Blame the USCIS’ immigration backlog for NYC migrant crisis
Felicia J. Persaud, Amsterdam News (January 16, 2024)
The growing backlog in the processing of immigration cases by USCIS is contributing to the recent migrant crises in major cities.
Opinion: Asylum-seeker children need a route to lawful immigration status
Liberty Aldrich, NYN Media (January 18, 2024)
This opinion piece reviews the dire need for a pathway to legal status for migrant children.
Immigration reform can keep millions of mixed-status families together
Phillip Conner, FWD.us (January 18, 2024)
1 in every 15 U.S. resident lives in a mixed-status household and stands to benefit from much needed immigration reform.
Church Families Try to Fill Growing Need of Foster Care for Immigrant Children Coming to the U.S. Alone
Milwaukee Independent (January 28, 2024)
Faith and community groups across the U.S. are trying to recruit more foster families to support unaccompanied migrant children.
Strengthened Protections For Immigrant Children
Hudson Valley Press (November 29, 2023)
The newly introduced Protection of Kids in Detention (PROKID) Act aims to improve transparency, protection, and accountability for immigrant children in government custody.
The Window to Meaningfully Support Separated Immigrant Families Is Closing
Kelly Kribs, New York Times (November 30, 2023)
This opinion piece discusses the shortcomings of the recent settlement with the parents of immigrant families separated from their children under Trump’s zero tolerance policy.
Backlog for abused young immigrants waiting for green cards has doubled, advocates say
Daniella Silva, NBC News (December 4, 2023)
A new report indicates that more than 100,000 immigrant children with SIJS status are stuck in a backlog awaiting green cards.
Federal judge prohibits separating migrant families at U.S. border for 8 years
Elliot Spagat, PBS News Hour (December 8, 2023)
A federal judge has prohibited the separation of families at the border as an immigrant deterrant mechanism for eight years, preemptively blocking resumption of the Trump era zero tolerance policy.
White House open to new border expulsion law, mandatory detention and increased deportations in talks with Congress
Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News (December 12, 2023)
Sources say the Biden administration is considering new border policy that includes expelling migrants without asylum screenings and expanding immigration detention and deportations in order to convince Republicans to support aid to Ukraine.
Guaranteed basic income program bolsters job, housing security among immigrant households
Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill (December 12, 2023)
Data from a guaranteed basic income program for immigrant families in New Mexico indicate that the program helped improve employment rates and housing security participants.
