NJ moves to give children legal aid in immigration cases
Monsy Alvarado, NJ Spotlight News (June 25, 2021)
New Jersey is about to become the 2nd state to offer legal representation to unaccompanied minors for their immigration proceedings.
U.S. expands effort to allow in vulnerable migrants at Mexico border
Kristina Cooke, Ted Hesson, Mica Rosenberg, Reuters (May 6, 2021)
The United States has begun implementing a new system for identifying and admitting the most vulnerable migrants in need of humanitarian relief at ports of entry.
U.S. stops flying migrant families across southern border states amid pressure from advocates
Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News (May 12, 2021)
In response to growing pressure from advocacy groups, the U.S. government has ended its practice of transporting migrant families who crossed the border in south Texas to El Paso and San Diego, where they would then expel them to Mexico.
As border numbers remain high, Biden administration seeks new metrics for success
Nick Miroff, Washington Post (May 14, 2021)
This article discusses the Biden administration’s approach to measuring data and statistics about migration and enforcement at the border.
Parents of 391 migrant children separated at border under Trump still have not been found, court filing says
Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (May 19, 2021)
Attorneys have successfully located 54 parents of migrant children who were separated at the US-Mexico border during the Trump administration, but are still working to find and contact the parents of 391 children.
Biden administration extends deportation relief for Haitian immigrants, allows new applications
Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News (May 22, 2021)
The Biden administration has announced that it will extend the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for 54,000 Haitian immigrants living in the U.S. by 18 months, and it will allow tens of thousands of other eligible Haitians to apply for relief.
Biden administration scraps plans to house “tender age” migrant children at Texas Army base
Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News (May 24, 2021)
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has done away with a plan to house up to 5,000 migrant children under the age of 12 at the Fort Bliss Army base in El Paso amid concerns of subpar conditions and prolonged stays.
Biden official defends Trump-era immigration policy
Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill (May 26, 2021)
Despite ongoing pressure to undo the Title 42 policy, which enables immigration officials to turn away migrants due to COVID-19, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas defended the Biden administration’s continued use of this policy.
Maryland Gov. Hogan vetoes bills that would limit state’s aid to federal immigration enforcement
Pamela Wood, Baltimore Sun (May 26, 2021)
The governor of Maryland has vetoed bills that would have limited Maryland state and local governments’ cooperation with federal immigration enforcement efforts.
ACLU urges Biden administration to offer Covid-19 vaccine to detained immigrants
Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (May 27, 2021)
The ACLU is calling on the Biden administration to provide access to COVID-19 vaccines for immigrants in ICE detention facilities, whose congregate settings greatly increase the spread of COVID-19.
