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6 Firsthand Stories That Reveal the Problem with Family Detention [[link removed]]
Between the two of us, we dedicated countless hours working and volunteering in what was then the nation’s largest family detention center in Dilley, Texas. During that time, we witnessed firsthand the horrors of family detention and are almost beyond belief that the administration is considering bringing it back. Read More » [[link removed]]
States Lead the Way in Banning Immigration Detention Centers [[link removed]]
Between the two of us, we dedicated countless hours working and volunteering in what was then the nation’s largest family detention center in Dilley, Texas. During that time, we witnessed firsthand the horrors of family detention and are almost beyond belief that the administration is considering bringing it back. Read More » [[link removed]]
Florida Has Everything to Lose If It Repeals In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students [[link removed]]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently announced a legislative proposal that would eliminate in-state tuition for undocumented immigrant students, many of whom were brought to this country as small children and have only ever known Florida as home. Read More » [[link removed]]
This Is Pretty Simple, Mr. President: Don’t Restart Family Detention [[link removed]]
If the Biden administration restarts family detention, it won’t just be reversing its own 2021 move. It will be backtracking on a stance that candidate Joe Biden seemed unequivocal about: “Children should be released from ICE detention with their parents immediately,” he tweeted in June 2020. “This is pretty simple, and I can’t believe I have to say it.” Read More » [[link removed]]
FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW
This week, reports surfaced that President Biden is considering detaining migrant families again—a practice his own administration stopped in 2021. Many families who crossed the border were previously held at the notorious Dilley detention center in Texas, opened in 2014 in response to a crackdown on immigration.
There are countless problems with detaining families, including the trauma it inflicts on children and the barriers it creates to accessing attorneys and a fair day in court.
This report from the American Immigration Council draws on government data from over 18,000 immigration court proceedings and documents some of the challenges people detained in family detention centers experience in navigating the U.S. immigration court process.
Read More: Detaining Families [[link removed]]
ACROSS THE NATION
Belonging is a fundamental human need—but it's often ignored in conversations about repairing the many divides in our society. One reason it goes unaddressed is because a sense of belonging is so hard to measure.
The Belonging Barometer aims to change that.
In this new report from Over Zero and the American Immigration Council, we review the concept of belonging and make the case for including belonging in the design and implementation of programs and policies across the United States. We also introduce the Belonging Barometer, a nuanced new tool for measuring belonging.
Read more: The Belonging Barometer [[link removed]]
Nevada is currently suffering from a shortage of physicians. To meet its growing healthcare needs, especially in underserved areas, the state will need to implement policies that attract and retain immigrant talent. It will also need to build career pathways for immigrants who already call the state home.
This new fact sheet from the American Immigration Council highlights the crucial role immigrants in Nevada are playing to help address critical physician shortages.
Read more: The Growing Demand for Physicians in Nevada [[link removed]]
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“Spouses of U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents are waiting for three years without work authorization and without being able to move forward with legal status, in order to complete that processing of their marriage-based visa.”
– Kate Goettel, legal director of litigation at the American Immigration Council [[link removed]]
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Border Report: Florida judge strikes down Biden’s Alternatives to Detention program [[link removed]]
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Portland Press Herald: Foreign-trained health professionals could be part of the solution to a workforce shortage [[link removed]]
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