Category: Immigration
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Abbott Remains Steadfast on Border Policy
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that migrants detained at the U.S. border with Mexico would be bussed to the steps of the capitol building in Washington. Abbott’s move comes in response to the federal government’s decision to end Title 42 in May, which permitted authorities to quickly remove migrants and asylum-seekers. The governor received bipartisan […]
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U.S. Faces Humanitarian Crisis on the Border
The Biden administration confronted its first major humanitarian emergency, as border apprehensions on the Mexico border reached near record levels. Scores of unaccompanied minors have been detained. Over 15,000 remain in U.S. custody. Government agencies have been under pressure to stem the flow of border crossings and to care for the children humanely while observing pandemic […]
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Anti-Muslim Violence in Delhi
Tensions are running high in India due to a newly enacted anti-Muslim citizenship law. The law has instigated some of the worst violence in decades between the country’s Hindu majority and Muslim minority. For decades, Hindu nationalism has controlled the country’s politics and targeted Muslim communities. Over the past two weeks, more than 50 people […]
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Trump’s MPP Potentially Overturned
On Friday, the federal 9th circuit court of appeals placed an injunction on Trump’s Migrant Protection Protocol (MPP), otherwise known as the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy. MPP requires migrants seeking asylum on the U.S.-Mexico border to wait in Mexico for the U.S. immigration courts hear their case. However, within hours of the federal court decision, […]
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SCOTUS Hears DACA
The Supreme Court will hear testimony on November 12 to determine whether the Trump administration has the right to overturn the Obama-era program Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). DACA went into effect in 2012 and currently grants roughly 650,000 immigrants the ability to legally live and work in the United States, despite having entered the country […]
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Trump’s Immigrant Healthcare Proclamation
The White House issued a proclamation that prevents would-be immigrants from obtaining a visa into the United States if they cannot pay for their own health insurance. The White House argues that many immigrants place a “financial burden” on the healthcare system in the United States. Instructors, click the link below to download this week’s […]