By Laurel Brubaker Calkins and Ellen M. Gilmer, Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Advocates for more than 600,000 undocumented immigrants who entered the US as children told a federal appeals panel in New Orl...
This Independence Day, Local Communities Lead on Celebrating Immigrants
By Mo Kantner, Immigration Impact As communities across the United States came together this past weekend to commemorate and reflect upon our country’s independence, the holiday holds special signif...
USCIS Celebrates Independence Day 2022 and Continues its Commitment to Naturalization
WASHINGTON— U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will celebrate Independence Day this year by welcoming more than 6,600 new citizens in more than 140 naturalization ceremonies between J...
The Immigrants Journal – Vol. 168
The Immigrants Journal – Vol. 168 (Highlights) Voting Rights for Non-Citizens Denied, Ruled Unconstitutional Haitians Are Still Dying in Their Search for Survival The Violence Against Women’s ...
State Department Denies Substantial Percentage of Employer-Sponsored Immigrant Visas
By Leslie Dellon, Immigration Impact Surprising data recently revealed that consular officers denied applicants for employer-sponsored immigrant visas at a far higher rate than U.S. Citizenship and Im...
The Immigrants Journal – Vol. 167
The Immigrants Journal – Vol. 167 (Highlights) The Los Angeles Declaration Could Represent a Big Step for Real Migration Cooperation across the Americas DACA: Ten Years Later Celebrating Immigra...
The Immigrants Journal – Vol. 166
The Immigrants Journal – Vol. 166 (Highlights) The Los Angeles Declaration Could Represent a Big Step for Real Migration Cooperation across the Americas DACA: Ten Years Later Celebrating Immigra...
Commissioner Manuel Castro, Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs: A Paradigm of the American Dream
By JR Holguin If any immigrant ever doubted that the American Dream is lost, they need only look at Commissioner Manuel Castro for reassurance that it continues to prevail. Securing the role of Commis...
The Biden Administration to Step Up Family Reunification for Cubans and Haitians
Mexico City, Mexico – September 23, 2021: Haitian migrant families wait in front of the Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance to request refuge in Mexico. (Shutterstock) By Nora Gámez Torre...
Celebrating Immigrant Heritage Month and Being Welcoming is Good for You and Your Community
By Wendy Feliz, Immigration Impact June is Immigrant Heritage Month, and given the shrill and often negative rhetoric we hear around immigration, it seems more important than ever to take time to appr...