By Esther Claudette Gittens Undocumented children in America face unique psychological challenges stemming from their uncertain legal status, limited opportunities, and socio-economic struggles. This ...
Executive Order to Shut Down the Border Would Put Thousands of Lives at Risk
By Deirdre Schifeling and Lee Gelernt | ACLU Editorial credit: Ben Von Klemperer / Shutterstock.com WASHINGTON — The White House released today a fact sheet announcing details on an impending exec...
Biden Administration Can Remove Texas’ Razor Wire Barrier at the Border, Supreme Court Rules
Editorial credit: Vic Hinterlang / Shutterstock.com By Suchita Mathur | January 23, 2024 Buoy barriers with chainsaw devices in the Rio Grande river. Coils of concertina wire along the riverbank. Armo...
Offices of New Americans Meet with Biden Officials to Advance Immigrant Inclusion
Editorial credit: Consolidated News Photos / Shutterstock.com By Ken Hudson | November 10, 2023 States hoping to provide support to their immigrant and refugee residents are taking part in the Office ...
DHS Launches Process for Afghans to Extend Permission to Stay in the US
By Alex Miller, Immigration Impact Time was running out for many Afghan refugees living and working in the United States after American troops withdrew from Afghanistan. Thanks to the Biden administra...
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...
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...
This Is Pretty Simple, Mr. President: Don’t Restart Family Detention
DETROIT, MICHIGAN – JUNE 30, 2018: An activist in Detroit holds a protest sign that says “Stop Separating Families.” (Shutterstock) By Dara Lind, Immigration Impact The Biden adminis...
America’s Voice Reacts to VP Harris Immigration Speech and Larger Immigration Moment on Eve of SOTU Address
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during election campaign rally organized by Columbia U Democrats at Barnard College on November 3, 2022. (Shutterstock) Washington, DC – The following is a statem...
Biden Administration Must Take Executive Action on Immigration
Dallas, TX USA – April 9, 2017: American Flags Waved During Immigration Reform March. (Shutterstock) (Washington)—The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) is calling on President Biden to use ex...