published in The Hill Niall Stanage - May 27, 2021 © Getty Images President Biden is under mounting pressure from both the left and right on immigration, the issue on which his polling numbers are worse than any other. Progressives and human rights groups want to see Biden move faster to dismantle the last ...
Hogan vetoes bills backed by immigration advocates
Originally Published in The Washington Post Brian Witte - May 26, 2021 FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2020, file photo, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan speaks during a news conference on Thursday, in Annapolis, Md. Hogan vetoed two bills supported by immigration advocates on Wednesday, May, 26, 2021, including a measure that would prohibit local ...
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