U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on March 7, 2022 announced that it is updating the USCIS Policy Manual to consider deferred action and related employment authorization for noncitizen...
The Dignity Act Could Signal Increasing Support for Immigration Reform on Capitol Hill
By Jeremy Robbins, Immigration Impact Miami Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, a freshman Republican from Florida’s 27th congressional district, introduced an immigration reform bill that she calls the “D...
Biden Keeps Trump Immigration Policies—and Stephen Miller is Loving It
US President Joe Biden speaks about his administration’s accomplishments. – Washington, DC – January 14 (Shutterstock) By Scott Bixby & Asawin Suebsaeng, The Daily Beast “It seems that the...
One in 10 Black People Living in the U.S. are Immigrants, New Study Shows
Black immigrants have higher incomes and more education than U.S.-born Black people, but advocates say racism still holds them back. By Emmanuel Felton, Washington Post The demographics of America’s...
Haitian Asylum Seekers File Class Action Suit Against U.S. Government
Haitian migrant families wait in front of the Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance to request refuge in Mexico. – Mexico City, Mexico – September 23, 2021 (Shutterstock) Eleven Haitian asylum...
DHS to Close Some Gaps in Border Wall in Ongoing Effort to Clean Up Trump-era Projects
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Department of Homeland Security plans to close small gaps in the border wall, make adjustments to prevent flooding and complete prior construction of access roads, the de...
New York City to Grant Noncitizens the Right to Vote
A voter wears her “I Voted” sticker on Election Day in New York (Shutterstock) By Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio, Documented NY New York City will become the largest municipality in the na...
New York Moves to Allow 800,000 Noncitizens to Vote in Local Elections
By Jeffery C. Mays and Annie Correal, NY Times For decades, lawmakers and immigrant advocates in New York City have pushed for legislation that would allow legal residents who are not citizens to vote...
US Citizen Sues After Month-Long Immigration Detention
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An American man filed a lawsuit alleging the U.S. government Monday held him for more than a month in immigration detention even though he was a U.S. citizen. Brian Bukle, 61, sue...
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 ...