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LATEST ANALYSIS
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What We Know About the Senate Negotiations That Could Wreck Asylum in the US [[link removed]]
Members of the U.S. Senate are currently negotiating a deal to continue funding the federal government next year, as well as providing military aid to Ukraine and Israel. But the cost could be the federal government’s ability to provide humanitarian protection to migrants in need. Read More » [[link removed]]
Lawsuits Prompt Immigration Agencies to Publish Critical Documents in Their FOIA Libraries [[link removed]]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agreed to publish past versions of internal documents in its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) library. Agencies’ FOIA libraries—or Reading Rooms—are designated webpages where the public can view agency documents without the need to file a request under FOIA. While this may seem inconsequential, hopefully it is part of a larger trend of agencies publishing records in their respective FOIA libraries more often. Read More » [[link removed]]
FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW
This week, several former Trump administration officials came out against the leading Republican candidate’s proposal to potentially reinstate his “family separation” policy if he wins a second term in office.
Under this “zero tolerance” policy, the administration criminally prosecuted migrants for entering the United States, resulting in countless separations of families.
This fact sheet from the American Immigration Council provides information about entry-related offenses, who is subjected to them, and the devastating cost.
Read more: Prosecuting People for Coming to the United States [[link removed]]
ACROSS THE NATION
The Immigration and Nationality Act can be difficult to interpret. But it’s important to get it right—especially when an immigrant may be deported.
This week, the American Immigration Council and the University of Minnesota’s Federal Immigration Litigation Clinic released a practice advisory that aims to demystify this analysis.
The practice advisory describes some of the common “tools of statutory construction” to help immigration attorneys advocate for narrow definitions of generic criminal removal grounds before the Board of Immigration Appeals and the U.S. courts of appeals.
Read more: Common Tools of Statutory Construction for Criminal Removal Grounds [[link removed]]
The Family Expedited Removal Management program (FERM) is an initiative that seeks to remove participating families as quickly as possible if their heads of household do not pass a credible fear interview. Since U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) implemented the program in May, the government has provided limited information about FERM. There is no publicly available information on the criteria used to place families in the program or a comprehensive list of where FERM is operating.
The Council and AILA filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request with ICE and CBP to seek records to shed light on FERM. Impacted communities deserve to know how the government puts families in FERM and what their rights are during the process. Families in FERM need this information to protect their rights and avoid fast-track deportations.
Read more: Council and AILA File FOIA Requests Seeking Information on FERM Program [[link removed]]
This week, the Council and our partners released a new report, New Americans in Santa Fe County. The report emphasizes the crucial role immigrants play in the county’s labor force, business creation, and consumer spending power.
In 2019, more than 16,000 immigrants lived in Santa Fe County, representing 11.1% of the total population. The same year, immigrants in the county held $365.9 million in spending power, paid $78.8 million in federal taxes, and paid $43.8 million in state and local taxes. Despite making up 11.1% of the county’s overall population, immigrants represented 15.2% percent of its working age population and 15% percent of its employed labor force.
Read more: New Americans in Santa Fe County [[link removed]]
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“ As Congress negotiates an emergency supplemental funding bill, some Members of Congress are misusing these negotiations in order to extract cruel, ineffective, and radical changes to our immigration and asylum system. These changes would have lasting effects that would create more chaos and disorder at the southern border and across neighboring countries. Demanding impossible standards for securing asylum or curbing parole authority as a condition for moving funding... is unacceptable .”
— Read the joint statement to Congress from more than 100 organizations at Human Rights First [[link removed]]
FURTHER READING
Chicago Sun: Giving thanks for new neighbors — migrants — who are becoming part of Chicago and America [[link removed]]
Maine Sun Journal: Conversations with New Mainers - Prudent Ndihokubwayo went from not speaking English to studying it [[link removed]]
Austin American-Statesman: Opinion: Immigrants contribute and embody the Texas spirit. So why does the GOP vilify them? [[link removed]]
Inside NOVA: Journeys to NOVA - From Speaking no English to fluency [[link removed]]
KCUR: Anti-immigration resolution fails in Missouri county after strong community opposition [[link removed]]
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