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 LATEST ANALYSIS 

• As Coronavirus Fatalities Rise, Trump Sends Immigrant Meatpackers Back to Work
  
  Meatpacking plants have become hotspots for COVID-19, requiring many of them to shut down. Read More »
   
• With Congress Gridlocked on Immigration, State Lawmakers Step In to Support Their Residents 
  
  States have increasingly embraced their role in immigration by exploring and enacting policies. Read More »
   
• The US Government Can Now Collect DNA From Thousands of People Who Have Never Committed a Crime
  
  For the first time in U.S. history, the government can collect this DNA without consent. Read More » 
   
• Fearing Coronavirus, People in ICE Custody Ask the Courts to Order Their Release
  
  People in custody say their are still crowded together, without adequate access to soap, hand sanitizer, or masks. Read More » 

 FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW 

• Despite the immigration ban, immigrants will be key in rebuilding our economy. One in six workers is an immigrant, making up a vital part of the country's labor force in a range of industries.
  
  Read more: Immigrants in the United States

• Two counties ended their participation in the 287(g) program citing concerns over COVID-19. This fact sheet provides an overview of how the 287(g) program works and the many problems associated with it. 
  
  Read more: The 287(g) Program: An Overview

 QUOTE OF THE WEEK 

“In 2015 alone, 4.35 million people paid more than $13.7 billion in net taxes using an ITIN, according to the American Immigration Council. By excluding ITIN filers and their family members from access to cash payments, spouses and children in mixed-status immigrant families will be denied critical economic support, including 5.1 million children, the vast majority of whom are U.S. citizens.” 

—100+ Members of Congress in a letter to congressional leadership calling for an inclusive coronavirus relief package.

Read more: The Facts About the Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN)

 ACROSS THE NATION 

Colorado Governor Jared Polis urged "the federal government to release those who are being held in custody for civil, not criminal, reasons” after immigration groups called on governors to release vulnerable people in immigration detention because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Read More: Council Urges Governors to Release People Detained in ICE Custody During Coronavirus Pandemic

 FURTHER READING 

• Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Fort Worth mom joins suit to get coronavirus aid for millions of immigrant families
   
• Albuquerque Journal: Undocumented, mixed-status families struggle during pandemic

• Texas Public Radio: The Senate Relief Bill Provides Economic Relief - But Not to Some Immigrants

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