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Immigration

Photos released by Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar's office show conditions inside a USCBP facility in Donna, Texas, over the weekend.
News
Immigration

Complexities at the Border Are Lost as Media, GOP Paint Situation as a “Surge”

Still, advocates say Biden must fundamentally change how agencies process unaccompanied kids on the border.
by
Candice Bernd,
Truthout
March 26, 2021
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Interview
Immigration

Immigrant Rights Advocates Urge Biden to Stop Detaining Children

“What is happening at the southern border is shameful,” says Luz Lopez, a lawyer with the Southern Poverty Law Center.
by
Amy Goodman &
Juan González,
Democracy Now!
March 23, 2021
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Activists and citizens with temporary protected status (TPS) march along 16th Street toward the White House in a call for Congress and the Biden administration to pass immigration reform legislation on February 23, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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Immigration

Thousands of Immigrants Granted Temporary Legal Status Could End Up Trapped

Nothing currently ensures that an immigrant newly granted temporary protected status will have a path to citizenship.
by
Dara Lind,
ProPublica
March 19, 2021
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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy addresses the press during the congressional border delegation visit to El Paso, Texas on March 15, 2021.
News
Immigration

Kevin McCarthy Is “Lying” About Terrorists Crossing the Border, Says AZ Lawmaker

Similar claims, also lacking evidence of any kind, were made by former President Donald Trump in 2018.
by
Chris Walker,
Truthout
March 16, 2021
Truthout
Biden Administration Struggles With Surge of Unaccompanied Migrant Children
Interview
Immigration

Biden Administration Struggles With Surge of Unaccompanied Migrant Children

News reports show more than 3,500 children were detained at the border in just the first nine days of March.
by
Amy Goodman,
Democracy Now!
March 11, 2021
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Immigration rights activists hold a rally in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on November 12, 2019.
News
Immigration

Biden Ends Trump Admin’s “Public Charge” Rule Directed Against Poor Immigrants

The rule has been criticized in the past for inviting “arbitrary, biased decision making” in the immigration process.
by
Chris Walker,
Truthout
March 10, 2021
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An asylum seeker embraces an immigration volunteer upon her arrival to the United States on February 26, 2021, in Brownsville, Texas.
News
Immigration

Biden Says He’ll Aim to Admit 10 Times More Refugees Per Year Than Trump

Raising the numbers is the first step in undoing the damage done to the refugee program under Trump, say advocates.
by
Sasha Abramsky,
Truthout
March 10, 2021
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Activists gather for a "Reunite Our Families Now" rally in Los Angeles, California, on March 6, 2021, to protest continued deportations under President Joe Biden, urging that ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) be abolished and calling for the closure of camps where immigrants are being held.
Op-Ed
Immigration

Immigrants Will Continue to Die as Long as Agencies Like ICE and CBP Exist

A humane immigration policy is not possible under these hyper-militarized agencies that came out of the “war on terror.”
by
Cynthia Garcia,
Truthout
March 7, 2021
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A family of Central American asylum seekers arrives to a bus station after being dropped off by U.S. Border Patrol agents on February 25, 2021, in Brownsville, Texas.
News Analysis
Immigration

Biden’s Plan to End Long-Term Migrant Detention Does Not End Family Detention

Migrant justice advocates are urging Biden to permanently halt the long-term incarceration of migrant families.
by
José Luis Granados Ceja,
Truthout
March 6, 2021
Truthout
Interview
Immigration

Biden Cancels “Remain in Mexico” Policy, But Asylum Seekers Still Left Waiting

The policy left about 25,000 asylum seekers stranded at the border while their cases progressed through U.S. courts.
by
Amy Goodman &
Juan González,
Democracy Now!
February 24, 2021
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