Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

April 20, 2020 at 2:59 PM

Noorani's Notes: Mohamed and Yasin

Idaho's essential workers, COVID deportations, Hunger strikes in ICE detention   As thousands of immigrants are deported by the federal government amid the COVID-19 pandemic, concerns are growing over those who have been sent back home while sick with the vi…

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  Danilo Zak · [email protected]

April 17, 2020 at 10:00 PM

Legislative Bulletin - Friday, April 17, 2020

Taxpaying Immigrants Denied Coronavirus Checks ICE Releases Some Migrants, But Many Remain in Detention Hello all, The National Immigration Forum's Legislative Bulletin for Friday, April 17, 2020 is now posted.  You can find the online version of the bulletin here: https://immigrationfor…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

April 17, 2020 at 2:43 PM

Noorani's Notes: "We are all in this together"

Eminent domain at the border, Detainees released, Excluded from the stimulus   The Trump administration is ramping up eminent domain efforts for wall construction along the southern border, despite stay-at-home orders sweeping the country. Nick Fouriezos re…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

April 16, 2020 at 2:53 PM

Noorani's Notes: South Dakota

Stephen Miller's influence, South Dakota hotspot, California stimulus   Containing the spread of COVID-19 through testing is a challenge — especially within immigrant communities where people may be reluctant to seek treatment due to the Trump administration…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

April 15, 2020 at 2:45 PM

Noorani's Notes: 20%

Evangelicals urge detainee release, Remittances at risk, H-1B issues   The nation’s leading evangelical organizations are calling on the Trump administration to release detained immigrants “who do not pose a threat to public safety” amid the coronavirus pand…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

April 14, 2020 at 2:46 PM

Noorani's Notes: Contributing

Detainees at risk, Deportation continue, Public charge fears   At least 19 children and two employees at a Chicago immigration detention facility have tested positive for COVID-19, reports Melissa Sanchez for ProPublica Illinois. Holly Cooper, co-director of…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

April 13, 2020 at 2:40 PM

Noorani's Notes: Story County

Foreign health workers delayed, Immigrant communities struggle, Farmworkers at risk   Hospitals are scrambling to find medical professionals amidst a shortage, but many foreign physicians and nurses are being prevented from filling the void, Miriam Jordan an…

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  Danilo Zak · [email protected]

April 10, 2020 at 9:38 PM

Legislative Bulletin - Friday, April 10, 2020

Legislative Bulletin - Friday, April 10, 2020       FORUM LEGISLATIVE BULLETIN     Hello all, The National Immigration Forum's Legislative Bulletin for Friday, April 10, 2020 is now po…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

April 10, 2020 at 3:01 PM

Noorani's Notes: California Cares

Refugees at Risk, Citizenship Delayed, Essential Workers at Risk   The Trump administration wants to require individuals who apply to sponsor immigrant family members to hand over their bank account information to the government, Stef W. Kight reports for Ax…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

April 9, 2020 at 2:43 PM

Noorani's Notes: 400 Children

Refugees stepping up, Community support in Dallas, DACA contributions   Let’s start with something inspirational. In the Vickery Meadow neighborhood of Dallas, “a working-class global village of immigrant and refugee families who speak about two dozen langu…

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  Magen Wetmore, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

April 8, 2020 at 9:14 PM

Health Care Workers Call for Immigration Solutions

National Immigration Forum For Immediate Release   Contact: Magen Wetmore, 813-451-6152 Apr. 8, 2020 Health Care Workers Call for Immigration Solutions A recording of today’s call is available here. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congress and the Trump administ…

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  Beth Sears · [email protected]

April 8, 2020 at 8:22 PM

JUST-LAUNCHED: The Forum, a new quarterly newsletter by the National Immigration Forum

JUST-LAUNCHED: The Forum, a new quarterly newsletter by the National Immigration Forum I’m excited to share with you the first installment of The Forum, a quarterly newsletter that features updates from the National Immigration Forum.     …

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

April 8, 2020 at 2:46 PM

Noorani's Notes: Hotspot

Immigrants in health care, Health risks in custody, CBP challenges   At 2 p.m. ET today, the National immigration Forum is hosting a press call with health care leaders to discuss the critical role immigrants are playing on the frontlines of the response to …

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

April 7, 2020 at 2:38 PM

Noorani's Notes: 10,000 Physicians

Immigrants excluded from stimulus, physicians turned away, CBP and ICE outbreaks   The $2 trillion coronavirus relief package is intended to help either citizens or people with green cards or work visas — but not the country’s roughly 8 million undocumented …

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

April 6, 2020 at 3:02 PM

Noorani's Notes: Needed & Essential

Essential and undocumented, the fate of DACA, testing in South Texas   Undocumented immigrants are among those hit “first — and worst” by COVID-19’s economic impact, reports Tracy Jan for The Washington Post. Millions of undocumented immigrants “working in c…

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  Danilo Zak · [email protected]

April 3, 2020 at 10:07 PM

Legislative Bulletin - Friday, April 3, 2020

Hello all, The National Immigration Forum's Legislative Bulletin for Friday, April 3, 2020 is now posted.  You can find the online version of the bulletin here: https://immigrationforum.org/article/legislative-bulletin-friday-april-3-2020/ All the best, Danilo  LEGISLATIVE BULLETIN - …

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

April 3, 2020 at 2:56 PM

Noorani's Notes: Paying it Forward

Amid a pandemic, immigrants are working essential jobs but still excluded from stimulus   When writing about the contributions of the undocumented during the COVID-19 pandemic and making the case for what the community deserves, if not requires, I’m not sure…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

April 2, 2020 at 2:39 PM

Noorani's Notes: Strawberry Season

Some Relief in New Jersey, Christians Combating Racism, Essential Farmworkers   New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order on Wednesday granting “temporary licenses to doctors from foreign countries who are in ‘good standing’” to help the state du…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

April 1, 2020 at 2:40 PM

Noorani's Notes: Census Day

Deporting coronavirus patients, farmworkers on the front lines, Census Day   A federal judge yesterday ordered the release of 10 chronically ill immigrants in Pennsylvania from government custody, noting it would be “unconscionable and possibly barbaric” to …

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

March 31, 2020 at 2:55 PM

Noorani's Notes: "Like sitting ducks"

Syrians Stepping Up to Help, Rapid-fire Deportations, The Vulnerability of Those in Detention   Many industries are struggling these days amidst COVID-19, especially local journalism. As much as the national papers paint immigration’s big picture, local outl…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

March 30, 2020 at 2:26 PM

Noorani's Notes: Nurses Denied

How DACA recipients are critical during the coronavirus crisis   Rising concerns over the spread of the coronavirus in federal detention facilities is spurring legal action. U.S. District Court Judge Dolly M. Gee, who monitors adherence to the 1997 Flores a…

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  Danilo Zak · [email protected]

March 27, 2020 at 10:42 PM

Legislative Bulletin - Friday, March 27, 2020

Hello all, The National Immigration Forum's Legislative Bulletin for Friday, March 27, 2020 is now posted.  You can find the online version of the bulletin here: https://immigrationforum.org/article/legislative-bulletin-friday-march-27-2020/ All the best, Danilo  LEGISLATIVE BULLETIN …

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

March 27, 2020 at 2:36 PM

Noorani's Notes: "Appalling"

Experts speak out against immigration detention amid the COVID-19 pandemic   Yesterday, the Forum hosted a press call with public health, faith, law enforcement and business leaders urging the Trump administration and Congress to protect the health and well-…

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  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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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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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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