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 LATEST ANALYSIS 

• Supreme Court Makes It Harder for Green Card Holders to Get Relief From Deportation
  
  The Court was considering the case of Andre Martello Barton, a man who had legally lived in the U.S. since he was 10 years old. Read More »
   
• What You Need to Know About President Trump’s Latest Ban on Immigration
  
  This ban could fundamentally change the U.S. immigration system for years to come. Read More »
   
• US Endangers Other Countries by Deporting People With the Coronavirus
  
  Immigration and Customs Enforcement is spreading the virus to countries that cannot afford to fight it. Read More » 
   
• Trump’s Immigration Tweet Is a Harbinger of Things to Come
  
  In the middle of a poorly executed response to the virus, the president turned to a familiar scapegoat—immigrants. Read More » 

 FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW 

• The new ban on immigration is President Trump’s most sweeping attack on the legal immigration system yet. Here are the basics on how the system is designed to work and why.
  
  Read more: How the U.S. Immigration System Works

• Included in the ban is the Diversity Visa Program. This fact sheet provides an overview of the diversity visa program, the requirements and security checks currently in place, and demographic information about recipients. 
  
  Read more: The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program: An Overview

 QUOTE OF THE WEEK 

“America is at its best when we band together and take care of one another in spite of the uncertainty of the moment. Since the coronavirus outbreak began, we have seen a renewed sense of interdependence and mutual care rise up from all corners of our nation. We must stand united. Americans and newcomers are in this fight together as we recover and rebuild our economy. The vibrancy of our future depends on it."

Beth Werlin, Executive Director of the American Immigration Council.

Read more: Trump’s Immigration Ban Does Not Keep Us Safer or Solve our Economic Challenges

 FURTHER READING 

• USA Today: Fact check: House bill expands stimulus checks to some, not all, undocumented immigrants
   
• Politico: How Democratic governors and mayors are bucking Trump on stimulus benefits for immigrants

• The Hill: Immigrant visa issuances dropped 35 percent from February to March

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