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With Covid-19, Nearly Half of U.S. Farm Workers Are ‘First in Exposure, Last in Protection’

By | In the News

With Covid-19, Nearly Half of U.S. Farm Workers Are ‘First in Exposure, Last in Protection’

Meghan Roos, Newsweek (April 14, 2021)

Undocumented migrant workers in the United States are still struggling to receive adequate protection against COVID-19.  Examples of how they have not and are still not protected include work conditions that do not allow for social distancing, lack of access to personal protective equipment, not having access to COVID-19 testing, and now not being prioritized for vaccinations.

‘Nobody Would Tell Me Anything’: Immigrant Parents Struggle to Find Children in U.S. Custody

By | In the News

‘Nobody Would Tell Me Anything’: Immigrant Parents Struggle to Find Children in U.S. Custody

Dasha Burns and Julia Ainsley, NBC News (April 16, 2021)

This article explores the difficulties that immigrant parents are experiencing trying to locate their children that are currently in custody in the United States as well as the process that some parents have had to go through to reunite with their children.

Late at Night, the U.S. is Expelling Migrants Back into Dangerous Mexico Border Cities

By | In the News

Late at Night, the U.S. is Expelling Migrants Back into Dangerous Mexico Border Cities

Dianne Solis & Alfredo Corchado, Dallas News (April 22, 2021)

Migrant families that have entered the United States are being sent to Mexico late at night.  Many are being sent back under Title 42, a Trump-era order that the Biden administration is still using.

Immigration Policy in the Biden Administration-The First 100 Days and Beyond

By | Opportunities

Immigration Policy in the Biden Administration-The First 100 Days and Beyond

UCLA Law (May 7, 2021)

This conference is the last day of a non-consecutive three-day virtual conference.  The topics for this all day event will include inside vs. outside strategies, congress vs. the executive branch, and how these relate to pro-immigrant legislation.

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