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What the Supreme Court’s Ruling Means for DACA Participants and Immigrants

By | In the News

What the Supreme Court’s Ruling Means for DACA Participants and Immigrants

Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (June 18, 2020)

This article outlines questions people might still have about the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Trump’s administrations attempts to dismantle DACA. It covers questions pertaining to implications and next steps for DACA recipients as well as Trump’s response.

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Just 39 Unaccompanied Migrant Children Avoided Trump’s Border Expulsions in May

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Just 39 Unaccompanied Migrant Children Avoided Trump’s Border Expulsions in May

Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News (June 18, 2020)

Of the 1,001 children detained at the border in May, only 39 made it to the Office of Refugee Resettlement shelters while all other children were deported. This alarming trend is one of the most recent efforts by the Trump administration to limit immigration to the United States.

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In Roberts Opinion, SCOTUS Overturns Decision to Rescind DACA

By | Federal Policy, Law/Policy Highlight

In Roberts Opinion, SCOTUS Overturns Decision to Rescind DACA

Debra Cassens Weiss, ABA Journal  (June 18th, 2020)

The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Trump’s efforts to eliminate deferred deportation for immigrants that arrived illegally as children. The court called Trumps efforts arbitrary and capricious, and that DHS failed to provide concrete reasoning to rescind DACA.

The Majority of Low-Income Hispanic and Black Households Have Little-to-No Bank Access, Complicating Access to COVID Relief Funds

By | Immigrant Families Research, Research Highlight

The Majority of Low-Income Hispanic and Black Households Have Little-to-No Bank Access, Complicating Access to COVID Relief Funds

Lina Guzman & Renee Ryberg, National Research Center on Hispanic Children and Families (June 11, 2020)

According to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), 60% of low-income Hispanic and black households have very limited, if any, access to banks. This creates issues for families eligible for CARES Act stimulus checks.

Trump Administration Proposes Sweeping Changes to U.S. Asylum System in New Rule

By | In the News

Trump Administration Proposes Sweeping Changes to U.S. Asylum System in New Rule

Priscilla Alvarez & Geneva Sands, CNN (June 10, 2020)

Trump proposed revisions to Asylum laws that will effectively shut down the asylum process in the U.S. Revisions include further scrutiny for applicants that have traveled through at least one country as well as not granting asylum for people that have lived in the U.S. for over a year as unauthorized immigrants.

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Hispanic Fathers Report Frequent Involvement in the Lives of their Children

By | Immigrant Families Research, Research Highlight

Hispanic Fathers Report Frequent Involvement in the Lives of their Children

Elizabeth Wildsmith, Elizabeth Karberg, & Brooke Whitfield, National Research Center on Hispanic Children and Families (June 8th, 2020)

The National Research Center on Hispanic Children and Families looked at cross-sectional data sets collected by the National Survey of Family Growth to evaluate Hispanic fathers’ involvement in their children’s lives, both U.S. born and non-U.S. born. The data showed that Hispanic fathers, regardless of where they were born, were heavily involved in their children’s lives reporting engagement, warmth, and caregiving activities.

How Fear Spreads the Coronavirus

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How Fear Spreads the Coronavirus

Jeremy Raff, The Atlantic (May 29, 2020)

This article details the rising cases of coronavirus in Chelsea, MA where it has 6 times the rate compared to the state as a whole. One community worker details her experience and points out that immigrants are dis-enrolling and refusing to access needed services during the pandemic due to fears of public charge.

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