Experts search for solutions to housing, wealth disparities
Federal officials, banks and non-profit groups are working together to make homeownership a reality for Black and Hispanic families.
Experts search for solutions to housing, wealth disparities
Federal officials, banks and non-profit groups are working together to make homeownership a reality for Black and Hispanic families.
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Republicans oppose the use of national parks as migrant shelters
The House Natural Resources Committee met Wednesday to hear testimony on the use of Floyd Bennett Field as a migrant shelter, highlighting the partisanship of immigration responses within Congress.
Republicans oppose the use of national parks as migrant shelters
The House Natural Resources Committee met Wednesday to hear testimony on the use of Floyd Bennett Field as a migrant shelter, highlighting the partisanship of immigration responses within Congress.
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Recent congressional review of D.C. council legislation invigorates calls for statehood
This struggle between Congress and the council illustrates what energizes the long-standing desire for the District of Columbia to gain statehood, according to residents, organizers and government officials.
Recent congressional review of D.C. council legislation invigorates calls for statehood
This struggle between Congress and the council illustrates what energizes the long-standing desire for the District of Columbia to gain statehood, according to residents, organizers and government officials.
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Border Patrol app excludes vulnerable migrants, advocates say
Potential asylum seekers are struggling to navigate President Biden’s immigration pathways that require biometric information via the CBP One mobile app.
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Before taking up Title 42, Supreme Court considers immigration appeals process
Justices considered whether Leon Santos-Zacaria, twice removed by the Department of Homeland Security, properly exhausted all her options before seeking protection in the U.S.
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Migrants arriving in Washington are met with open arms from advocates but limited support from local government
Migrants arriving from Florida, Texas, and Arizona continue to arrive in D.C. but may be denied critical social services available to low-income and unhoused Washington residents.
read moreImmigration activists draw from historical resistance to fight Title 42
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 activists are...
Lawmakers split on effectiveness of Remain in Mexico policy
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.
Maryland advocates seek to aid unaccompanied children
Advocacy organizations across Maryland seek to aid unaccompanied minors as the state experiences a record influx of migrant children arriving without parents or guardians.
With a rise in reported cases, Frederick County leaders continue fight against human trafficking
Frederick County’s human trafficking task force reports more cases of human trafficking after increased training and education for local leaders and business owners.
Spokane community continues to support newly arrived Afghans, advocates for dedicated healing space
Atia Iqbal uses her experience to help others settling in Spokane from Afghanistan as part of the massive community effort to help Afghans who fled their country after it fell to the Taliban.
Private group works to free Americans, locals loyal to U.S. from Afghanistan
A veteran-led and private donation-run volunteer group has helped evacuate over 2000 vulnerable Afghans and Americans from a country now under Taliban regime.
Afghan Refugee Resettlement Remains National Priority, Officials Say
The successful assimilation and accommodation of refugees and U.S. allies from Afghanistan will remain a top priority, Biden officials said during a virtual town hall this week to discuss Operation Allies Welcome – a federal initiative aimed at the resettlement and rehabilitation of vulnerable Afghans.
As Washington debates immigrant labor, Wisconsin dairy workers could benefit
The Farm Workforce Modernization Act would provide a path to citizenship for many migrant farmworkers in Wisconsin and across the country.
U.S. losing talent because of outdated immigration system, advocates say
The U.S. is losing talent and pushing them to other countries because of the outdated immigration system, advocates say. Others at House hearings say H-1B workers are competing with, rather than complementing, the American workforce.
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