Biden pledges to take new steps to ease a surge of child migrants at the southern border as the White House parries Republican attacks over a humanitarian challenge that threatens his start as president. President Biden said earlier this week that the administration planned to rebuild a system that allows potential child migrants to seek […]
House Passes Immigration Bills for DREAMers & Farmworkers
March 19, 2021 By
The House passed two immigration bills; one that would create a pathway to citizenship for millions of DREAMers and another one that would allow green cards for farmworkers. The first bill, the American Dream and Promise Act, would provide a pathway to citizenship for the millions of undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as […]
Biden Urges Migrants Not to Come to the U.S.: ‘Don’t leave your town’
March 17, 2021 By
President Biden discourages migrants from coming to the U.S. as his administration scrambles to respond to a surge of unaccompanied migrants children coming into the U.S. There’s been a major increased in the number, of migrant children, over 4,000, in U.S. custody. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement, “we are on pace […]
Supreme Court Dismisses Case Associated with Trump Era ‘Public Charge’ Rule
March 10, 2021 By
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court dismissed a case involving a controversial Trump- era rule that makes it more difficult for immigrants to obtain legal status if they use certain public benefits such as Medicaid, food stamps, and housing vouchers. Last month, the Supreme Court Justices concurred to take up a challenge to the ‘public […]
Biden Grants Venezuelans in the U.S. a Chance for Temporary Protected Status
March 9, 2021 By
President Biden is granting thousands of Venezuelans in the U.S. the chance to apply for temporary protection in the United States. Biden’s order allows 300,000 Venezuelans in the U.S. to apply for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and if granted, recipients can stay and work in the U.S. for 18 months. TPS is a temporary, renewable […]
Latina Member of Council Claps Back with Pride After Her Accent was Mocked
March 5, 2021 By
Nancy Navarro of the Montgomery County Council in Maryland urges Latino immigrants with a Spanish accent to “wear it with pride and keep moving forward” after two people made fun of her accent during a virtual public hearing earlier this week. Navarro, an immigrant from Venezuela and the only woman on the council, was speaking […]
Democrats won’t Vote on Biden’s Immigration Plan This Month
March 5, 2021 By
Democrats have promised to place key immigration bills on the floor this month, but President Biden’s immigration bill won’t be one of them. Instead, Democrats are moving ahead with an alternative plan: place Biden’s immigration bill through committee with the full House votes on more targeted immigration legislation that already has the support of Representatives. […]
Senate Confirms Miguel Cardona as Department of Education Secretary
March 2, 2021 By
Yesterday, the Senate voted to confirm Miguel Cardona as Department of Education Secretary clearing his way to lead the country’s schools amid the COVID19 pandemic. Cardona, a former public-school teacher, was approved on a 64- 33 vote. Cardona takes charge of the Department of Education amid the increasing tension between Americans who believe it’s safe […]
Lawyers have Found the Parents of 105 Separated Children
February 26, 2021 By
The lawyers working to reunite immigrant parents and children separated by the Trump Administration reported earlier this week that they have found the parents of 105 children within the past month. The committee of lawyers and advocates working on reuniting the separated families said it had yet to find the parents of 506 children, which […]
Federal Judge Deals Biden Another Blow on 100- Day Deportation Ban
February 24, 2021 By
A Texas federal judge, Drew Tipton, blocked President Biden’s 100- day suspension on most deportations. Judge Tipton granted a preliminary injunction that blocks the moratorium the Biden Administration announced on its first day. It’s a victory for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who filed a lawsuit against the federal government over the 100- day pause, […]
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