“Since I was a kid, I always dreamt of New York,” said one refugee who flew to the city, sponsored by a San Antonio nonprofit — even as mayor claims no knowledge of refugees arriving by air.
New York, NY – September 12, 2022: Mayor Eric Adams speaks during annual Jerusalem Post conference at Gotham Hall. (Shutterstock) By Gabriel Poblete and Katie Honan, THE CITY At daybreak Thursday, Mayor Eric Adams made an appearance at his new welcome center for asylum-seekers a few blocks Manhattan’s Port Authority Bus Terminal, emphasizing his commitment […]
By Rich Andre, Immigration Impact School is back in session. For many states and localities across the country, that means welcoming newly arrived immigrant and refugee youth into the classroom. There will be increased need for student support this fall, given that the United States has resettled more than 76,000 Afghans and 100,000 Ukrainians over […]
By Emma Winger, The Immigration Impact For almost two decades, asylum seekers taken into Border Patrol custody who passed a “credible fear” interview have been eligible to seek release from detention on bond while they go through the asylum process. But now that right is gone. On July 29, a federal district court in Washington […]
Members of Black Lives Matter protest outside Federal Building to denounce the segregationist immigration policies of the Biden administration, Tuesday, Step. 21, 2021 in Los Angeles. (Shutterstock) By America’s Voice With the recent commemoration of Juneteenth on Sunday, June 19 (observed as a federal holiday on Monday, June 20) and the observance of World Refugee […]
Migrants from Guatemala turn themselves over to a Border Patrol agent after crossing the border wall between the United States and Mexico on May 12, 2021 in Yuma, Arizona. (Shutterstock) By Linda Nwoke, Journal Exclusive As the pandemic unfolded in 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), under former President Donald Trump, issued […]
Santo Domingo Ingenio, Oaxaca/Mexico – Nov. 8, 2018: A Honduran woman fleeing poverty and gang violence in the second caravan to the U.S. uses an inhaler while sitting in a dump truck. (Shutterstock) By Kristina Cooke, Mica Rosenberg and Ted Hesson, Reuters LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Maria Hernandez spent countless hours in Honduras imagining a […]
By Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News The Biden administration is launching a program that will allow U.S. citizens and groups to financially sponsor Ukrainians displaced by the Russian invasion of their country so that they can come to the U.S. sooner, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and President Biden announced Thursday. Ukrainians who are selected […]
02-03-2022 Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico – A group of migrants from South America crossed the Rio Bravo border between Mexico and the United States to request asylum. (Shutterstock) By Rich Andre, Immigration Impact While much of today’s immigration debate is laser-focused on the U.S.-Mexico border, states across the country are increasingly creating their own policies that […]
“I’m so stressed. I can’t think straight,” one Ukrainian father said as he waited for his daughter to be processed by immigration officials. “I just want to hug my daughter.”
Siret Border, Romania – February 26, 2022. Ukrainian refugees. (Shutterstock) By Alicia Victoria Lozano SAN DIEGO — Armed with a backpack and a smartphone, Ihor Solomko paced back and forth outside the San Ysidro Port of Entry at the U.S.-Mexico border Tuesday, anxiously waiting for news from his eldest daughter, who was stopped by border […]
Kabul, Afghanistan, August 1, 2021. Refugee children after the collapse of the country in August 2021 by the Taliban in the North of the country. (Shutterstock) By Raul Pinto, Immigration Impact The withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan in August 2021—as the country’s government was overtaken by the Taliban—led to the chaotic evacuation of thousands […]
