GOP’s Language of “Deporting” DHS Sec. Mayorkas Reveals Ugly Truth in Their Anti-Immigrant Extremism

GOP’s Language of “Deporting” DHS Sec. Mayorkas Reveals Ugly Truth in Their Anti-Immigrant Extremism

By Gabe Ortiz | February 6, 2024 | America’s Voice Apparently it’s not enough for House Republicans to continue lurching forward with their baseless, unprecedented impeachment effort against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. It appears they want to kick him out of the country he serves as well. Tucked in Republicans’ final report is language […]

Scoop: Biden to start giving foreign aid for deportations

Scoop: Biden to start giving foreign aid for deportations

Editorial credit: Paul Froggatt / Shutterstock.com By Stef W. Kight | September 29, 2023 The Biden administration plans to direct millions of dollars in foreign aid to help Panama deport more migrants — intended to stop people long before they reach the U.S.-Mexico border, Axios has learned. The intrigue: The unprecedented pilot program has been blocked by Sen. Bob […]

On Press Call, Advocates, Legal Experts, and Impacted Individuals React to Latest on DACA

On Press Call, Advocates, Legal Experts, and Impacted Individuals React to Latest on DACA

Washington, D.C. – Today, on a press conference call at 11 AM Eastern, a group of advocates, experts, and litigators reacted to the latest ruling from Judge Andrew Hanen in the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Texas against the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The speakers discussed the next steps and the information […]

Green Card Soldier. The Cost of War: Displacement and Recruitment of Immigrants in the U.S. Military

Green Card Soldier. The Cost of War: Displacement and Recruitment of Immigrants in the U.S. Military

By JR Holguin Immigrants and noncitizens have been lured into enlisting in the U.S. Military since its first wars, and as the U.S. faces a recruiting crisis, many, including veterans, warn those who plan on joining not to believe everything the recruiters promise.  Immigrants seeking to gain citizenship are often under the assumption that joining […]

Is a Pardon for Dreamers the Only Way to Protect Them?

Is a Pardon for Dreamers the Only Way to Protect Them?

With the prospect of a legislative solution for Dreamers – and the millions of undocumented immigrants in the country – as far off as ever, the California-Mexico Studies Center is raising anew the idea of a presidential pardon in its newsletter, “El Magonista.” The idea is not new. In 2017, immigrant rights activists asked former […]

Biden Extends Deportation Relief For Over 300,000 Venezuelans—But Not For Recent Migrants

Biden Extends Deportation Relief For Over 300,000 Venezuelans—But Not For Recent Migrants

There were lots of Venezuelans crossing the border into the land of Colombia. This was captured on 61222 in La Parada, Colombia. (Shutterstock) By Joe Walsh, Forbes Federal immigration officials on Monday extended a set of temporary protections for Venezuelans who entered the United States before March 2021, but chose not to offer protection to […]

Administration Seeks Supreme Court OK on Deportation Policy

The Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to put in place guidance that prioritizes deportation of people in the country illegally who pose the greatest public safety risk.

Administration Seeks Supreme Court OK on Deportation Policy

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 Mark Sherman and Paul Weber, ABC News WASHINGTON — The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to allow it to put in place guidance that prioritizes […]

US Immigration Agency Explores Data Loophole to Obtain Information on Deportation Targets

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) has contracted with private data brokers to get around some areas’ sanctuary laws, documents show.

US Immigration Agency Explores Data Loophole to Obtain Information on Deportation Targets

Hackensack, New Jersey, USA – November 29th, 2020: ICE Protest outside Bergen County Jail: “ICE is fascist” sign held by a protester with other signs. (Shutterstock) By Johana Bhuiyan, The Guardian Over the last decade, a growing number of American cities and states have restricted the information local law enforcement departments can exchange with immigration […]

Over 250,000 Young People are at Risk of Deportation When They Turn 21

Over 250,000 Young People are at Risk of Deportation When They Turn 21

By Katy Murdza, Immigration Impact A lesser-known group of young people who grew up in the United States with immigration status—typically the children of noncitizens who entered the U.S. on temporary work visas—is increasingly at risk of deportation. They are known as Documented Dreamers, and when these young adults turn 21, they “age out” of […]