Mexico City, Mexico – September 23, 2021: Haitian migrant families wait in front of the Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance to request refuge in Mexico. (Shutterstock) By Nora Gámez Torre...
DHS Policy Encouraging Discretion in Deportations Blocked by Judge
By Caroline Vakil, The Hill A judge in Texas on Friday threw out a policy instituted by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) last year that directed border officials to exercise discretion in dep...
New Fortune 500 List Shows America’s Economic Success Relies on Immigrants
By Steven Hubbard, Immigration Impact America’s economic success is built on the world’s best and brightest coming to our shores bringing ingenuity, creativity, and determination. From Wall Street...
For Over a Decade, Legislative Paralysis has Forgotten “Dreamers” and Other Matters
By America’s Voice The 15th of June marks the tenth anniversary of the executive order that ex-President Barack Obama issued creating Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which extende...
The U.S. ‘No Daily Cleaning‘ Hotel Policy and Impact on Jamaicans & Other Immigrants
Summer is officially a few weeks away, the time of year when people get out of the house and bask outside with friends and family. The United States celebrates the last Monday in May as Memorial Day. ...
Celebrating Immigrant Heritage Month and Being Welcoming is Good for You and Your Community
By Wendy Feliz, Immigration Impact June is Immigrant Heritage Month, and given the shrill and often negative rhetoric we hear around immigration, it seems more important than ever to take time to appr...
The Immigrants Journal – Vol. 165
The Immigrants Journal – Vol. 165 (Highlights) Immigrant Bail Bond Industry Is ‘Wild West,’ State Lawmakers Say What Immigrants Expect from the Next New York Governor Celebrating Immigrant H...
Immigrant Bail Bond Industry Is ‘Wild West,’ State Lawmakers Say
Members of Black Lives Matter protest outside Federal Building to denounce the segregationist immigration policies of the Biden administration, Tuesday, Step. 21, 2021 in Los Angeles. (Shutterstock) B...
Mexico’s Supreme Court Declares Immigration Checkpoints Unconstitutional
By Rebekah Wolf, Immigration Impact Mexico’s Supreme Court released a decision on May 18 that struck down the policy of stopping and searching individuals to check their immigration status as racist...
AFL-CIO Calls on Mayorkas to Protect Immigrant Workers
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations in Washington, DC on November 26, 2016. (Shutterstock) The Biden administration has made a historic commitment to support work...