USCIS Form and Policy Updates Remove Barriers to Naturalization for Applicants with Disabilities

USCIS Form and Policy Updates Remove Barriers to Naturalization for Applicants with Disabilities

WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced updated policy guidance to clarify and conform with the revision of Form N-648, Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions. Consistent with this administration’s goal of removing barriers to legal immigration under President Biden’s Executive Order 14012, Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems and Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts for New Americans, Form N-648 has […]

Legal Service Providers Sue to Remove Barriers to Access to Counsel in Immigration Detention

Legal Service Providers Sue to Remove Barriers to Access to Counsel in Immigration Detention

Los Angeles, CA / USA – June 14, 2020: Protest leader holds megaphone at the demonstration against children in immigrant detention at City Hall in Downtown. (Shutterstock) By Emma Winger, Immigration Impact Legal service organizations have sued U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for preventing people jailed at four immigration detention centers from having meaningful […]

The Condition of the Refugee Resettlement Program in 2023

The Condition of the Refugee Resettlement Program in 2023

Reynosa, Mexico – Nov. 17, 2021: Central American migrants eat breakfast in the dining tent at the U.S. asylum seekers’ tent camp on the Plaza de la Libertad near the border. (Shutterstock) By Walter Ewing, Immigration Impact The Biden administration announced on September 27 that the cap on refugee admissions for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 would be […]

A New Bill Would Allow Millions of Immigrants to Apply for Green Cards

A New Bill Would Allow Millions of Immigrants to Apply for Green Cards

By Walter Ewing, Immigration Impact On September 28, Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) introduced a bill in Congress that would allow millions of immigrants who have lived in the United States for many years to become Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs). This pathway to LPR status (also known as a green card) would benefit both long-term undocumented immigrants and […]

Midterms 2022: How and Where Immigrants Have Helped Create a More Diverse Electorate

Midterms 2022: How and Where Immigrants Have Helped Create a More Diverse Electorate

VENTURA COUNTY, CA – JUNE 7, 2016 — Hispanic male turns in ballot at Ventura Polling Station for California primary Ventura County, California. (Shutterstock) By Andrew Lim, Immigration Impact With the 2022 midterm elections just weeks away, all eyes are shifting to states where close races are expected. A lot has changed since the last […]

The GOP Closing Argument is Ugly, Extreme and Racist

America’s Voice Political Director Zachary Mueller: “Republicans are relying on nativist lies and white nationalist conspiracies as a core part of their midterm closing argument, while the remainder of the GOP, including its leadership, languishes in complicit silence.”

The GOP Closing Argument is Ugly, Extreme and Racist

Washington, D.C. | U.S.A. – Jan 6th, 2021: Trump Initiated Riots in at the Capitol. (Shutterstock) By America’s Voice Washington, DC – In the homestretch of the midterm elections, GOP candidates and outside allies are going into overdrive on racist and nativist advertising and messaging (as America’s Voice’s GOP ad tracking project details). Notably, the […]

New Report Makes Clear: As Detention Capacity Increases, So Do ICE Arrests

Report underscores how immigration detention capacity is a key driver of ICE enforcement.

New Report Makes Clear: As Detention Capacity Increases, So Do ICE Arrests

Manhattan, USA – 11. November 2021: US Customs and border protection vehicle and officer in NYC. Veterans Day parade in Manhattan. ICE officer. (Shutterstock) By Detention Watch Network Washington, DC — A new report from Detention Watch Network, the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, and Ceres Policy Research outlines the direct link between Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests […]

Breast Cancer in Latina and Hispanic Women

Breast Cancer in Latina and Hispanic Women

By Julie Davis, WebMD Medically Reviewed by Melinda Ratini, MS, DO Breast cancer is the second most common type of cancer in women after skin cancer. But it doesn’t affect all women in the same way. This includes people within the various Latina and Hispanic communities. For instance, breast cancer affects women who are of […]

Additional 65,000 Visas for FY 2023 Will Help Address the Need for Seasonal Workers and Reduce Irregular Migration

Additional 65,000 Visas for FY 2023 Will Help Address the Need for Seasonal Workers and Reduce Irregular Migration

WASHINGTON: On October 12, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of Labor (DOL), announced that it will be issuing a regulation that will make available to employers an additional 64,716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas for fiscal year (FY) 2023, on top of the 66,000 H-2B visas that are normally […]

NYC DOT, Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs and Mayor’s Office of International Affairs Announce Restoration of National Medallions Along Avenue of the Americas

Installed more than 60 years ago as a symbol of hope and unity in the hemisphere, medallions had fallen into disrepair, with only 18 original medallions remaining. Under Adams Administration, creating new, safe and up-to-date signage along Sixth Avenue was a priority.

NYC DOT, Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs and Mayor’s Office of International Affairs Announce Restoration of National Medallions Along Avenue of the Americas

DOT Commissioner Rodriquez and other officials speaking at the Restoration of National Medallions along the Avenue of the Americas | Photo Courtesy: DOT New York — In commemoration of Hispanic Heritage Month, NYC Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez, Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs Commissioner Manuel Castro and Mayor’s Office for International Affairs Commissioner Edward Mermelstein […]