AAPI activists at a June 6, 2022 rally in Washington DC. (Sunita Sohrabji photo) By Sunita Sohrabji STANFORD, California — The Asian American community is one of the oldest in the U.S., yet still ar...
Rep. Clarke and Democratic Leaders Respond to H.R. 2, Introduce the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2023
Representative Yvette Clarke speaks during election campaign rally for Governor Kathy Hochul at BKLYN Studios in New York on November 5, 2022. (Shutterstock) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman ...
On International Workers’ Day, Unions and Worker Justice Groups Call for Passage of New York For All Act
Hundreds of workers march to Foley Square in New York City to demand stronger worker protections and a full pathway to citizenship for immigrants on May 1, 2022. (Shutterstock) NEW YORK—Unions and w...
Vanessa Cárdenas Reacts to Sweeping Biden Administration Announcements on Regional Migration
El Paso,TX USA / April 26, 2023 – With two weeks away from the end of Title 42, Migrants are on the street outside Sacred Heart Church in El Paso, TX (Shutterstock) Washington, DC – The follow...
The Border Patrol’s Inhumanity Has Reached New Heights
Nogales, Arizona, USA – May 29, 2022: A US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) truck drives in front of the fortified border wall. (Shutterstock) By Suchita Mathur, Immigration Impact A family w...
Expansion of Central American Minors Program Offers New Opportunities for Families to Reunite
Reynosa, Mexico – Nov. 17, 2021: Two Honduran women pass the time by sitting on a bench at the U.S. asylum seekers’ tent camp on the Plaza de la Libertad near the border. (Shutterstock) By...
Mayor Adams Urges Biden Administration to Provide Expedited, Emergency Path to Work Authorization for Asylum Seekers Ahead of Title 42 Lifting
With Over 34,000 Asylum Seekers Still Currently in City’s Care and No Hope for Support from Republicans in Congress, Mayor Adams Calls on White House to Expand Temporary Protective Status and Humani...
Fighting to Protect Caribbean LGBTQ+ Asylum Seekers in NYC
Unchained members and CEP leadership with NYC Council Member Rita Joseph. Photo courtesy of Caribbean Equality Project. Listen to a special podcast below By Xoë Sazzle and Mohamed Q. Amin Since its i...
On Trip to Washington, Mayor Adams Blames Migrant Crisis for Holding Back NYC’s Recovery: ‘The City is Being Destroyed’
New York City, NY USA October 19, 2022. Migrants started arriving at the emergency relief center on Randall’s Island where tents hold up to 500 cots and other facilities for single adult men. (S...
Immigration Agencies Violate FOIA, Harming Immigrants and Government Transparency Alike
By Emily Creighton, Immigration Impact Immigration agencies have a problem with transparency. With an immigration system as complex as ours and Freedom of Information Act offices that are chronically ...