Stories tagged: "immigration"

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Commentary Congress Needs to Fix Backlog That Silenced 300,000 Potential Immigrant Voters by Passing the Citizenship Act

The Trump administration's citizenship backlog cheated 300,000 immigrants out of exercising their voting rights. It is unfair that they should wait any longer—Congress must ratify the US Citizenship Act of 2021.

Jin-Ya Huang Jin-Ya Huang January 29, 2021 9:59 am EST
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Immigration Biden’s DOJ Officially Rescinds ‘Zero Tolerance’ Immigration Rule

The decision undoes the Trump administration’s massively unpopular policy responsible for the separation of more than 5,500 children from their parents at the U.S-Mexico border.

Associated Press Associated Press January 27, 2021 1:20 pm EST
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Immigration Immigration Advocates Call Biden’s Pause on Deportations a ‘Good First Step’

“Today immigrants across the country can breathe a sigh of relief,” Marisa Franco, National Director for Mijente said.

Araceli Cruz Araceli Cruz January 21, 2021 3:42 pm EST
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Immigration GOP Senator Who Voted to Overturn Election Blocks Mayorkas Confirmation

The Missouri senator says he doesn't agree with Alejandro Mayorkas about stopping construction on the border wall.

Araceli Cruz Araceli Cruz January 20, 2021 4:28 pm EST
Immigration A women participates in demonstration against President Trump's travel ban as protesters gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Immigration The NO BAN Act Would Save Immigrant Lives—If It Wasn’t Stalled in the Senate

A bill that limits presidential authority to suspend or restrict immigrants from coming into the country has remained in the Senate for months without review.

Hafeezat Bishi Hafeezat Bishi December 29, 2020 2:44 pm EST

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LGBTQ This City Commissioner Started a War Over a Homophobic Hire. It Might End Up Protecting All LGBTQ Michiganders.
The former Friends Elementary School, an African American primary school located on the hill overlooking the CI farm campus. The building is now used by the Montgomery County Public Schools Corps of Cadets. Photo by Ashley Spinks Dugan. Social Justice What Was It Like to Be Black in Appalachia? Institute Offers Historical Lesson.
A finished clean room with stacked chairs in the science room at the Mildred Avenue K-8 School building in Boston's Mattapan, which were being cleaned for the reopening of school on July 9, 2020. Photo by David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Education Here’s the Mess Betsy DeVos Left for Incoming Education Secretary Miguel Cardona
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Commentary Trump’s Immigration Policies Are Kneecapping Nurses Like Me

Until Nov. 8, I was a licensed nurse working on the COVID-19 frontlines. I had three jobs, often spending 19 hours a day at a rehab facility, a home health company, and the department of public health. Then, in early November, the USCIS put me out of work.

Manju Mohan December 29, 2020 12:17 pm EST
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Immigration This Woman Came to the US for a Better Life. She Says ICE’s Abuse Awaited Her Instead.

Elizabeth was detained when her baby was just 4 months old. She is part of a class-action petition and complaint that includes 14 women who claim they suffered medical abuse while in immigration custody.

Araceli Cruz Araceli Cruz December 24, 2020 1:09 pm EST