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.
Paralegal II/ Asylum Defense Project- San Antonio or Laredo
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
This paralegal job opportunity supports Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA)’s mission of providing free civil legal services to asylum-seekers in the San Antonio and Laredo area.
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.
Cultural Competence Secrets to Success with Immigrant Families: Spreading and Adapting 2Gen Working Practices
The Aspen Institute • November 10, 2021 • 2 pm EDT
This webinar will speak about how cultural competence allows providers to better understand and connect with immigrant families. This is the 3rd of a 4-part series, Cultural Competence Secrets to Success with Immigrant Families: Spreading and Adapting 2Gen Working Practices.
The Family as a Cultural Asset for Latinx Youth Development
California Training Institute • November 18, 2021 • 2 pm PST
This training will provide an understanding of Latinx youth development by providing different perspectives and by discussing protective and risk factors relevant to the well-being and health of Latinx youth.
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.
Guidelines for Enforcement Actions in or Near Protected Areas
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (October 27, 2021)
This memorandum replaces the 2011 sensitive locations policy and updates and expands the definition of protected areas while prohibiting enforcement action to be taken near these places.
