Deporting criminal gangs ineffective in deterring transnational organized crime, experts say

by Augusta Saraiva | Oct 27, 2020 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON — The U.S. should stop trying to combat Central American criminal groups solely through deportation and start tackling the societal issues that allow the groups a foothold in the country, transnational crime experts said Tuesday. “The U.S. does not...

Migrant farmworkers need increased coronavirus protection, National Advisory Council on Migrant Health says

by Dalia Faheid | Oct 21, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON – The federal government should require COVID-19 testing to be provided for all migrant and seasonal agricultural workers because they live and work in close proximity to each other, a top official on the National Advisory Council on Migrant Health said...

New identification technologies could become a threat to immigrants, advocates say

by Augusta Saraiva | Oct 7, 2020 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON — As the U.S. moves toward the implementation of smart forms of identification, such as the new REAL ID, immigration advocates fear that this technology will be used to target undocumented immigrants. During a Rutgers Law School panel on Wednesday, Mizue...

School Policing Increases Dropout Rates Among Undocumented Immigrants, Advocates Say

by Augusta Saraiva | Oct 6, 2020 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON — Immigration advocates Tuesday accused police in schools of presence in schools of causing undocumented students to leave the classroom, increasing the dropout rate among immigrants. At a National Immigration Law Center panel on Tuesday, Latino advocate...

Trump administration intends to cut refugee admissions to historic low

by Dalia Faheid | Oct 1, 2020 | Demographics, Foreign Affairs, Immigration, Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON — President Trump proposed Wednesday that the U.S. admit 15,000 refugees for fiscal year 2021, lower than any previous caps since the refugee resettlement program’s inception in 1980. “This is definitely the Trump administration’s attempt to...

Government halts in-person interpreters for asylum interviews due to COVID-19 fears to mixed reviews from immigration advocates

by Karli Goldenberg | Sep 23, 2020 | Demographics, Immigration, Topics

WASHINGTON — Asylum seekers who could normally depend upon an in-person interpreter now will have to use contracted interpreters to help them over the phone to help protect against COVID-19, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said Wednesday. USCIS implemented a...