LATEST ANALYSIS 

• USCIS Consistently Denies H-1B Petitions. This Lawsuit Argues It’s Misinterpreting the Law.
   
• Coronavirus Travel Restrictions Leave Some J-1 Exchange Visitors Stranded
   
• The Disproportionate Impact of Deportations in Rural Communities
   
• Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence Face Unique Risks During Coronavirus
   

 FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW 

• Stimulus checks were sent by the federal government this week. However, millions of immigrants who pay billions in taxes were left out if they paid through the Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN), rather than a Social Security number.
  
  Read more: The Facts About the Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN)
   
• 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
   

 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.

Read more: Immigrants in Nevada 
 

 ACROSS THE NATION  

• The governors of Colorado, New Mexico, and New Jersey were sent letters by the Council and partners urging them to release people in immigration detention because of the coronavirus pandemic.
  
  Read more: Council Urges Governors to Release People Detained in ICE Custody During Coronavirus Pandemic
   
• An H-1B class-action lawsuit was filed against USCIS for denying petitions to employers, which have quadrupled over the past 5 years by the Council and partners.
  
  Read more: USCIS’ Unlawful Denial of H-1B Petitions Spurs Class Action Lawsuit
   

 FURTHER READING 

• Associated Press: Petition seeks release of New Mexico prisoners amid outbreak
   
• Dallas Morning News: Mexican immigrant in wheelchair released, and goes into quarantine for possible COVID-19

• CQ Roll Call: ICE’s COVID-19 test figures hint at health crisis in detention
   

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