ICE Protest outside Bergen County Jail: ICE Protest sign saying “Sterilize ICE Not Human Rights”. – Hackensack, New Jersey,USA – November 29th, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Matt Katz...
USCIS Extends Transitional Parole for CNMI Long-Term Resident Status Applicants
USCIS announced today that it will automatically extend parole, and employment authorization, if applicable, for parolees who timely applied for Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) lon...
Getting the Vaccine to Undocumented Immigrants
By Linda N The seemingly unrelenting emotional rollercoaster that became official following an announcement of a pandemic by the World Health Organization is gradually coming to an end. On December 14...
A couple hid in two Philadelphia churches for 843 days to avoid deportation. Now they are free
By Ganesh Setty, CNN (CNN) – For 843 days, Oneita and Clive Thompson took sanctuary in two Philadelphia churches to escape Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Daily life was constrained within ...
USCIS and ICE Must Give People Access to Their Immigration Files After Losing Lawsuit
By Emily Creighton, Immigration Impact People who need access to their government immigration records scored a huge victory in the Nightingale et al. v. USCIS case on December 17. A judge ruled that...
District Court Orders Immigration Agencies to Produce Immigration Case Files in First of Its Kind Class Action
Entrance to the courthouse for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit located in James R. Browning U.S. Court of Appeals Building – San Francisco, California, USA – July ...
“A Grateful Nation” Should Protect and Recognize Undocumented Workers
An unidentified Mexican-American field hand sets up in the early morning hours for a day of pruning and culling grape plants in a San Joaquin Valley vineyard. – Kern County, CA – April 23,...
Your COVID-19 Vaccine Was Likely Made by an Immigrant
Covid vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer and BioNTech was found to be effective in preventing 90 percent of Covid-19 Coronavirus infections. (Shutterstock) By Walter Ewing, Immigration Impact The dev...
A Dangerous Mix: The Holidays & Domestic Violence
By Janet Howard Domestic abuse always seems to increase during the holiday season, the week of Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day, as families and couples spend more time together at home. Coupled ...
Congressional Democrats Announce One of the Most Progressive Immigration Reform Plans in History
By Walter Ewing, Immigration Impact Progressive Democrats in the House of Representatives are gearing up to demand a comprehensive overhaul of the U.S. immigration system when the Biden administration...