“Cruel, Unworkable and Extreme” – Assessing House Republicans’ Proposed Immigration and Border Package

“Cruel, Unworkable and Extreme” – Assessing House Republicans’ Proposed Immigration and Border Package

Vanessa Cárdenas: “To the extent that this is a policy discussion at all, the immigration policies they propose are a perfect encapsulation of the GOP’s ongoing descent into extremism” Washington, DC – House Republicans are proposing incorporating key elements of the border and immigration policy package known as HR2 – or the “Child Deportation Act” – into a […]

Five Key Immigration and Border Dynamics to Know

Five Key Immigration and Border Dynamics to Know

Washington, DC – The Republican push to shut down the government, including over the border and immigration, is the crescendo of their relentless focus on anti-immigrant themes during the Biden administration. Meanwhile, blue states and cities are facing strains over recent arrivals and how best to navigate the political and policy cross-currents. If these immigration storylines […]

On Press Call, Advocates, Legal Experts, and Impacted Individuals React to Latest on DACA

On Press Call, Advocates, Legal Experts, and Impacted Individuals React to Latest on DACA

Washington, D.C. – Today, on a press conference call at 11 AM Eastern, a group of advocates, experts, and litigators reacted to the latest ruling from Judge Andrew Hanen in the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Texas against the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The speakers discussed the next steps and the information […]

Fifth Circuit Allows Texas to Keep Its Controversial ‘Buoy Barrier’ in Place for Now

Fifth Circuit Allows Texas to Keep Its Controversial ‘Buoy Barrier’ in Place for Now

By Aaron Reichlin-Melnick | Sep 14, 2023 Since President Biden took office, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has been escalating both rhetoric and action in response to a rise in migration across the Rio Grande. Right now, challenges to his latest maneuver—installing 1,000 feet of “marine barrier” in the middle of the Rio Grande—are making their way through the […]

What Biden can and can’t do to get migrants working

What Biden can and can’t do to get migrants working

By Emily Ngo, Jeff Coltin and Nick Reisman | 09/05/2023 Expediting work authorization for migrants won’t be quick. And in this political climate, it won’t be easy. There’s actually only so much that President Joe Biden can change, making the pressure from Gov. Kathy Hochul, Mayor Eric Adams and others limited in its ability to lead to change. So how could work eligibility be […]

Immigration Advocates, Unions, Civic Groups Call on Biden Admin to Re-Designate TPS, Accelerate Work Authorization of Asylum Seekers

Immigration Advocates, Unions, Civic Groups Call on Biden Admin to Re-Designate TPS, Accelerate Work Authorization of Asylum Seekers

Photos Courtesy of NYIC Click here for live-stream recording Ralliers push federal government to expand TPS, work authorization for asylum seekers to decrease pressure on shelters and boost local economies New York, NY — Today, a unique group of organizations representing various sectors of New York City rallied in Battery Park to demand the federal government to […]

With Challenge to CHNV Parole Program, the ‘Right to Welcome’ Goes on Trial in Texas

With Challenge to CHNV Parole Program, the ‘Right to Welcome’ Goes on Trial in Texas

By Dara Lind | Aug 30, 2023 The Biden administration’s humanitarian parole program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (CHNV) went on trial last week. The trial, held in a federal court in Texas, was the result of a lawsuit filed in January 2023 (shortly after the program was expanded to Cuba, Haiti, and Nicaragua) by Texas […]

Ukraine and Sudan Receive TPS Extensions, Redesignations as Global Displacement Continues to Rise

Ukraine and Sudan Receive TPS Extensions, Redesignations as Global Displacement Continues to Rise

By Adriel Orozco | Aug 24, 2023 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the extension and redesignation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals of Sudan and Ukraine last week. This is a welcome development, but more must be done to provide resources to USCIS as continuing worldwide conflicts and natural disasters increase calls for more […]

Biden’s Family Reunification Parole Programs Offer Hope—But With a Blind Spot

Biden’s Family Reunification Parole Programs Offer Hope—But With a Blind Spot

By Dara Lind | Aug 16, 2023 When the Biden administration launched new Family Reunification Parole programs earlier this year, it pointed to existing programs for Cuban and Haitian families as the model. The new programs would allow some people from Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras stuck in the immigrant visa backlog to join their family […]