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As Tax Day approaches, it is important to acknowledge the tax contributions made by immigrants—even those who are undocumented. These contributions play a vital role in the funding and sustainability of America’s public services and programs. Read More »

Last week, a federal court in California issued a decision allowing asylum seekers and other plaintiffs to continue their legal challenge to the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” program, officially (and in true Orwellian fashion) called the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP). Read More »

The logic behind this ruling on Alternatives to Detention (ATD), that vacated a U.S. Customs and Border Protection policy that made it easier for border agents to release people on parole with an ICE check-in date and subject to government monitoring, is problematic. If applied in other contexts, it would challenge nearly every parole program the government has in place and that it has ever utilized including the United for Ukraine and special consideration for Afghans. Read More »

 FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW  

  • This week marked the third anniversary of Title 42, the pandemic-era policy that has allowed the U.S. government to simply "expel" people to another country without a chance to seek protection. 
     
    Since the Trump administration first convinced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to implement Title 42, the Department of Homeland Security has carried out over 2.73 million expulsions.  
     
    This fact sheet from the American Immigration Council explains how Title 42 has affected asylum seekers and the U.S.-Mexico border at large.

Read More: A Guide to Title 42 Expulsions at the Border

 ACROSS THE NATION  

  • Long before Title 42 was in place, the U.S. government was preventing people from seeking asylum by using a practice called metering.  
     
    Under metering, asylum seekers were stopped from crossing into the United States at ports of entry. Some asylum seekers were told that the port was full and could not process them. Others were required to put their name on a waitlist in Mexico and could not enter the United States to seek asylum until their number was called. 

In a new guide, the American Immigration Council breaks down our Al Otro Lado v. Mayorkas lawsuit that challenges the U.S. government’s metering policies. It also offers a survey to see if someone qualifies to seek asylum under a recent decision in the lawsuit. 

Read More: Your Rights Under Al Otro Lado v. Mayorkas

 QUOTE OF THE WEEK 

"We cannot allow the belonging crisis to devolve into a full-blown identity crisis. To the extent ‘We, the people’ describes a fully realized America, perhaps the most critical step we can take as a nation is to foster the belief that, in our multiracial democratic republic, there is a place for everyone.”

– Theodore R. Johnson, a contributing columnist for The Washington Post and retired naval officer, discussing the “Belonging Barometer,” a product of the Council and Over Zero.

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