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 LATEST ANALYSIS 

• Canadian Court Rules US Is No Longer a ‘Safe Third Country’ for Asylum Applicants
  
  The court said the United States had ceased to provide meaningful protections for asylum seekers. It pointed to the practice of turning back asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border as an example. Read More »
   
• 3 Things You Need to Know About Trump’s Unconstitutional Census Order
  
  Trump’s order would exclude undocumented immigrants from the 2020 Census. An accurate census count is vital to ensuring that each state receives federal funding and their fair share of seats in the U.S House of Representatives. Read More »
   
• USCIS Wastes Time and Money With Increased Vetting in Citizenship Processing
  
  USCIS slows down the naturalization process at every turn. The agency should instead refocus on its mission of turning immigrants into citizens. Read More »
   
• ICE’s ‘Citizens Academy’ Has No Place in Communities That Welcome Immigrants
  
  ICE’s promise to provide “scenario-based training” with firearms had advocates worried that anti-immigrant "vigilantes" will take advantage of the program. Read More »

 FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW 

• The pervasive abuses by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have been documented for years. Compared to other federal law enforcement agencies, CBP has significantly more incidents of sexual abuse and assault.
  
  Read more: Why Caution is Needed Before Hiring Additional Border Patrol Agents and ICE Officers
   
• The American Immigration Council studied 1,255 resolved cases of abuse and misconduct by Border Patrol agents. 96% resulted in "no action taken."
  
  Read more: Still No Action Taken: Complaints Against Border Patrol Agents Continue to Go Unanswered

 QUOTE OF THE WEEK 

"The Supreme Court has made it clear that the term ‘persons’ in the 14th Amendment is not limited by citizenship status."

–Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, policy counsel at the American Immigration Council

Read more: The breathtaking unconstitutionality of Trump’s new census policy

 FURTHER READING 

• The Washington Post: Trump lied to the Supreme Court. His new census order proves it.
   
• Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Military personnel getting U.S. citizenship on the rise for first time in years
   
• The Intercept: Immigrants at Privately Run Detention Center Were Thrown Out of Wheelchairs When They Asked for Medical Help

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