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 LATEST ANALYSIS 

• USCIS Claims It’s Strapped for Cash, Requests Emergency Funding From Congress
  
  A USCIS budget shortfall could have big implications for the U.S. immigration system. Read more » 
   
• Exchange Visitor Program Faces Uncertainty as US Opens but Embassies Remain Closed
  
  Here is the current state of the Exchange Visitor Program. Read more » 
   
• ICE Tells Parents to Separate From Their Children or Risk Indefinite Detention Together
  
  Immigrant parents are being coerced into making an impossible choice. Read more » 
   
• The HEROES Act Would Provide Aid to Millions of Immigrants Left Out of Other Coronavirus Relief Packages
  
  It is impossible for the government to protect all of us if it refuses to protect some of us. Read more » 

 FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW 

• 'Indefinite' extension of border restrictions were announced by the Department of Homeland Security. Through immigration law, the United States has legal obligations to provide protection to those who qualify as refugees. This fact sheet provides an overview of how the asylum system in the United States should work.

Read more: Asylum in the United States

 QUOTE OF THE WEEK 

"Nearly 21,000,000 Americans live in an area where at least one-half of the physicians are foreign-trained. These highly qualified physicians are an important segment of the nation’s health care in U.S. teaching hospitals and in medically underserved areas—especially now during the COVID-19 pandemic." 

– Statement from the Council of Medical Specialty Societies on Maintaining the Nation's Physicians Workforce 

Read more: Foreign-Trained Doctors are Critical to Serving Many U.S. Communities

 ACROSS THE NATION 

• U.S. Customs and Border Protection has a long-documented history of medical negligence. This is especially concerning during the COVID-19 pandemic. To hold the agency accountable, the Council filed a Freedom of Information Act request to disclose documents on the steps CBP has taken on medical care for detainees.
  
  Read more: FOIA Request Seeks Information About CBP’s Response to COVID-19

 FURTHER READING 

• Talking Points Memo: Five Ways Immigrants Are Helping Their Fellow Americans Fight COVID-19
   
• South Seattle Emerald: Seattle City Council Passes Resolution Asking Gov. Inslee To Create Relief Fund For Undocumented Workers
   
• Above The Law: FOIA Documents Show Trump Administration Stacked The Immigration Courts With Political Hires

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