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Feb 25
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U.S. to resettle more child refugees fleeing violence around the world

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U.S. to resettle more child refugees fleeing violence around the world 

Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News (February 11, 2021) 

President Biden recently unveiled a proposal submitted to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees seeking to raise the number of unaccompanied refugee children coming to the U.S. fleeing violence. Refugee resettlement was at an all-time low during President Trump’s time in office, and as of the current fiscal year, no refugee minors have been resettled. The Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the two organizations that work with the government on this issue, are asking for allotting approximately 1% of all refugee spots to unaccompanied minors. 

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Feb 25
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Biden administration nixes last-minute Trump deal giving ICE union ‘veto power’ over policy

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Biden administration nixes last-minute Trump deal giving ICE union ‘veto power’ over policy 

Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill (February 16, 2021) 

In an eleventh-hour move, the Biden administration avoided ratifying a union contract with ICE that would have effectively impeded any immigration policy the administration put forth. Initially approved by former acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Ken Cuccinelli, whose authority to sign such an agreement has been brought into question, the union contract would have, among other things, barred any challenge to the contract for eight years, thus inhibiting the Biden administration from negotiating with the union. 

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Feb 25
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Democratic Lawmakers Introduce Biden’s Immigration Overhaul in House

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Democratic Lawmakers Introduce Biden’s Immigration Overhaul in House 

Michael D. Shear, New York Times (February 18, 2021) 

Calling it a “humane response” to the former Trump administration’s immigration policies, a dozen Democrats in Congress formerly introduced The U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021. Included in the bill is a pathway to citizenship, securing ports of entry, provisions for faster processing for asylum seekers, as well as a $4 billion investment into Central American economies to address the influx of migration from this area. Republican Congress members criticized the bill, claiming it would encourage illegal immigration because it does not allocate enough funds to secure the border. 

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Feb 25
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First migrant facility for children opens under Biden

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First migrant facility for children opens under Biden 

Silvia Foster-Frau, Washington Post (February 22, 2021) 

A former emergency facility used by the Trump administration and capable of holding up to 700 migrant teens has been reopened under the Biden administration. The administration has justified its reopening to respond to the coronavirus pandemic and its cutting capacity at other children’s facilities. This decision has been met with heavy criticism from immigrant advocates who have questioned the move and denounced such facilities’ conditions. 

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Feb 25
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Biden’s throwing out another Trump rule that made it harder to become a citizen

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Biden’s throwing out another Trump rule that made it harder to become a citizen 

Amy Lieu, The American Independent (February 23, 2021) 

In a recent policy alert, the Biden administration and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that the version of the U.S. civics tests released at the end of 2020 would be withdrawn. In its place will be a 2008 version of the test which requires applicants to correctly answer 6 out of 10 questions (down from the latest version’s requirement of 12 out of 20). The Biden administration repealed the most recent version in light of the burden the more comprehensive test would have on application processing time, which slowed the process considerably.  

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Jan 31
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‘We tortured families’: The Lingering Damage of Trump’s Separation Policy

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‘We tortured families’: The Lingering Damage of Trump’s Separation Policy

Sam Levin, The Guardian (January 4, 2021)

The policies enacted under the Trump administration that resulted in family separation have been condemned globally and will continue to be pressing issues for the Biden administration. This article offers suggestions for how the Biden administration can work to address these issues.

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Jan 31
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Biden Suspends Deportations, Stops ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy

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Biden Suspends Deportations, Stops ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy

Jaclyn Diaz, NPR (January 21, 2021)

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stated that they would pause deportations for specific non-citizens in the U.S. for 100 days, would not accept any new enrollment into the Migrant Protection Protocols policy, i.e., the “remain in Mexico” program, and is planning to complete a full review of immigrations policies and programs.

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Jan 31
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Biden Immigration Bill Would Provide More Protections for Child Migrants

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Biden Immigration Bill Would Provide More Protections for Child Migrants

Julia Ainsley, NBC News (January 21, 2021)

The immigration legislation proposed by President Biden would incorporate protections for children that are migrating from Central America, a plan to hire more immigration judges for asylum cases, alternatives to immigrant detention centers, and replacing the term “alien” with “noncitizen” in immigration laws.

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