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 ...
The impact of DACA: Nine Years After Implementation
Few dozens of DACA recipients rally on Foley Square demanding citizenship now for all undocumented immigrants. – New York, NY – August 17, 2021 (Shutterstock) By FWD Many Dreamers’ mos...
Biden Administration Reopens Protection Program for At-Risk Central American Children
A group of unaccompanied Central American minors who crossed the Rio Grande River illegally to request asylum wait to be processed by the Border Patrol. – La Joya, TX, USA – May 26, 2021 (...
US Policy Toward Haitian Immigrants is Part of a Long, Troubled History
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) By Rebekah Wo...
COVID-19 Vaccination Required for Immigration Medical Examinations
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that, effective Oct. 1, 2021, applicants subject to the immigration medical examination must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before t...