Editorial credit: Jeff Schultes / Shutterstock.com By Gabe Ortiz | November 21, 2023 Attacking and exploiting immigrants for political gain is a unifying issue for Republicans and that was on full dis...
Labor Shortage Can Be Fixed by Letting Asylum Seekers Get Work Permits Sooner, Business Leaders Say
Posted by Adriel Orozco | Nov 20, 2023 When asylum seekers come to the United States, they want to work—but an outdated immigration statute is making that more difficult than it needs to be. Afte...
Congress Punts on Supplemental Funding While Setting up Future Fight on Immigration
By Aaron Reichlin-Melnick | Nov 17, 2023 After weeks of uncertainty as to whether Congress would reach a deal to fund the government and avoid a shutdown, earlier this week Congress passed a continu...
New Report Reveals Systemic Barriers for Haitian refugees Seeking Employment and Stability in the U.S.
Editorial credit: naTsumi / Shutterstock.com Research shows systemic flaws, documents a legacy of racist immigration practices, makes recommendations for equitable treatment for all asylum seeker...
Anne Williams-Isom on Life at the Center of the Storm
By Annie McDonough | November 13, 2023 Inside midtown Manhattan’s grandly appointed Roosevelt Hotel – New York City’s central intake center for migrants – sit rows and rows of chairs. Lightly ...
Four Key Points for Democrats on the Immigration Moment
By America’s Voice | November 9, 2023 Washington, DC – Republicans are seeking to use the supplemental funding process to enact a host of permanent and draconian immigration policy changes. So...
Biden Administration Banks on New Venezuela Strategy as US Grapples with Mass Migration
Editorial credit: bgrocker / Shutterstock.com By Priscilla Alvarez | November 3, 2023 WashingtonCNN — The Biden administration is banking on a new strategy toward Venezuela, which has grappled w...
Mayors Highlight Way Forward for Biden Administration & Congress to Advance Order and Fairness on Asylum
Vanessa Cárdenas: “Asylum seekers need a hand up, not a handout. These mayors understand this and that is why they are calling for an orderly, efficient and fair process for asylum seekers to arriv...
New York Asylum Office Rejects Valid Asylum Seekers Just to Save Time
By Fisayo Okare | October 27, 2023 Draconian and toxic work conditions have led asylum officers to reject legally sound asylum claims, found a report by the Safe Harbor Clinic at Brooklyn Law, after a...
USCIS Extends Parole by Two Years for Certain Afghan Nationals Under Age 14
Editorial credit: Lyonstock / Shutterstock.com USCIS announced on October 26 that we will consider two-year extensions of the initial parole period on a case-by-case basis for certain Afghan nationals...