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LATEST ANALYSIS
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How To Seek Asylum (Under Biden’s Proposed Asylum Transit Ban), In 12 Not-At-All-Easy Steps [[link removed]]
The Biden administration recently announced a proposed regulation that would all but eliminate access to asylum for the overwhelming number of asylum seekers who come to the United States via the southwest border. But the regulation doesn’t put it that way. Read More » [[link removed]]
USCIS Policy Change Will Reduce Number of People Who ‘Age Out’ From Green Card Eligibility [[link removed]]
A recent policy change by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) should reduce the number of children who age out of green card eligibility. For immigration purposes, a “child” means someone who is under 21 years old and unmarried. Because of backlogs, noncitizens whose only path to a green card depends on being classified as a “child” can be shut out entirely when they turn 21 years old. Read More » [[link removed]]
Black Immigrants in the United States: Population, Spending Power, and Political Capital [[link removed]]
Black immigrants play an increasingly important role in our economy and political landscape. Currently, the United States is home to more than 4 million Black immigrants. Read More » [[link removed]]
FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW
This week marked one year since Russia invaded Ukraine. The invasion forced thousands of Ukrainians to flee to the United States in search of safety. Tens of thousands of Ukrainians entered the United States during a brief period when there was no long-term plan in place to receive them. Many other Ukrainians have benefited from the Biden administration’s Uniting for Ukraine program, touted this week by President Biden during a speech in Poland. But many of them are now at risk of losing [[link removed]] their legal status.
This fact sheet from the American Immigration Council breaks down the Uniting for Ukraine program, including eligibility and its shortcomings.
Read More: An Overview of the “Uniting for Ukraine” Program [[link removed]]
ACROSS THE NATION
On Tuesday, the U.S. Departments of Justice and Homeland Security announced a proposed regulation that would implement a new asylum transit ban—one of the most restrictive border control measures to date. If implemented, the policy will penalize asylum seekers who cross the border irregularly or do not apply for protection in other nations they transit through on their way to the United States.
This ban closely mirrors an asylum transit ban implemented under President Trump, which was blocked by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
This lawsuit, filed by the American Immigration Council and our partners, challenged the U.S. government’s years-long “Turnback Policy,” as well as the application of the original asylum transit ban to affected class members of that lawsuit.
Read more: Challenging Customs and Border Protection's Unlawful Practice of Turning Away Asylum Seekers [[link removed]]
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“ President Biden committed to restoring access to asylum while on the campaign trail, but today’s proposal is a clear embrace of Trump-style crackdowns on asylum seekers, many of whom are fleeing from globally recognized oppressive regimes. For over four decades, U.S. law has allowed any person in the United States to apply for asylum no matter how they got here. The new proposed rule would all but destroy that promise, by largely reinstating prior asylum bans that were found to be illegal. ”
– Jeremy Robbins, Executive Director, The American Immigration Council [[link removed]]
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FURTHER READING
Al Jazeera: Alexandra Miller, Director of the Immigration Justice Campaign comments on new Asylum Transit Ban - Live Al Jazeera English [[link removed]]
Texas Monthly: American Dream Deferred: Two GOP Bills Would Block Some Legal Immigrants from Buying Texas Property [[link removed]]
Colorado Newsline : How smart funding to help asylum seekers is a win-win for everyone [[link removed]]
Texas Tribune: U.S. Supreme Court cancels arguments over Title 42, the pandemic-era policy to quickly turn away migrants [[link removed]]
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