By Sarah Betancourt, Commonwealth Magazine Attorney General Maura Healey and two other state AGs joined the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in its first major watchdog action under the Bi...
Clarke and Homeland Security Chairman Thompson Call Acting Director of ICE to Address Concerns of Targeted Haitian Deportations
US Congresswoman Yvette Diane Clarke speaks during 33rd Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King at BAM Howard Gilman Opera House – New York, NY – January 21, 2019 (Shutterstock) Washington, D.C...
Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR): Where Are You?
Immigrant communities eagerly await tangible changes that can improve their lives. We need President Biden to honor his commitments to immigrant and migrant communities. We need sweeping Comprehensive...
Biden likely to delay executive orders on immigration, including a task force to reunite families
Mexican families living in Tijuana visit with family living in the U.S. by meeting at the border wall in Playas de Tijuana on a sunny Saturday morning. – January 28, 2017 (Shutterstock) By Julia...
First lady Jill Biden expected to take active role in immigrant family reunification
Jill Biden, first lady and wife of President Joe Biden in Washington, D.C (Shutterstock) By Jim Acosta, Kate Bennett and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) – The Biden administration’s planned t...
National Office of New Americans Act Introduced in Congress, Endorsed by NPNA
WASHINGTON – Today, the National Office of New American Act was introduced in Congress by Representatives Grace Meng (NY), Pramila Jayapal (WA) and Jesús “Chuy” García (IL) in the U.S. House...
Why Biden’s Immigration Bill Is the Boldest in Decades
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. (Shutterstock) By Walter Ewing, Immigration Impact During his campaign, President Biden promised that immig...
Biden wasting no time naming officials to reverse Trump’s immigration policies
Thirteen immigrants officially become new U.S. citizens in a special naturalization ceremony on Flag Day at the historic Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia. – Philadelphia, PA / USA – June 1...
Biden spoke to Mexican president about reversing Trump’s immigration policies
Andrés Manuel López Obrador Mexican president attend his morning press conference in Palacio Nacional. – Mexico City, Mexico November 19th 2019 (Shutterstock) By The Guardian Joe Biden discuss...
It’s Time to Fix the Immigration Court System
By Eshani Pandya, Immigration Impact The backbone of a functioning justice system is due process. Yet over 1.25 million immigrants are fighting for their right to survive in an immigration court syste...