US will let in at least 100,000 Latin Americans to reunite with families
Julie Watson, AP News (May 10, 2023)
The Biden administration has announced some new legal pathways for Latin Americans to reunite with family members in the U.S.
Border appears calm after lifting of pandemic asylum restrictions
Valerie Gonzalez, Elliot Spagat and Giovanna Dell’Orto, AP News (May 12, 2023)
Despite worries of chaos, the U.S.-Mexico border remained relatively calm following the end of the pandemic era Title 42 policy.
Unaccompanied migrant child dies in U.S. custody, the second death in 2 months
Stefan Becket, Camilo Montoya-Galvez, & Margaret Brennan, CBS News (May 12, 2023)
A 17-year-old unaccompanied immigrant child from Honduras died in U.S. government custody in Florida, the second such death in two months.
Shelter where migrant teen died operated largely without problems, records show
Katie LaGrone, ABC Action News (May 15, 2023)
Records indicate that the facility at which a 17-year-old unaccompanied immigrant child died was “largely without problems.”
Senate passes resolution to overturn Biden administration rule that does not penalize immigrants for receiving government benefits
Nicky Robertson and Ted Barrett, CNN (May 17, 2023)
The Senate has passed a resolution to stop the Biden administration’s public charge rule, which removes potential barriers for immigrants using some public benefits.
Statement of Administration Policy: S.J. Res. 18 – A joint resolution disapproving of the rule submitted by the Department of Homeland Security relating to “Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility”
Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget (May 17, 2023)
The Biden administration has announced its opposition to the Senate resolution to nullify the current public charge rule, and has committed to vetoing the resolution if Congress were to pass it.
An 8-year-old girl died after being detained by U.S. Border Patrol
Emily Olson, NPR (May 18, 2023)
An 8-year-old girl died while in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Harlingen, Texas.
Hundreds “March for Unity” Outside Homestead City Hall to Denounce New Immigration Law
Monica Galarza, NBC Miami (May 28, 2023)
Hundreds gathered to protest Florida’s new anti-immigration law SB1718, which was signed by Governor DeSantis earlier in May.
U.S. Anti‐Asylum Policy Forces Migrant Kids to Come Alone Without Parents
David J Bier, The CATO Institute (March 31, 2023)
As a result of Migrant Protection Protocols along with Title 42, families are unable to safely seek asylum leading to an increased rate of unaccompanied minors arriving at the U.S. border.
California Voice: State program for migrant children could be a national model if legislators support it
Stephanie L. Canizales, Marin Independent Journal (April 2, 2023)
California is launching a new program called the “California Foster Youth Program for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children,” which will provide support to migrant children who arrive in the state without their parents.
