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Ocasio-Cortez Rips ‘public charge’ Decision: ‘The American Dream isn’t a Private Club with a Cover Charge’

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Ocasio-Cortez Rips ‘public charge’ Decision: ‘The American Dream isn’t a Private Club with a Cover Charge’

Justine Coleman, The Hill (January 27, 2020)

After Monday’s Supreme Court decision, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez voiced her concerns on the ruling that will allow the Trump administration to move forward with a policy change that will make it harder for immigrants to gain legal status if they are dependent on public assistance.

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Congress Passes Vital Funds to Address Causes of Migration, Child Welfare at Border

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Congress Passes Vital Funds to Address Causes of Migration, Child Welfare at Border

Jennifer Podkul, The Hill (January 9, 2020)

Last month, the House and Senate passed several funding bills that will provide critical funds for the care of unaccompanied migrant and refugee children. This funding also attempts to help improve the conditions in some of the countries where many of these children have fled.

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Mexican Migrants Removed from Border Camp after Family Separation Threat

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Mexican Migrants Removed from Border Camp after Family Separation Threat

Reuters (January 8, 2020)

After state police threatened to separate parents from their children, Mexican authorities took action by removing almost 100 Mexican migrants seeking asylum in the United States from a camp in downtown Ciudad Juarez which is across the border from El Paso, TX.

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Some “Remain in Mexico” Migrants Will Have to Travel 340 Miles for U.S. Court Hearings

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Some “Remain in Mexico” Migrants Will Have to Travel 340 Miles for U.S. Court Hearings

Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News (January 2, 2020)

Some asylum-seekers who have been returned by U.S. authorities to northern Mexico will now have to travel more than 340 miles to be able to attend their hearings in American immigration courts.

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