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Your weekly summary from the Council
LATEST ANALYSIS
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CBP Concludes Investigation Into Del Rio Incident Without Interviewing Any Migrants
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has concluded that Border Patrol agents on horseback engaged in the “unnecessary use of force” against Haitian migrants entering the United States near Del Rio, Texas in September 2021. However, CBP denied allegations that some of its agents had whipped migrants with the reins on their horses. Read More »
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USCIS Restores Pathway to a Green Card for TPS Holders
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a new policy memo that eliminated a barrier for many Temporary Protected Status (TPS) recipients and restored a pathway many have used to obtain a green card. It also provides beneficiaries with a process for traveling outside of the United States and returning in TPS status, if still eligible. Read More »
FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW
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This week, the U.S. House of Representatives included a provision in the Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations spending bills for the Departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services that would codify an indefinite extension of Title 42—a policy that has allowed the U.S. government to block and expel migrants and asylum seekers from the border under the guise of protecting the United States from the pandemic.
In a letter to congressional leaders, the American Immigration Council joined over 200 organizations in opposing the inclusion of this provision that would mandate the continuation of Title 42 until the COVID-19 National Emergency is lifted, which could last for years. The letter highlights the ongoing harm to asylum seekers caused by Title 42 and emphasizes that it has failed as a border management policy.
Read more: Coalition Urges House Appropriators to Reject Title 42 Poison Pill Amendment
ACROSS THE NATION
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The American Immigration Council released a new fact sheet that breaks down how the immigrant population has helped strengthen and grow the already massive Texas labor force, even amidst labor shortages and supply-chain disruptions to the local, state, and national economies.
Texas has the second largest population of immigrants in the United States. This has been crucial for the Lone Star State in its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, as immigrants make up large portions of its healthcare, manufacturing, and education sectors.
Read more: The Economic Contributions of Immigrants in Texas
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“Creating a separate population of people that will have to live in the shadows, won't be able to work to help support themselves and their families, legally quite frankly, doesn't make a lot of sense.”
– Jorge Loweree, managing director of programs at the American Immigration Council
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