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U.S. caught the most migrants in two decades at U.S.-Mexico border in March | Reuters
U.S. authorities caught more than 171,000 migrants at the U.S. border with Mexico in March, according to preliminary data shared with Reuters, the highest monthly total in two decades and the latest sign of the mounting humanitarian challenge confronting President Joe Biden.
“Abolish ICE” Is a Dangerous Distraction from Real Immigration Reform
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has become a political lightning rod in recent months. Out of the debate surrounding ICE and the Trump administration’s immigration policies come two separate issues that need to be addressed. First, are today’s immigration policies legal and sufficiently humane? There is a broad consensus, among elements of both the Left […]
Abrupt reversal of ICE rule lets international students in Arizona breathe easier - Cronkite News - Arizona PBS
The Trump administration Tuesday dropped a proposal to order international students home if their schools were not offering in-person classes this fall, a move challenged in court by 18 states and colleges across the country, including all three of Arizona's public universities.
Clearview AI landed a new facial recognition contract with ICE
The controversial facial recognition software maker Clearview AI has a new contract with ICE, the most controversial U.S. government agency. Clearview was already known to work with the branch of Homeland Security fiercely criticized for implementing the Trump administration’s harsh immigration policies. The new contract makes it clear that relationship is ongoing — and that […]
Federal agents are expelling asylum seekers as young as 8 months from the border, citing COVID-19 risks
Thousands of migrant children have been expelled by the Trump administration since March. Some have been held in hotels without access to lawyers or family. Advocates say many are now “virtually impossible” to find.
Here to Stay: the challenge of resettlement after COVID-19 | The GroundTruth Project
Here to stay: the challenge of resettlement after COVID-19 BOSTON – Even before the pandemic closed borders and disrupted the movement of people across the globe, millions of refugees, asylum seekers and economic migrants were already struggling to find safe harbor. But COVID-19 placed an unprecedented hurdle in their way, limiting not only their ability
Trees for visas: Mexico suggests US citizenship for reforestation
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday suggested the U.S. government offer temporary work visas and eventually citizenship to those who take part in a vast tree planting program he hopes to expand to Central America.