By Massarah Mikati, Times Union BATAVIA — After a New Jersey county ended contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 15 detained immigrants were transferred to the ICE detention center...
Apprehensions at the Border Dropped 15% This Fall, Highlighting Mexico’s Role in Stopping Migrants
By Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Immigration Impact Data released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shows that the number of individuals apprehended by the Border Patrol at the U.S.-Mexico border ...
The Immigrants Journal – Vol. 151
The Immigrants Journal – Vol. 151 (Highlights) Groups Call for Transparency Regarding Abuse and Mistreatment of Black Immigrants in Detention NYC Joins Multistate Coalition in Support of Federal...
Groups Call for Transparency Regarding Abuse and Mistreatment of Black Immigrants in Detention
By Tsion Gurmu, Legal Manager and Staff Attorney at the Black Alliance for Just Immigration and Emily Creighton, Legal Director of Transparency The public watched in horror this September as U.S. Bord...
New Polling: 75% of Americans Back Immigration Reform Provisions of BBB Legislation
By America’s Voice Washington, DC – A new poll from Data for Progress on the immigration provisions in the BBB legislation finds broad bipartisan support for relief targeted at long-settled ...
Failure to Reauthorize Employment Harms Asylum Seekers and the U.S. Economy
By Kate Goettel, The Immigration Impact U.S. workers are losing their jobs due to bureaucratic delays at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), despite an economy desperate for workers. As...
Here’s How Americans Can Sponsor Afghan Refugees as They Resettle in US Communities
By Mohammed Naeem, Immigration Impact Since the last evacuation flights left Afghanistan, there have been over 68,000 Afghan allies housed on Department of Defense bases waiting for resettlement. The ...
DHS Announces Countries Eligible for H-2A and H-2B Visa Programs
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of State (DOS), has announced the lists of countries whose nationals are eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B vis...
USCIS Commemorates Veterans Day with Special Naturalization Ceremonies
WASHINGTON— U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will honor Veterans Day this year by holding more than 90 ceremonies naturalizing more than 4,440 current and former members of the military and...