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 LATEST ANALYSIS 

• This Immigration Enforcement Agency Wants To Destroy Records on Abuses by Its Own Agents
  
  U.S. Customs and Border Protection has long evaded accountability and wants to prevent the destruction of records on its  misconduct.
  
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• Federal Judge Limits Trump Administration’s Foreign Worker Ban
  
  The court found that the president likely did not have the authority to issue the ban on many foreign workers.
  
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• How Trump’s COVID-19 Immigration Ban Has Impacted Family-Based Immigration
  
  The number of people who have obtained green cards through close family ties and the diversity category has sharply declined. And the total number of visas–both immigrant and nonimmigrant–issued to noncitizens abroad declined by nearly 95% between January and May of this year.
  
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• Federal Court Halts Massive USCIS Fee Increases for Immigration Applications
  
  This decision is another instance of federal courts stepping in to stop the Trump administration’s unlawful attack on low-income immigrants by pricing them out of seeking protection and lawful status in the United States.
  
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• USCIS is Preventing Asylum Seekers from Bringing Their Own Interpreters to Interviews
  
  The agency says the measure is intended to limit the number of visitors to decrease the spread of COVID-19.
  
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• Proposed Student Visa Restrictions Would Disproportionately Impact African Nations
  
  International students and exchange visitors would be limited to visas for as little as two years under a proposed rule. The rule would also impose collective punishment on students from nearly 60 countries, most of which are African nations.
  
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 FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW 

• The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted nearly every aspect of the U.S. immigration system. This comprehensive analysis includes the major changes made to U.S. immigration law and policy through September 2020.
  
  Read more: The Impact of COVID-19 on Noncitizens and Across the U.S. Immigration System

 ACROSS THE NATION 

• The American Immigration Council joined over 100 organizations demanding that CBP's destruction of records documenting abuse and misconduct be stopped.
  
  Read more: Comments on U.S. Customs and Border Protection Records Destruction Schedule

 QUOTE OF THE WEEK 

“The Trump administration’s immigration policies have led to a sharp increase in the number of immigrants and refugees being held in Customs and Border Protection (CBP) detention facilities. To accommodate the demand, 40 new facilities have opened since 2017. According to the American Immigration Council, 'Noncitizens held in CBP facilities often report experiencing frigid temperatures; unsanitary conditions; a lack of bedding; and inadequate food, water, medical care, and hygiene items.'

The AIA, as well as a slew of human rights groups, have spoken out against the conditions of such detention centers.”

–Sam Lubell of Architectural Digest, "6 Ways the Trump Presidency Has Impacted the Building Industry."  

 FURTHER READING 

• Center for Public Integrity: Trump attacks them. COVID-19 threatens them. But immigrants keep the U.S. fed
• Law360: Immigration Appeals Proposal Would Erode Due Process
• Ocala StarBanner: Immigrant women face atrocities at Georgia detention center

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