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Your weekly summary from the Council
LATEST ANALYSIS
- $1/Day Labor Program for Immigrants in Detention Ruled Unlawful in Washington State
In a landmark court decision, Geo Group—one of the largest private prison companies that own and manage dozens of immigrant detention centers across the United States—was found to have violated Washington state’s minimum wage laws. The company has been ordered to pay over $23 million, $17.3 million of which will go directly to immigrants who were paid just $1/day for labor inside the detention center in backpay. Read More »
- Changing Cut Off Dates Leave India EB-3 Applicants in an Immigration Limbo
The “cut off” date for visa eligibility retrogressed for people born in India who are in the employment-based (EB) third preference category for skilled workers, professionals, and “other workers.” The Department of State does not expect any forward movement for the India EB-3 category for the rest of 2022. Read More »
FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW
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In 2018, the U.S. government ripped over 5,500 children from the arms of their families and parents with no plan to reunite them or track them after the separation. Hundreds have still not been reunited—some almost four years after being separated.
Across ideological divides, Americans and people around the world were appalled by the cruelty of the U.S. government. Today, advocates are committed to doing everything they can to bring these families justice—while those families grapple with the long-lasting trauma and repercussions of the Zero Tolerance policy.
These government records obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests by the American Immigration Council demonstrate the actual harm family separation caused, the government’s deeply inept implementation of the flawed policy, and attempts to justify family separation in the face of mounting public criticism.
Read more: The Government Documents on Family Separation: Tracking the Policy’s Evolution, Implementation, and Harm
ACROSS THE NATION
COMMUNITIES OF BELONGING
We are partnering with MINI, the immigrant-founded car company, to showcase the art of immigrants and first-generation Americans on roads across America. Here’s what the MINI Big Love Campaign is about.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“The fact that MPP may have resolved cases more quickly does not mean that the cases were resolved fairly or accurately.”
– Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, policy counsel at the American Immigration Council
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