Stories tagged: "immigration policy"


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Senators Re-Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Give Dreamers a Pathway to Citizenship

"We are encouraged by the bipartisan renewal effort by Sen. Durbin and Sen. Graham to legalize Dreamers."

Migrants, some seeking asylum, file through the San Ysidro Port of Entry in this file photo from 2018. The Biden administration wants to tighten asylum procedures in an effort to head off an expected surge this spring when Title 42 is lifted. (Photo by Mani Albrecht/U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
Stricter Rules for Asylum Seekers Proposed Amidst Sharp Drop in Border Crossings

The government will accept public comment on the proposal until March 27, with an eye toward having it in place in time for the end of Title 42 on May 11. The policy is currently set to expire after two years.

Photo by Drake Presto/Cronkite Borderlands Project
Migrants Stuck in Southern Mexico Still Rely on Money From Family To Live

For the estimated 30,000 migrants scattered around Tapachula who are waiting to continue their migration journeys, there are the limited avenues for survival – selling goods without a permit, joining the long lines of people seeking government assistance or collecting remittances from home.

(Photo by HERIKA MARTINEZ / AFP) (Photo by HERIKA MARTINEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
America Is Failing Its Non-Citizen Veterans

The Biden Administration has committed reunite deported veterans with their families and help immigrant service members obtain US citizenship.

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Supreme Court Rules Against Biden’s Deportation Policies. Here’s Why That’s Dangerous.

"We're seeing that the Supreme Court is still more aligned with items that President Trump wanted to execute."

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Supreme Court Says ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy for Asylum Seekers Can End

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Biden administration can terminate a Trump-era policy that let the US turn away asylum seekers at the southern border and force them to wait in Mexico for their court proceedings. In its final ruling of the term, the 5-4 court said the Biden administration was within...

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‘Escalating Extreme Rhetoric:’ Arizona Senate Hopeful Wants to Send Immigrants to Pacific Islands for Hard Labor

Multiple studies show that both undocumented and documented immigrants make their communities safer and commit significantly less crime than native-born Americans.