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...
States Lead the Way in Banning Immigration Detention Centers
San Diego, CA / USA – November 3, 2019: Sign for privately owned Core Civic Detention Center in Otay Mesa, where San Diego County’s illegal immigrants are held as they go through the legal...
In New York, Department of Corrections Questioned About Collaboration with ICE at New York City Council Hearing
During a city council hearing on Wednesday, February 23 years of emails were made public showing collaboration between some members of the Department of Corrections and Immigration and Customs Enforce...
Faulty Information About Immigrants Can Lead to Family Separation and Denied Asylum Claims
El Paso, Tx USA December 21, 2022 – Migrants continued to show up at the El Paso border on Wednesday. (Shutterstock) By Melissa Del Bosque, Documented NY Foreign data sharing agreements expanded...
Investigation Confirms Immigrant Women Held by ICE Underwent Illegal Medical Procedures at Georgia Facility
By Linda Nwoke, A Journal Exclusive In September 2020, the news broke on a class-action lawsuit filed by former detainees at the Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia, against several parti...
The Supreme Court Takes on Enforcement Priorities and Other Immigration Questions in its 2022 – 2023 Term
By Emma Winger, Immigration Impact The Supreme Court will tackle more hot button immigration issues in its 2022 – 2023 term. Front and center is the Biden administration’s effort to set immigratio...
Updated ICE Directive Fails to Deliver Meaningful Protections for Immigrant Families
By Gianna Borroto, Immigration Impact U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently announced a new directive aimed at preserving family unity and the parental rights of noncitizens. The d...
ICE is Developing New ID Card for Migrants Amid Growing Arrivals at the Border
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is developing a new identification card for migrants to serve as a one-stop shop to access immigration files and, eventually, be accepted by the Tran...
Supreme Court Refuses to Restore Biden’s Immigration Enforcement Priorities for Now
By Rebekah Wolf, Immigration Impact In a blow to the Department of Homeland Security’s attempts to set priorities for immigration enforcement, late last week the Supreme Court of the United States ...
Biden Immigration Enforcement Memo Prioritizes Family Unity, Replaces Trump Guidance
By Ted Hesson, Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. immigration enforcement directive issued on Thursday calls on federal officers to ask immigrants about their parental status during arrests, ...