Washington, DC – Reports of internal opposition at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to the Biden administration’s systematic deportations of Haitians and the administration’s re-start – and expansion – of the MPP/Remain in Mexico program underscore growing disillusionment with the Biden administration’s border and immigration policies. Among the key reactions: Hamed Aleaziz of BuzzFeed… Continue »
December 6, 2021
America’s Voice TV Spot Challenges Democrats To Deliver on Immigration Reform Washington, DC – A powerful new television ad from America’s Voice features a direct-to-camera appeal from Miryam, a DACA recipient who dreams of being a doctor. Miryam, whose family is mostly undocumented, presents a direct and compelling challenge to Americans: “My family is undocumented.… Continue »
December 3, 2021
Undocumented immigrants always on guard, despite immigration limbo
With no response yet to the future of the migration issue, but their gazes firmly fixed on personal and familiar priorities, undocumented immigrants are once again on guard. On top of that, they are feeding and keeping U.S. society alive, in the face of the eventuality of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, spreading. Essentially, while… Continue »
December 1, 2021
Washington, DC – Republican Senator Steve Daines of Montana offered an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act prohibiting the U.S. from making payments to families whose children were kidnapped or stolen by the United States Government, specifically as part of the previous President’s “zero tolerance” policy to deter asylum seekers from seeking asylum. This… Continue »
Washington, DC – Democrats are pressing forward on plans to get the results the American people demand and undocumented immigrants have earned. The immigration provisions in the Build Back Better legislative package will deliver popular and meaningful relief and security for millions of immigrant families. As Democrats seek to enact good policy, even if it… Continue »
Instead of copying his predecessor, President Biden must end betrayals of what he promised would be humane immigration policies Karen Musalo, Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies at the University of California, Hastings, pens a powerful op-ed in the LA Times calling on the Biden Administration to end… Continue »
November 29, 2021
New York Daily News editorial: “Last chance: Pared-down immigration provisions must be kept in the reconciliation bill” Washington, DC – With Congress back in session this week following the House’s recent passage of the Build Back Better legislative package, below are several key updates about the immigration provisions included in the bill. “Hopeful sign” A… Continue »
Biden Administration responsible for more than 80 deportation flights to Haiti since September 19 As Widlore Mérancourt and Paulina Villegas report for the Washington Post, chaotic and dangerous conditions in Haiti are increasing migration pressures on the already destabilized island nation. Increasing numbers of Haitians are being forced to flee, making a potentially fatal journey… Continue »
