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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.