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The
Supreme
Court
could
make
a
decision
on
Deferred
Action
for
Childhood
Arrivals
as
soon
as
this
week.
For
over
two
decades,
lawmakers
have
introduced
policies
to
protect
young
undocumented
immigrants.
Read
more:
The
Dream
Act,
DACA,
and
Other
Policies
Designed
to
Protect
Dreamers
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“Nearly one in five Nevada residents is an immigrant, and those Nevadans make up over a fourth of our state’s entire workforce. It is vital that Congress ensures that immigrant workers – including those who are frontline workers risking their lives daily to care for others – are able to maintain their work authorization and access key coronavirus relief measures.”
–Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04), citing the American Immigration Council.
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ACROSS THE NATION
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Immigration
lawyers
filed
an
H-1B
class-action
lawsuit
against
USCIS
for
denying
petitions
to
employers,
which
have
quadrupled
over
the
past
5
years.
Read
more:
USCIS’
Unlawful
Denial
of
H-1B
Petitions
Spurs
Class
Action
Lawsuit
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Immigration
groups
called
for
the
governors
of
Colorado,
New
Mexico,
and
New
Jersey
urging
them
to
release
people
in
immigration
detention
because
of
the
coronavirus
pandemic.
Read
more:
Letters
to
Colorado,
New
Jersey,
and
New
Mexico
Governors
Call
for
Releases
from
Detention
Amid
COVID-19
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FURTHER READING
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Associated
Press:
Petition
seeks
release
of
New
Mexico
prisoners
amid
outbreak
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Dallas
Morning
News:
Mexican
immigrant
in
wheelchair
released,
and
goes
into
quarantine
for
possible
COVID-19
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