By Shaun Courtney, Bloomberg Government President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Homeland Security Department faces a delicate balancing act between immigration advocates calling for an overhaul...
Bergen lawmaker’s bill would bar new immigrant detention contracts with ICE
ICE Protest outside Bergen County Jail – “Free Them All” Banner on the fence outside Bergen County Jail. – Hackensack, New Jersey, USA – November 27th, 2020 (Shutterstock...
A New ICE Policy As Trump Is About To Leave Office Could Make It Harder For Immigrant Children To Get Asylum
A young Central American boy migrant who, with his family, is seeking asylum from poverty and gang violence, waits to board a bus to his Immigration hearing sponsor. – McAllen, Tx/U.S. – A...
ICE Hunger Strikes Spread To Another New Jersey Jail
ICE Protest outside Bergen County Jail: ICE Protest sign saying “Sterilize ICE Not Human Rights”. – Hackensack, New Jersey,USA – November 29th, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Matt Katz...
A couple hid in two Philadelphia churches for 843 days to avoid deportation. Now they are free
By Ganesh Setty, CNN (CNN) – For 843 days, Oneita and Clive Thompson took sanctuary in two Philadelphia churches to escape Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Daily life was constrained within ...
District Court Orders Immigration Agencies to Produce Immigration Case Files in First of Its Kind Class Action
Entrance to the courthouse for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit located in James R. Browning U.S. Court of Appeals Building – San Francisco, California, USA – July ...
Biden can end the Mass Incarceration of Immigrants
By Mahuri Grewal, Washington Post The administration of President-elect Joe Biden must do more than reverse the cruel immigration policies of the Trump administration. While the Trump administration...
Severed families, raided workplaces and a climate of fear: Assessing Trump’s immigration crackdown
Latinos, immigrants & supporters gathered 3,000 strong at Columbus Circle to protest & march against President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed immigration policies. – New York City &...
ICE moves to quickly deport more immigrants without court hearings
Supporters of Guadalupe García de Rayos and her family wait for updates during a rally attempting to prevent her deportation. 4569 – Phoenix, Ariz. / U.S. – February 8, 2018 (Shutterstock...
Revision of Stay of Removal Request Reviews for U Visa Petitioners
Q: What has changed? A: Under ICE Directive 11005.1, ICE was required to request a prima facie determination from USCIS. This determination was a simple confirmation that the petition was filed corre...