Washington D.C. – The White House announced on Friday, October 8, 2021, that President Biden has officially signed the Fiscal Year 2022 “Presidential Determination” on refugee admissions, raising the annual cap to 125,000. The Fiscal Year 2021 Refugee Cap was previously increased to 62,500 in May from the all-time low cap of 15,000 set by […]
By Rhokeisha Ford, Center NYC As a New York City public high school principal, I learned that a percentage of my students were literally unaccounted for. Their names appeared on my roster, but for one reason or another did not attend school regularly or at all. They were lost in the abyss of truancy, making them more likely to enter the notorious “school to prison pipeline.” […]
By Helen Branswell, STAT The World Health Organization, acting on the advice of its scientific advisers, announced Wednesday that it would recommend a broad rollout of a much-needed malaria vaccine, saying pilot testing had shown that it was safe and could be effectively deployed in remote and rural settings. The decision, which was announced by […]
President Joe Biden arrives for the United States-European Union Summit at the European Council in Brussels, Belgium on June 15, 2021. (Shutterstock) By Walter Ewing The Biden administration failed to issue more than 200,000 permanent resident visas (or “green cards”) that were allotted in fiscal year 2021 for immigrants sponsored by U.S. employers or family […]
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and immigrants are particularly vulnerable because many may not speak English, are often separated from family and friends, and may not understand the laws of the United States. For these reasons, immigrants are often afraid to report acts of domestic violence to the police or to seek other forms […]
US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks about the Biden administration’s decision to release $39 billion from the American Rescue Plan. – Washington, DC – April 15, 2021 (Shutterstock) New York, NY: On October 5, 2021, grassroots groups delivered a letter to Vice President Harris urging her to use her authority as President of the Senate […]
Few dozens of DACA recipients rally on Foley Square demanding citizenship now for all undocumented immigrants. – New York, NY – August 17, 2021 (Shutterstock) By Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Immigration Impact The Biden administration followed through on its Day One promise to create a new regulation to “preserve and fortify” the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals […]
Haitian migrant families wait in front of the Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance to request refuge in Mexico. – Mexico City, Mexico – September 23, 2021 (Shutterstock) By Janet Howard Children in cages. Mexicans are rapists. Haiti and Africa are “shithole” countries. The image of a mother and her two young children fleeing as they […]
By Brian Dean Abramson, The Conversation The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends COVID-19 vaccines for everyone aged 12 and up. And yet, 12- to 15-year olds are the least vaccinated age group in the country, with 1 in 3 having received one dose and just 1 in 4 being fully vaccinated – about […]
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that, effective Oct. 1, 2021, applicants subject to the immigration medical examination must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before the civil surgeon can complete an immigration medical examination and sign Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record. We are updating our policy guidance in accordance with […]