The passage of the Dream and Promise Act of 2019 by the U.S. House of Representatives in a bipartisan vote is an important win for 2 million+ people with long-term roots in the United States who are key supports to their families and communities.
This webinar will explore all aspects of the CSPA as it affects principal and derivative beneficiaries, asylee and refugee derivatives, and VAWA self-petitioners and derivatives.
Link to WebinarThis webinar will explore common ethical challenges that arise in the course of representing children using the American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct as a guide. Topics will include competency and capacity, joint representation, conflicts of interest related to social workers and parents and others.
Link to WebinarJoin MPI and AEI for a conversation on border security, as well as policy responses and regional cooperation on illegal immigration.
Link to WebinarPresident Donald Trump took another step Thursday to crack down on legal immigration, instructing agencies to enforce a 23-year-old law that requires sponsors of green card holders to reimburse the government for welfare benefits.
Read MoreThe death of Hernandez Vazquez — and of two other minors, including a toddler, who have died in recent weeks after being apprehended by Border Patrol agents but who were released from CBP custody before their deaths — has renewed national attention and outrage from December, when two young children died in CBP custody in three weeks.
Read MoreThe fifth Guatemalan child to die after illegally crossing the border since December, Vasquez’s death at a Border Patrol station raises new questions about the length of time minors are being detained, as well as the conditions provided to them while in custody.
Read MoreTrump administration officials have revealed that an additional 1,712 migrant children may have been separated from their parents while coming into America. The children entered the country before President Donald Trump enacted his “zero tolerance” policy a year ago, resulting in the separation of at least 2,800 children from their parents.
Read MoreThe Trump administration’s new immigration plan and focus on its most relevant part: Under the proposal, more than 4 million people waiting in family and employment-based green card backlogs would have their immigration applications eliminated, even if they have been waiting in line for years to immigrate.
Read MoreA new bill from Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) would harm undocumented immigrant children by detaining them for longer periods and allowing immigration officials to send them back to life-threatening situations in their home countries.
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