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Nov 07
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Lawmakers grill ICE official on family separations after Mississippi immigration raids

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Lawmakers grill ICE official on family separations after Mississippi immigration raids

Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News (November 7, 2019)

Three months after immigration authorities carried out a massive roundup of nearly 700 undocumented workers at food processing plants in Mississippi, lawmakers grilled one of the officials who oversaw the operation over the decision not to warn local stakeholders, the lack of enforcement actions against employers and the separations of children from immigrant parents who remain detained.

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Nov 06
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Senators move to protect program for immigrant military families that Trump may end

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Senators move to protect program for immigrant military families that Trump may end

Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News (November 6, 2019)

A group of Democratic senators led by U.S. Army veteran Tammy Duckworth of Illinois unveiled a proposal on Wednesday to shield certain undocumented family members of U.S. troops from deportation, a move aimed at safeguarding a little-known immigration program the Trump administration is considering ending.

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Nov 05
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Practice Alert: SIJS policy updates and proposed regulations

By | Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Legal Professionals, Legal/Law, Practice, Practice Highlight, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)

Practice Alert: SIJS Policy Updates and Proposed Regulations

Immigrant Legal Resource Center (November 5, 2019)

This practice alert highlights the key take-aways from three recently adopted AAO decisions and some of the most important elements of the proposed regulations for advocates to challenge through comments, and contains an Appendix with case summaries of the AAO decisions.

Nov 03
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Court blocks plan to deny visas to would-be immigrants who can’t afford health insurance

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Court blocks plan to deny visas to would-be immigrants who can’t afford health insurance

Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News (November 3, 2019)

A federal judge in Oregon blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a sweeping plan to deny visas to would-be immigrants based on their inability to show they could pay for health insurance or medical costs in the U.S.

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Nov 02
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CICW November 2019 workshop information and resources

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CICW November 2019 workshop information and resources

The Center of Immigration and Child Welfare (November, 2019)

The Center of Immigration and Child Welfare recently held a workshop to discuss immigration policies, challenges immigrants face, and best practices for working with immigrants and their families. To help support the agencies who work directly with immigrant clients the CICW put together a list of resources for this workshop. The information presented at the workshop as well as the list of resources are now available on the CICW website and can be accessed here:

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Nov 02
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The long-term impact of DACA: forging futures despite DACA’s uncertainty

By | Immigrant Families Research, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Legal/Law, Research, Research Highlight

The long-term impact of DACA: Forging futures despite DACA’s uncertainty

Roberto G. Gonzales, Sayil Camacho, Kristina Brant, Carlos Aguilar, Immigration Initiative at Harvard (November, 2019)

This report summarizes the experiences of DACA beneficiaries who have gone through several renewals but continue to worry about their futures in the United States. It highlights the positive impact of DACA as well as its limitations in a time of uncertainty and heavy immigration enforcement.

Nov 02
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Total system failure: The immigration system at the southern border

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Total system failure: The immigration system at the southern border

Center for the Study of Social Policy (September 25, 2019)

The immigration system at the southern border is a product of a century of conflicting policies aimed at facilitating trade, limiting undocumented immigration, and protecting national security. It was not designed to protect and promote the health and well-being of children and families, but it has an obligation to do so as a publically-funded institution acting on the behalf of the American people. We all know that it is not meeting these obligations. When my colleagues and I visited the southern border, we did not just see a system that was ignoring the health and well-being needs of children and families. We saw a system that was intentionally causing harm and failing to meet the most basic obligations of a public system in a well-functioning democracy.

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