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 LATEST ANALYSIS 

• Utah Once Again Leads by Example on Immigrant Inclusion
  
  As the politics and partisanship of a mid-term election year ramp up, Utah is proving that bipartisan and public-private collaboration is still possible. Read More »
• Supreme Court Rejects Review Over Factual Questions in Immigration Removal Proceedings 
  
  The Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision on May 16 rejecting federal court review of fact-finding done by immigration courts. The Court’s reasoning could have wide-ranging impacts on many more types of immigration relief. Read More »

 FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW 

• In recent years advocates across the country have repeatedly voiced concerns about the treatment of individuals who are detained in Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, citing lack of adequate medical care, violations of due process, racial discrimination, excessive use of force, and other inadequate and inhumane conditions. 

  This new fact sheet from the American Immigration Council describes the organizational structure of immigration detention oversight, the standards by which detention centers are governed, where to file complaints regarding ICE detention, and information on inspections of ICE detention centers and detention contracts. 

  Read more: Oversight of Immigration Detention: An Overview

 ACROSS THE NATION  

• New York law currently prohibits many immigrants from obtaining state occupational and professional licenses, certificates, and registrations solely due to their immigration status. 

  The Empire State Licensing Act would remove such barriers, expanding economic opportunities to all residents and in the process, help meet the state’s pressing workforce needs. 

  This American Immigration Council released a new study highlighting the crucial role of immigrants and refugees in New York’s workforce to educate the public and policymakers on the need to reduce barriers to professional and occupational licenses for all New York residents.

  Read more: The Economic Benefits of the Empire State Licensing Act 

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 QUOTE OF THE WEEK 

“Today’s court decision to block the end of Title 42 will cause immeasurable harm to thousands of vulnerable people seeking protection in the United States and forces the Biden administration to maintain a counterproductive policy that has caused chaos along our southern border. Rather than using public health laws to turn asylum seekers away, the United States should be working to rebuild a humanitarian protection system at the border that is safe, humane, orderly, and that can respond in times of global displacement.”

– Jeremy Robbins, executive director of the American Immigration Council

 FURTHER READING 

• NPR (LISTEN): What the end of Title 42 means for the U.S. border
   

• Times of San Diego: Opinion: Outdated U.S. Immigration Laws Force Top Entrepreneurs to Go Elsewhere
   

• CNN: It's past time to end Title 42
   

• Cronkite News: ‘Documented Dreamers’ fear deportation after aging out of visa protection

         

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