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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 » 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 » 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 » 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 » FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW
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 ACROSS THE NATION
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
Read more: The Growing Demand for Physicians in Nevada 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.” MAKE A CONTRIBUTION
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