Hundreds of Unaccompanied Migrant Children Found Near Border Left by Smugglers
Matthew Impelli, Newsweek (October 11, 2021)
Smugglers left 125 unaccompanied children near the Arizona border, making this the third occurrence this year.
New Law Criminalizes Threats to Undocumented Immigrants
Nick Reisman, Spectrum News (October 11, 2021)
New York’s Governor Kathy Hochul signed a law making it a crime to threaten to expose an individual’s immigration status.
High School Dreamers in NC and Nationwide are in Limbo
The News & Observer (October 12, 2021)
Without a pathway to citizenship and the DACA program not taking new applications, undocumented youth around the country are left feeling devastated.
The U.S. will Reopen its Land Borders for Fully Vaccinated Travelers
Zolan Kanno-Youngs & Emily Cochrane, The New York Times (October 12, 2021)
After closing its borders to nonessential travelers in March 2020, the U.S. will open its land borders to vaccinated visitors.
Immigrant families struggle to access child tax credit payments
Kyle Swenson, Washington Post (October 23, 2021)
Many immigrant families are encountering challenges to accessing child tax credit payments due to a backlog in processing ITIN applications.
Biden administration makes more areas off-limits for immigration arrests
Cameron Langford, Courthouse News Service (October 27, 2021)
The Biden Administration has released new policy guidelines that prevent immigration enforcement operations from being conducted in places that offer essential services like schools, hospitals, churches, playgrounds, and other now protected areas.
Biden admin again tells court it wants to end Trump-era ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy at border
Julia Ainsley, NBC News (October 29, 2021)
The Biden administration has issued a new memo in a second attempt to terminate the Remain in Mexico/Migrant Protection Protocols policy.
Project Resilience: Working with Vulnerable Populations and Managing Secondhand Trauma
Matilyn Mortensen, Manuel Giron & Nefi Reyes, Utah Public Radio (August 31, 2021)
Secondhand trauma can be experienced by support systems that are helping immigrants acclimate to living in the U.S.
New Illinois Law Allows Public Defenders to Represent Immigrants Facing Deportation
Emma Winger, Immigration Impact (September 2, 2021)
Illinois public defenders are now representing immigrants in immigration court in Chicago.
Unaccompanied Minors Among Thousands Evacuated from Afghanistan
Rebekah Wolf, Immigration Impact (September 2, 2021)
The Department of Health and Human Services reports that approximately 34 unaccompanied Afghan children have arrived in the U.S. with an expectation of more to arrive.
