CLASP conducted a study at three locations where ICE worksite raids were conducted in order to evaluate the impact on immigrant children and families. Findings shows severe adverse affects on the mental health and economic well-being of children, their parents, and their communities.
In June, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ended a contract with a company that was responsible for printing legal permanent resident cards and greatly reduced the capacity of another company. Immigrants and their attorneys waiting for green cards are left in confusion over the new delays.
Read MoreThe Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice proposed a new rule to consider COVID-19 as a means to deny someone asylum. They are accepting public comment on this proposed rule until August 10, 2020.
This four-part webinar series covers ways to challenge wrongful application denials from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Link to WebinarTrump recently announced a move to exclude unauthorized immigrants from the 2020 U.S. Census data. MPI predicts that nearly 20 million U.S. Citizens might be excluded from the data since no foolproof way exists to discern an undocumented immigrant from documented ones.
Read MoreThis free event will discuss ways to help restore America’s immigration system to what it once was: a welcoming country as a global humanitarian leader.
Link to WebinarThis free webinar covers actions the state and federal government can take to bridge gaps in learning for dual language learners.
Link to WebinarMPI’s infographic shows that 15.4 million people were excluded from COVID stimulus money due to restrictions against undocumented immigrants and their families.
This communication toolkit provides resources in over 30 languages for organizations to help educate immigrant communities on COVID-19 prevention.
The Souther Poverty Law Center outlines the over three-year history of Trump’s policy on separating families at the U.S. – Mexico border.
Read MoreJudge Dolly M. Gee of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ordered the release of all children held in all of the three family detention centers in the country by July 17th. This order comes as children have tested positive for COVID-19 and applies to children held in detention for more than 20 days.
Read MoreNew legislation would allow spouses of ITIN filers with Social Security Numbers to receive stimulus payments; including millions of families in economic relief initially left out in the CARES Act. However, families whose parents do not have Social Security Numbers would remain ineligible.
Read MoreCourts granted minors the right to sue the federal government for discrimination in COVID-19 CARES Act subsidy payments that were not allowed to go to citizen children of undocumented parents. The government must now face a proposed class action suit.
Read MoreWhile the Supreme Court dismissed Trump’s efforts to eliminate DACA, many young people still do not know what their future might hold. The Supreme Court’s decision has no implications for allowing new participants from applying for DACA protections.
Read MoreThis article outlines questions people might still have about the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Trump’s administrations attempts to dismantle DACA. It covers questions pertaining to implications and next steps for DACA recipients as well as Trump’s response.
Read MoreOf the 1,001 children detained at the border in May, only 39 made it to the Office of Refugee Resettlement shelters while all other children were deported. This alarming trend is one of the most recent efforts by the Trump administration to limit immigration to the United States.
Read MoreThis article delves into stories of three immigrant families with American children. It details the harsh realities of deportation on their finances, mental health, and overall livelihood.
Read More.The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Trump’s efforts to eliminate deferred deportation for immigrants that arrived illegally as children. The court called Trumps efforts arbitrary and capricious, and that DHS failed to provide concrete reasoning to rescind DACA.
Pew Research Center reports that 74% of Americans would support a law that provides legal permanent status to DACA recipients.
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