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Migrants arriving in Washington are met with open arms from advocates but limited support from local government

Migrants arriving in Washington are met with open arms from advocates but limited support from local government

by Dante Nieto | Nov 1, 2022 | Immigration

Advocates worry that new arrivals are being denied critical resources WASHINGTON — As Washington continues to receive busloads of migrants from southern states, community organizations and immigrant advocacy groups are taking the lead in aiding the newcomers. Many...
Immigration activists draw from historical resistance to fight Title 42

Immigration activists draw from historical resistance to fight Title 42

by Dhivya Sridar | Apr 13, 2022 | Immigration

WASHINGTON — In 2021, CBP carried out over 1.6 million apprehensions at the border –– a level not seen for 20 years, according to a March report by the American Immigration Council. As the crisis at the southern border worsens, immigration advocates and...
Lawmakers split on effectiveness of Remain in Mexico policy

Lawmakers split on effectiveness of Remain in Mexico policy

by Julia Mueller | Mar 3, 2022 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats sparred over immigration policy Wednesday at a House Homeland Security subcommittee hearing on the Trump administration’s “Remain In Mexico” policy that a court ordered President Joe Biden to continue. And...
Maryland advocates seek to aid unaccompanied children

Maryland advocates seek to aid unaccompanied children

by Dhivya Sridar | Feb 15, 2022 | Immigration

Nearly 5,500 unaccompanied migrant children were relocated to Maryland between October 2020 and September 2021, the highest number in the past six years, according to data from the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Refugee Resettlement. The year before, this...
With a rise in reported cases, Frederick County leaders continue fight against human trafficking

With a rise in reported cases, Frederick County leaders continue fight against human trafficking

by Allison Novelo | Feb 10, 2022 | Featured, Immigration

Five years after the launch of Frederick County’s first human trafficking task force, local leaders say the increase of reported human trafficking cases during that period means the task force is “working well.” “Before the task force, nobody from hotel operators to...
Spokane community continues to support newly arrived Afghans, advocates for dedicated healing space

Spokane community continues to support newly arrived Afghans, advocates for dedicated healing space

by Dhivya Sridar | Feb 8, 2022 | Featured, Immigration

Atia Iqbal, an attorney in Afghanistan, arrived in Spokane in 2015. Before coming to the U.S., her husband taught inmates how to sew at a jail belonging to the U.S. military at Bagram base in Afghanistan, she said. At one point, most of the people in the jail were...
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