Dan Gordon, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

November 23, 2020 at 8:51 PM

Biden Cabinet Picks: A Smart Step toward Commonsense Immigration Solutions

Blinken, Mayorkas Show Commitment to Solutions   Press Release     For Immediate Release        Contact: Dan Gordon, 617-651-0841Nov. 23, 2020 Biden Cabinet Picks: A Smart Step toward Commonsense Immigration Solutions  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Preside…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

November 23, 2020 at 2:20 PM

Religious Freedom

Monday, Nov. 23   NOORANI'S NOTES     Undocumented pregnant women are risking their health by "postponing prenatal care and giving birth at home" as they seek to avoid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, Caitlin Dickerson writes for …

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  Danilo Zak · [email protected]

November 20, 2020 at 10:34 PM

Legislative Bulletin - Friday, November 20, 2020

  Legislative Bulletin     Hello all, The National Immigration Forum's Legislative Bulletin for Friday, November 20, 2020 is now posted. You can find the online version of the bulletin here: https://immigrationforum.org/article/legislative-bulleti…

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  Dan Gordon, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

November 20, 2020 at 6:01 PM

Convening Points to Post-2020 Immigration Opportunities

  Press Release     For Immediate ReleaseContact: Dan Gordon, 617-651-0841Nov. 20, 2020                                                        Convening Points to Post-2020 Immigration OpportunitiesRecordings of Leading the Way conversations availab…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

November 20, 2020 at 2:30 PM

Shared Future

Friday, Nov. 20   NOORANI'S NOTES     As President-elect Biden forges ahead with transition planning for his administration, Nicole Narea at Vox breaks down the top candidates rumored to be under consideration to head up the Department of Homeland…

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November 19, 2020 at 2:29 PM

Debts to Pay

Thursday, Nov. 19   NOORANI'S NOTES     We learned this morning that White House adviser Stephen Miller stopped a multi-million dollar Justice Department settlement that would have provided critical mental health services for families who had been…

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November 18, 2020 at 2:18 PM

Relief

  NOORANI'S NOTES     Democratic and Republican lawmakers are looking to immigration reform as a potential area for bipartisan cooperation under the incoming Biden administration, Jordain Carney reports in The Hill. Regardless of the outcomes of the…

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November 17, 2020 at 2:06 PM

'Carry the Light'

  NOORANI'S NOTES     New data from a survey of more than 700 colleges and universities reveal that the number of new international students in the U.S. plunged by 43% this fall and overall enrollment of foreign students is down 16%, Melissa Korn at…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

November 16, 2020 at 2:35 PM

United

  NOORANI'S NOTES     A federal judge in New York City ruled over the weekend that acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf was unlawfully appointed and that his suspension of protections for DACA recipients is therefore invalid, Dennis Romero r…

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November 13, 2020 at 2:43 PM

‘Love our neighbor’

  NOORANI'S NOTES     In The Washington Post, columnist Greg Sargent points to President-elect Biden’s ambitious immigration agenda, reported this week by CBS News, and his selection of Ron Klain as his chief of staff. "All this suggests that the …

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

November 12, 2020 at 2:09 PM

'I needed to serve'

  NOORANI'S NOTES     While President-elect Joe Biden has promised to recommit the U.S. to a robust refugee resettlement program, Deborah Amos at NPR breaks down the complicated challenges he’ll face in reversing the Trump administration’s severe …

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  Dan Gordon, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

November 11, 2020 at 8:26 PM

Biden Administration Should Emphasize Bipartisanship on Immigration

  Press Release     For Immediate Release       Contact: Dan Gordon, 617-651-0841Nov. 11, 2020 Biden Administration Should Emphasize Bipartisanship on Immigration WASHINGTON, D.C. — On immigration, the Biden administration must bring Republicans a…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

November 10, 2020 at 2:38 PM

"Balm for the Soul"

  NOORANI'S NOTES     President-elect Joe Biden will likely take office with a Republican Senate, which could make comprehensive immigration reform challenging. A new report from the Migration Policy Institute offers a blueprint for exactly where …

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November 9, 2020 at 2:46 PM

New American Victories

  NOORANI'S NOTES     By the time President-elect Joe Biden takes office, President Donald Trump will have reduced legal immigration by up to 49%, Stuart Anderson writes in Forbes. Biden will inherit a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (US…

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  Dan Gordon, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

November 7, 2020 at 5:24 PM

Biden’s Victory Opens Door to Bipartisan Immigration Solutions

  Press Release     For Immediate Release       Contact: Dan Gordon, 617-651-0841Nov. 7, 2020 Biden’s Victory Opens Door to Bipartisan Immigration Solutions WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is a quote from Ali Noorani, President and CEO of the …

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  Danilo Zak · [email protected]

November 6, 2020 at 9:40 PM

Legislative Bulletin - Friday, November 6, 2020

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

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

November 6, 2020 at 3:33 PM

Net Negative

Net Negative Friday, November 6   NOORANI'S NOTES     While the nation’s attention was fixated on Tuesday’s election, Trump-appointed Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) officials on Monday voted to decertify the National Association of Immigration Judges, …

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November 5, 2020 at 3:16 PM

Shoulder to Shoulder

Shoulder to Shoulder Thursday, November 5   NOORANI'S NOTES     If this election has made one thing clear so far, it’s that the power and diversity of Latino voters should not be overlooked. The Latino vote has been pivotal in major swing states — and in starkly…

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November 4, 2020 at 3:20 PM

The Things We Know

The Things We Know Wednesday, November 4   NOORANI'S NOTES     We were a deeply divided nation four years ago. We are a deeply divided nation now. But as I wrote over on Medium this morning, “looking past the election, there are things we know to be true, and pe…

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November 3, 2020 at 3:31 PM

Defining Issue

Defining Issue Tuesday, November 3   NOORANI'S NOTES     New American voters make up 10% of the national electorate and are poised to be a decisive force in races up and down the ballot today, including in key battleground states. In Ohio, where some 62,000 immi…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

November 2, 2020 at 3:28 PM

Vietnamese and Muslim Voters

Vietnamese and Muslim Voters Monday, November 2   NOORANI'S NOTES     In an interview with NBC News last week, White House adviser Stephen Miller painted a bleak picture of forthcoming changes to the nation’s immigration policies should President Trump win a sec…

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  Danilo Zak · [email protected]

October 30, 2020 at 8:32 PM

Legislative Bulletin - Friday, October 30, 2020

Legislative Bulletin - Friday, October 30, 2020 Additional Reports Expose Pattern of Unnecessary Gynecological Treatments at Georgia ICE Facility   Legislative Bulletin     Hello all, The National Immigration Forum's Legislative Bulletin for Friday, October 30,…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

October 30, 2020 at 2:34 PM

Closing Messages

Closing Messages Friday, October 30   NOORANI'S NOTES     At multiple ports of entry along the southern border, U.S. officials told asylum seekers they did not have space for them — regardless of whether they actually did — according to a previously unpublished …

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October 29, 2020 at 2:18 PM

Pastors to the Border

Pastors to the Border Thursday, October 29   NOORANI'S NOTES     Since the start of the pandemic in March, the Department of Homeland Security has expelled children from the U.S. border with no due process more than 13,000 times, according to documents obtained …

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October 28, 2020 at 2:23 PM

A Three-Year Nightmare

A Three-Year Nightmare Wednesday, October 28   NOORANI'S NOTES     According to UNHCR, at least 79.5 million people around the world have been forced to flee their homes. This includes 26 million refugees, around half of whom are under the age of 18. For fiscal…

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  Danilo Zak · [email protected]

October 23, 2020 at 8:45 PM

Legislative Bulletin - Friday, October 23, 2020

Legislative Bulletin - Friday, October 23, 2020 545 Migrant Children Remain Separated from their Parents   Legislative Bulletin     Hello all, The National Immigration Forum's Legislative Bulletin for Friday, October 23, 2020 is now posted. You can find the on…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

October 23, 2020 at 2:22 PM

Counterproductive

Counterproductive Friday, October 23   NOORANI'S NOTES     In a new documentary, Pope Francis calls the Trump administration’s family separation policy “cruelty of the highest form,” J.D. Long-García writes for America Magazine. “It’s cruelty, and separating kid…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

October 22, 2020 at 2:30 PM

Hidden Common Ground

Hidden Common Ground Thursday, October 22   NOORANI'S NOTES     Contrary to critics’ claims, the decision of so-called “sanctuary cities” not to cooperate with federal authorities does not result in an increase in crime — nor does it result in fewer deportations…

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  Dan Gordon · [email protected]

October 21, 2020 at 5:27 PM

Years Later, Hundreds of Families Remain Separated

Years Later, Hundreds of Families Remain Separated 'America's anguish, and our shame'   Press Release     For Immediate Release Contact: Dan Gordon, 617-651-0841 October 21, 2020                                      Years Later, Hundreds of Families Remain Sepa…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

October 21, 2020 at 2:17 PM

$100 Billion

$100 Billion Wednesday, October 21   NOORANI'S NOTES     Heartbreaking new reporting from Julia Ainsley and Jacob Soboroff at NBC News reveals that lawyers have been unable to track down the parents of 545 children separated from their families at the border in …

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

October 20, 2020 at 2:35 PM

"They will devastate companies"

"They will devastate companies" Tuesday, October 20   NOORANI'S NOTES     The Supreme Court agreed yesterday to review two signature Trump administration policies on immigration — one that has forced 60,000 asylum seekers to remain in Mexico pending hearings and…

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  Danilo Zak · [email protected]

October 16, 2020 at 9:33 PM

Legislative Bulletin - Friday, October 16, 2020

Legislative Bulletin - Friday, October 16, 2020 Unauthorized Border Crossings Rise as Asylum Ban Remains in Place   Legislative Bulletin     Hello all, The National Immigration Forum's Legislative Bulletin for Friday, October 16, 2020 is now posted. You can fi…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

October 16, 2020 at 1:58 PM

Immigrant Entrepreneurs

Immigrant Entrepreneurs Friday, October 16   NOORANI'S NOTES     While his wife works on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic as an ICU nurse, Pakistani immigrant Amir Ali is being held in detention awaiting deportation for the fourth time since 2004 despite …

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October 15, 2020 at 2:24 PM

92% Decrease

92% Decrease Thursday, October 15   NOORANI'S NOTES     A new study released this morning shows that the children of immigrants have been driving the growth of U.S. university enrollment over the past two decades, Miriam Jordan writes in The New York Times. Con…

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October 14, 2020 at 2:20 PM

Hidden Data

Hidden Data Wednesday, October 14   NOORANI'S NOTES     Our friends at FWD.us just released Restricting Immigration, the third installment of a four-part series underscoring the damaging impact of President Trump’s restrictive approach to immigration. The admini…

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October 13, 2020 at 2:16 PM

Cameroon Crisis

Cameroon Crisis Tuesday, October 13   NOORANI'S NOTES     Despite COVID-19 ripping through U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers, infecting more than 6,400 inmates and killing eight, immigrants are being held in ICE custody for longer …

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  Danilo Zak · [email protected]

October 9, 2020 at 10:39 PM

Legislative Bulletin - Friday, October 9, 2020

Legislative Bulletin - Friday, October 9, 2020 Administration Issues Broad Restrictions on High-Skilled Immigrants   Legislative Bulletin     Hello all, The National Immigration Forum's Legislative Bulletin for Friday, October 9, 2020 is now posted. You can fi…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

October 9, 2020 at 2:36 PM

Reset

Reset Friday, October 9   NOORANI'S NOTES     U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 128 suspected undocumented immigrants in Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco over the course of five days last week as part of its pre-election “Operation …

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  Dan Gordon, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

October 8, 2020 at 7:23 PM

New Report Underscores Administration’s Pattern of Disregard for Children

New Report Underscores Administration’s Pattern of Disregard for Children Cruelty by Design   Press Release     For Immediate Release Contact: Dan Gordon, 617-651-0841 Oct. 8, 2020                                       New Report Underscores Administration’s Pa…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

October 8, 2020 at 2:24 PM

A Veteran's Dilemma

A Veteran's Dilemma Thursday, October 8   NOORANI'S NOTES     With just 26 days until the election, the Trump campaign is returning to its 2016 playbook of mobilizing voters around their immigration concerns — but this time, the campaign has the Department of Ho…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

October 7, 2020 at 2:37 PM

"Who We Really Are"

"Who We Really Are" Wednesday, October 7   NOORANI'S NOTES     An unsettling draft investigation report obtained by The New York Times reveals that top Justice Department officials were a “driving force” behind the Trump administration’s 2018 decision to separat…

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October 6, 2020 at 2:32 PM

Creating Community

Creating Community Tuesday, October 6   NOORANI'S NOTES     A new lawsuit filed on behalf of those married to H-1B visa holders alleges that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has intentionally changed its policies and procedures to make it imposs…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

October 5, 2020 at 2:15 PM

Speaking Out

Speaking Out Monday, October 5   NOORANI'S NOTES     Yesterday, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Trump administration’s request to overturn a lower court’s order barring the government from detaining unaccompanied migrant children in hotels before exp…

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  Danilo Zak · [email protected]

October 2, 2020 at 10:42 PM

Legislative Bulletin - Friday, October 2, 2020

Legislative Bulletin - Friday, October 2, 2020 Trump Administration Proposes Further Reduction of Refugee Cap   Legislative Bulletin     Hello all, The National Immigration Forum's Legislative Bulletin for Friday, September 25, 2020 is now posted. You can find…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

October 2, 2020 at 2:14 PM

Iowa Impact

Iowa Impact Friday, October 2   NOORANI'S NOTES     The Trump administration’s June ban on H-1B and other work visas was blocked by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White yesterday, who ruled that “Congress’s delegation of authority in the immigration context…does…

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  Dan Gordon, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

October 1, 2020 at 5:11 PM

Noorani Responds to Historically Low Refugee Ceiling

Noorani Responds to Historically Low Refugee Ceiling A new low, literally and figuratively   Press Release     For Immediate Release        Contact: Dan Gordon, 617-651-0841 Oct. 1, 2020 Noorani Responds to Historically Low Refugee Ceiling WASHINGTON, D.C. — T…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

October 1, 2020 at 2:20 PM

Counting

Counting Thursday, October 1   NOORANI'S NOTES     Approximately 34 minutes before the midnight deadline, the Trump administration set next fiscal year’s refugee cap at a record low 15,000, down from last year’s 18,000, report Julie Watson and Matthew Lee for th…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

September 30, 2020 at 2:27 PM

A Win

A Win Wednesday, September 30   NOORANI'S NOTES     Ahead of tomorrow’s deadline for the Trump administration to announce a refugee ceiling for fiscal year 2021, national security, faith, and business leaders spoke on a press call yesterday to urge the administr…

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  Ali Noorani · [email protected]

September 30, 2020 at 1:42 PM

An uncertain future for refugees

An uncertain future for refugees Tomorrow, the Trump administration is supposed to decide on the future of refugee resettlement in the U.S.       Dear John,     Tomorrow, the Trump administration is supposed to decide on the future of refugee resettlement in …

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  Joanna Taylor, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

September 29, 2020 at 6:30 PM

Business, Faith, Security Experts Call on Trump Administration to Welcome Refugees

Business, Faith, Security Experts Call on Trump Administration to Welcome Refugees National security expert, faith and business leaders call attention to dwindling refugee admissions   Press Release     For Immediate Release        Contact: Joanna Taylor, 202-25…

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