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Trump’s Executive Order on Halting Immigration Due to COVID-19

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Trump’s Executive Order on Halting Immigration Due to COVID-19

CNN Politics (April 22, 2020)

This article includes the full executive order that President Trump recently signed. This executive order temporarily halts immigration to the U.S. and suspends new immigrant visas to the United States for 60 days.

Crisis Within a Crisis: Immigration in the United States in a Time of COVID-19

By | COVID-19, Federal Policy, Highlighted Resources, Law/Policy Highlight

Crisis Within a Crisis: Immigration in the United States in a Time of COVID-19

Muzaffar Chishti & Sarah Pierce, Migration Policy Institute (March 26, 2020)

With the outbreak of COVID-19, the intersection of U.S. immigration and public health policy has gained much attention. In this article, the authors discuss how the Trump administration has put a series of measures in place in response to the outbreak that affect immigrants and immigration.

Under new proposal, administration would bar most asylum-seekers from working while their cases are pending

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Under new proposal, administration would bar most asylum-seekers from working while their cases are pending

Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc. (November, 14 2019)

A new round of proposed regulations from the administration would make it impossible for most asylum seekers to be permitted to work while their cases are pending.

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The Border, Trafficking, and Risks to Unaccompanied Children — Understanding the Impact of U.S. Policy on Children’s Safety

By | Federal Policy, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Youth, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law, Safety, Unaccompanied Minors

The Border, Trafficking, and Risks to Unaccompanied Children — Understanding the Impact of U.S. Policy on Children’s Safety

Kids in Need of Defense (November 14, 2019)

This briefing paper looks at how current policies aimed at blocking the entry of children and asylum seekers contribute toward the humanitarian crisis at the border rather than existing laws designed to protect children.

Putting Our Children at Risk: The Impact of the Public Charge Rule on Immigrant Children and Families

By | Federal Policy, Highlighted Resources, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Public Charge

Putting Our Children at Risk: The Impact of the Public Charge Rule on Immigrant Children and Families

Center for the Study of Social Policy (September 2019)

This briefs highlights the negative consequences that the public charge rule will have on immigrant children and their families, including with respect to access to health coverage, food security, and housing stability.

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