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Immigration

At Least 39 Asylum Seekers Dead After Fire at Migrant Jail in Mexico
“This tragedy is the direct result of the United States’s immigration system,” one immigrant advocate said.

US and Canada Announce Joint Plan to Turn Away Asylum-Seekers
The move further undermines the right to asylum and will likely drive people to attempt more dangerous border crossings.

BBC Disciplined Commentator Who Spoke Out Against UK’s Anti-Immigrant Law
The BBC’s current Conservative-appointed leadership has displayed a shameful willingness to toe the government line.

Advocates Call for Regulatory Change After Blocking Deportation of Woman in Coma
Researchers estimate that hundreds — if not thousands — of medical deportations take place a year.

Inside the Underground Network Fighting for Asylum Seekers in Scotland
The movement is led by people who have experienced the violence of the U.K. immigration system firsthand.

Human Rights Groups Call on Biden Not to Revive Migrant Family Detention
“The Biden administration … is going against all the promises that they made on the campaign trail,” said Silky Shah.

Democrats Urge Biden to Reject Revival of Migrant Family Detention
Rights groups also condemned the policy, vowing to fight the administration if it resurrects the plan.

A Pennsylvania Hospital Is Attempting to Deport an Undocumented Woman in a Coma
Although the practice is illegal, medical deportations have become a profitable industry in the U.S.

DeSantis Targets Immigrants in Lead-Up to Likely Presidential Run
Advocates in Florida are preparing to address the “surveillance state” created by DeSantis’s anti-immigrant proposals.

Immigrants Win “Unprecedented” Settlement Over Violent ICE Workplace Raid
A federal judge awarded $1.17 million to nearly 100 people targeted by the Trump administration in 2018.