Supreme Court rules pandemic-era immigration policy will remain in effect
Karen Zamora, William Troop, & Al Shapiro; NPR (December 27, 2022)
The Supreme Court has ruled that Title 42 will stay in place until February when it will hear arguments.
Massive North Carolina complex to house unaccompanied immigrant children has yet to open
Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner (November 4, 2022)
The Biden administration had proposed to turn a previous boarding school into a facility to house unaccompanied immigrant children in North Carolina, but there are only 2 weeks left on the contract and the facility has never been used.
Shelter for unaccompanied migrant kids challenges new DCF rule after being denied a license
Katie LaGrone, ABC Action News (November 15, 2022)
A Florida shelter for unaccompanied migrant children is pushing back against Florida’s Department of Children and Families’ new rule that is denying licenses to facilities serving migrant children.
Federal judge blocks Title 42 rule that allowed expulsion of migrants at US-Mexico border, puts order on hold for 5 weeks
Priscilla Alvarez and Tierny Sneed, CNN Politics (November 16, 2022)
A federal judge has granted the Biden administration a 5-week stay until December 21st to comply with its ruling to end Title 42.
Child on bus of migrants from Texas hospitalized for dehydration, officials say
Rebecca Shabad, NBC News (November 16, 2022)
A bus of 28 migrants, sent to Philadelphia by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, arrived with a 10-year-old girl who had to be hospitalized due to dehydration.
A Preschool on Wheels Drives Opportunity to Immigrant Families in Colorado
Emily Tate Sullivan, Mother Jones (November 16, 2022)
A nonprofit in Colorado’s Roaring Fork Valley is bringing free early childhood education to immigrant families via buses with its innovative “El Busesito” program.
Arizona will now give undocumented students in-state tuition rates. Here’s why that matters
Leah Asmelash, CNN (November 17, 2022)
Arizona passed a proposition allowing undocumented youth to access in-state tuition and state-funded financial aid.
Unaccompanied Afghan Chidlren in the U.S struggle to be reunited
Jessica Donati, Wall street journal (November 20, 2022)
Over 1,550 Afghan children were separated from their families during the evacuation from Kabul last year, and some of these children are still struggling to reunite with their families.
ICE lifted its ban on family visits, but relatives still struggle to see loved ones
Juliana Kim, National Public Radio (November 21, 2022)
Jose Hernandez is one of many immigrants in ICE detention who has faced difficulty having contact with loved ones, despite the fact that ICE lifted COVID-related bans on visitation.
Biden administration moves to safeguard abortion access for migrant girls in U.S. custody
Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News (November 21, 2022)
ORR has issued guidance that migrant children who are pregnant or experienced sexual assault should be placed in states that have not restricted abortions access after the overturn of Roe v. Wade.
