Magen Wetmore, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

March 26, 2020 at 8:14 PM

Experts Call on Trump Administration for Immigration Solutions that Protect American Public from COVID-19

National Immigration Forum For Immediate Release        Contact: Magen Wetmore, 813-451-6152 March 26, 2020 Experts Call on Trump Administration for Immigration Solutions that Protect American Public from COVID-19 Please contact Magen Wetmore for a…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

March 26, 2020 at 2:29 PM

Noorani's Notes: Vulnerable

Population decline, immigrant doctors on hold, vulnerable workers   Later this morning, the Forum is hosting a press call with public health, faith, law enforcement and business leaders to urge the Trump administration and Congress to protect the health and …

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

March 25, 2020 at 2:34 PM

Noorani's Notes: Deadlines

Coronavirus spreads to ICE detainees   The first immigrant currently being held in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention has tested positive for the coronavirus, reports Justine Coleman for The Hill. The individual is a 31-year-old Mexican…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

March 24, 2020 at 2:38 PM

Noorani's Notes: Coach Luma

Trump in the Post-Coronavirus World   We are weeks into a global pandemic and it is practically impossible to tell what lies ahead. But, as I write for Morning Consult, “one outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic that is entirely predictable: We will be led to th…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

March 23, 2020 at 2:26 PM

Noorani's Notes: No Social Distancing for 70 Million

The realities facing refugees in the time of coronavirus   As I followed the efforts by Congress to reach a compromise on an economic stimulus package — one that would likely leave out large swaths of the immigrant community — I came to realize that we are d…

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  Danilo Zak · [email protected]

March 20, 2020 at 9:53 PM

Legislative Bulletin - Friday, March 20, 2020

Hello all, The National Immigration Forum's Legislative Bulletin for Friday, March 20, 2020 is now posted.  You can find the online version of the bulletin here: https://immigrationforum.org/article/legislative-bulletin-friday-march-20-2020/ All the best, Danilo  LEGISLATIVE BULLETIN …

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

March 20, 2020 at 2:31 PM

Noorani's Notes: Evangelical Voters

How our enforcement policies are exacerbating public health risks   Hope everyone is hanging in there right now. Doctors, asylum seekers, lawyers and others are urging the Trump administration to release thousands of immigrants from detention to prevent a C…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

March 19, 2020 at 5:16 PM

Unity and Compassion

National Immigration Forum I write today, first and foremost, hoping you, your family and your community are safe and healthy. These are deeply unsettling and challenging times that require us to extend kindness to ourselves and to each other.  Like…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

March 19, 2020 at 2:44 PM

Noorani's Notes: Produce Industry

ICE announced they will temporarily halt most deportation operations.   U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) notified Congress yesterday that they will “temporarily halt enforcement across the United States, except for efforts to deport foreign nat…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

March 18, 2020 at 3:13 PM

Noorani's Notes: Suspended

Public Charge Impacts, Crowded Courts, Detention Facilities   The Trump administration is now using the coronavirus pandemic to push for its toughest immigration restrictions yet, working up a plan to reject all asylum seekers and other foreigners crossing t…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

March 18, 2020 at 3:12 PM

Noorani's Notes: Suspended

Public Charge Impacts, Crowded Courts, Detention Facilities   The Trump administration is now using the coronavirus pandemic to push for its toughest immigration restrictions yet, working up a plan to reject all asylum seekers and other foreigners crossing t…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

March 17, 2020 at 2:45 PM

Noorani's Notes: Vanished

Refugee Act Anniversary, Vanished Asylum Seekers, Immigrants in Health Care   As the fight against COVID-19 intensifies and the president urges Americans not to gather in groups of more than 10 people, our immigration system is forcing thousands to live and …

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

March 16, 2020 at 2:36 PM

Noorani's Notes: Rough Waters

Coronavirus, Immigration Courts, Domestic Workers   The National Association of Immigration Judges, the American Federation of Government Employees Local 511, and the American Immigration Lawyers Association are calling for all immigration courts across the …

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  Danilo Zak · [email protected]

March 13, 2020 at 9:29 PM

Legislative Bulletin - Friday, March 13, 2020

Hello all, The National Immigration Forum's Legislative Bulletin for Friday, March 13, 2020 is now posted.  You can find the online version of the bulletin here: https://immigrationforum.org/article/legislative-bulletin-friday-march-13-2020/ All the best, Danilo  LEGISLATIVE BULLETIN …

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

March 13, 2020 at 2:57 PM

Noorani's Notes: Vulnerable

Coronavirus, Canadian Growth, E-Verify   From home health care to nursing homes to biotech, immigrants are at the forefront of the nation’s fight to contain the coronavirus. Since 2010, the Department of Labor has approved more than 11,000 green card holders…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

March 12, 2020 at 2:33 PM

Noorani's Notes: New Data

MPP, Polarization, Guatemalan Asylum   The Supreme Court yesterday said the Trump administration may continue its “Remain in Mexico” policy, reversing a decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Robert Barnes reports for The Washington Post. Officially…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

March 11, 2020 at 2:52 PM

Noorani's Notes: New Roots

Public Charge, Refugees, H-1Bs   The Trump administration is finalizing plans with El Salvador to send at least 2,000 migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. to the Central American country, reports Hamed Aleaziz for BuzzFeed News. DHS officials, including actin…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

March 10, 2020 at 2:57 PM

Noorani's Notes: Coronavirus, The Border and The Courts

Venezuelan Refugees, E-Verify Concerns, SB1070   I got a couple of notes yesterday asking about the impact of the coronavirus on immigrants moving through our systems. To begin with, the Miami Herald’s Monique O. Madan reports that the administration ordere…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

March 9, 2020 at 3:01 PM

Noorani's Notes: Birth Facts

Coronavirus Concerns, Arizona Politics, DNA Collection   With more cases of the coronavirus being reported, it is worth repeating that President Trump’s treatment of immigrants could make the situation worse, the editorial board of The New York Times writes,…

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  Danilo Zak · [email protected]

March 6, 2020 at 10:08 PM

Legislative Bulletin - Friday, March 6, 2020

Hello all, The National Immigration Forum's Legislative Bulletin for Friday, March 6, 2020 is now posted.  You can find the online version of the bulletin here: https://immigrationforum.org/article/legislative-bulletin-friday-march-6-2020/ All the best,  Danilo  LEGISLATIVE BULLETIN -…

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  Dan Gordon, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

March 6, 2020 at 6:30 PM

Bipartisan Immigration Bill Passes Senate

National Immigration Forum For Immediate Release           Contact: Dan Gordon, 617-651-0841 March 6, 2020                                             Bipartisan Immigration Bill Passes Senate WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate unanimously passed a bill …

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

March 6, 2020 at 4:03 PM

Noorani's Notes: "All of us need help sometimes"

Seasonal Work Visas, Deported Veterans, Georgia Nonprofits   Some good news this morning: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) yesterday announced that it will provide an additional 35,000 seasonal work visas to meet labor demands for the summer, markin…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

March 5, 2020 at 4:04 PM

Noorani's Notes: Pandemics Test Us

Trump's Latino Outreach, Interior Enforcement, Video Hearings   Pandemics test us, and our country’s immigration policies do not put the U.S. in a good position to combat the coronavirus outbreak, writes Wendy E. Parmet, law professor and director of the Cen…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

March 4, 2020 at 4:19 PM

Noorani's Notes: Peter Pan

Transgender Detainees, Remote Representation, Refugee Crisis   The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday boosted states’ power to prosecute undocumented immigrants, Greg Stohr reports for Bloomberg News. In a 5-4 ruling against three Kansas men convicted of using oth…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

March 3, 2020 at 3:38 PM

Noorani's Notes: Olympic Dreams

Border Stats, Welcoming Pittsburgh, Europe's Far Right   Following oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, USA Today’s Richard Wolf notes that Chief Justice John Roberts indicated that the court is “unlikely … to give asylum seekers claiming …

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

March 2, 2020 at 3:43 PM

Noorani's Notes: Fashion for Good

Remain in Mexico, Coronavirus, Canadian Growth   A federal appeals court ruled on Friday against the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” policy, which returns migrants along the U.S. border to Mexico while their asylum requests are considered, Brent Ke…

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  Christian Penichet-Paul · [email protected]

February 28, 2020 at 11:10 PM

Legislative Bulletin - Friday, February 28, 2020

The National Immigration Forum's Legislative Bulletin for Friday, February 28, 2020 is now posted. Hello all, The National Immigration Forum's Legislative Bulletin for Friday, February 28, 2020 is now posted. You can find the online version of the bulletin here: https://immigrationforum.…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

February 28, 2020 at 3:38 PM

Noorani's Notes: Crackdowns

Asylum Crackdowns, Fee Increases, Michigan Compact   More on White House Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney’s comments that we’re “desperate” for more immigrants: Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President of American Action Forum and former Director of the Congression…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

February 27, 2020 at 3:36 PM

Noorani's Notes: Not in My Bird Sanctuary

Denaturalization Cases, Deportation Funds, E-Verify Issues   On Wednesday, a federal appeals court ruled “that the Justice Department can refuse to give crime-fighting money to cities and states that consider themselves sanctuaries and refuse to share inform…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

February 26, 2020 at 4:04 PM

Noorani's Notes: Tacos

Syrian Crisis, Sanctuary Cities, Hiring Freezes   The Supreme Court turned to two major immigration-related cases yesterday, Nina Totenberg reports for NPR. First, in a case dating back to a 2010 cross-border killing, the court ruled “that the parents of a …

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

February 25, 2020 at 3:42 PM

Noorani's Notes: Returned

  As the Trump administration’s “public charge” rule went into effect yesterday, NPR’s Shannon Dooling reported from Boston on teach-ins that local advocates are holding to educate their communities on the impact. “One of the biggest fears is that parents wil…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

February 24, 2020 at 3:39 PM

Noorani's Notes: 40%

  Today, the Trump administration’s “public charge” rule officially takes effect. The rule, which would reject immigrants’ visa or green card applications if those immigrants are deemed likely to rely on public assistance programs, will impact middle-income im…

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  Christian Penichet-Paul · [email protected]

February 21, 2020 at 10:38 PM

Legislative Bulletin - Friday, February 21, 2020

Hello all, The National Immigration Forum's Legislative Bulletin for Friday, February 21, 2020 is now posted. You can find the online version of the bulletin here: https://immigrationforum.org/article/legislative-bulletin-friday-february-21-2020/ Best, Christian  LEGISLATIVE BULLETIN -…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

February 21, 2020 at 3:47 PM

Noorani's Notes: Our Demographic Future

  Here’s a new line: I couldn’t agree more with acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney. We are “desperate” for more immigrants. According to a recording obtained by Nick Miroff and Josh Dawsey at The Washington Post, Mulvaney made those remarks at a p…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

February 20, 2020 at 3:43 PM

Noorani's Notes: Border Tourism

  Facing pressure from the business community, the Trump administration is reportedly in talks with Senate Republicans on a deal to expand temporary worker visas to support various industries that are starving for more workers. Anita Kumar at Politico reports…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

February 19, 2020 at 3:47 PM

Noorani's Notes: Rowing

  As part of its post-Brexit immigration plans, the U.K. government is announcing the end of visas for “low skilled” workers – including those from the EU, BBC News reports. “The government said it would not introduce a route for lower-skilled/lower-paid work…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

February 18, 2020 at 3:46 PM

Noorani's Notes: They Didn't Know

  Over the long weekend, I went through what we learned over the last two weeks. Turns out the administration has: Diverted $3.8 billion of Defense Department funding to build the wall. Held at least 174 detainees for months without bond hearings. Reinforc…

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  Danilo Zak · [email protected]

February 14, 2020 at 10:54 PM

Legislative Bulletin - Friday, February 14, 2020

Hello all, The National Immigration Forum's Legislative Bulletin for Friday, February 14, 2020 is now posted.  You can find the online version of the bulletin here: https://immigrationforum.org/article/legislative-bulletin-friday-february-14-2020/ All the best,  Danilo  LEGISLATIVE BUL…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

February 14, 2020 at 3:32 PM

Bon Appétit on the Border

  It turns out that limiting immigration over the next 40 years will do little to stop the racial diversification of the U.S., but it could push us toward population decline, reports Marissa J. Lang in the Washington Post. A new U.S. Census Bureau report under…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

February 13, 2020 at 3:41 PM

Noorani's Notes: Sixty Days

  NPR’s Franco Ordoñez reports that Jared Kushner is trying to revive negotiations to overhaul the U.S. immigration system: “President Trump's senior adviser and son-in-law has been meeting with business leaders, immigration hard-liners and other interest grou…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

February 12, 2020 at 3:43 PM

Noorani's Notes: Top Model

  A path to legal status for unauthorized immigrants is Hispanics’ top immigration policy goal ahead of the 2020 elections, according to a national survey by the Pew Research Center. More than half of those surveyed said a path to citizenship was “very” import…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

February 11, 2020 at 3:49 PM

Noorani's Notes: New York, Iowa, Kentucky, Indiana

  The Trump administration has “[gone] to war with states” over immigration, Josh Gerstein reports for Politico. Yesterday, the administration sued California and New Jersey over laws that they claim undermine immigration enforcement. “The Justice Department s…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

February 10, 2020 at 3:56 PM

Noorani's Notes: Nowhere to Go

  Some history was made last night at the Oscars when “Parasite” won best picture, becoming the first film not in the English language to win the award. One year after “Roma” missed out on top film honors, the South Korean comedy-thriller bested Tarantino and …

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  Christian Penichet-Paul · [email protected]

February 7, 2020 at 10:49 PM

Legislative Bulletin - Friday, February 7, 2020

Hello all, The National Immigration Forum's Legislative Bulletin for Friday, February 7, 2020 is now posted. You can find the online version of the bulletin here: https://immigrationforum.org/article/legislative-bulletin-friday-february-7-2020/ Best, Christian  LEGISLATIVE BULLETIN - Fr…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

February 7, 2020 at 3:39 PM

Noorani's Notes: West Virginia

  In 2018, roughly 25.4 million people were refugees or in refugee-like situations — the highest number since World War II, Dany Bahar and Meagan Dooley write in a Brookings Institution report. “The growing frequency of natural disasters and environmental degr…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

February 6, 2020 at 3:58 PM

Noorani's Notes: Justice Defunded

  The Trump administration is suspending enrollment in Global Entry and other Trusted Traveler Programs for all New York state residents — a response to the state’s recently enacted “Green Light Law,” reports Gregg Re at Fox News. (TSA PreCheck is not impacted…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

February 5, 2020 at 3:40 PM

Noorani's Notes: Ellis Island of the South

  In the fall of 1969, as the nation was “rocked by the Vietnam War and raw from the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King the year before,” Sesame Street aired its first episode. This week, just over 50 years later, a new Arabic version of Sesame Street de…

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  Dan Gordon, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

February 4, 2020 at 10:10 PM

Law Enforcement Leaders Address ‘Sanctuary’ Policies

National Immigration Forum For Immediate Release           Contact: Dan Gordon, 202-383-5996 Feb. 4, 2020                                             Law Enforcement Leaders Address ‘Sanctuary’ Policies Police Chiefs Speak Out before State of the Uni…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

February 4, 2020 at 3:35 PM

Noorani's Notes: No Experience Needed

  Families in Africa are worrying about the effects of President Trump’s expanded travel ban, Ayenat Mersie and Libby George report for Reuters. As we noted yesterday, the ban — which restricts visas for immigrants from Eritrea, Nigeria, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, T…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

February 3, 2020 at 3:54 PM

Noorani's Notes: Garden City, Kansas

  With the Trump administration officially expanding its travel ban to six additional countries last Friday, the United States has “slammed the door shut on Nigeria, [Africa’s] biggest economy” – undercutting American economic and foreign policy interests, Rut…

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