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USCIS Opens Additional San Francisco Asylum Office Location

On May 13, 2024 USCIS’ San Francisco Asylum Office is opening an additional temporary location in Oakland, California. Effective May 15, 2024, asylum applicants under the jurisdiction of the San…
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America’s misunderstood border crisis, in 8 charts

For all the attention on the border, the root causes of migration and the most promising solutions to the US’s broken immigration system are often overlooked. By Nicole Narea On…
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18 senators push to fund immigration court children’s docket

By Rafael Bernal On May 9, 2024 U.S. immigration courts are moving toward more child-appropriate procedures, but funding could determine whether those procedures will effectively protect minors in immigration proceedings.…
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Justice Department warns it plans to sue Iowa over new state immigration law

By Hannah Fingerhut On May 2, 2024 DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice has told Iowa’s top officials it plans to sue the state over a new…
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US, Mexico to clamp down on illegal immigration, leaders say

By Ted Hesson and Raul Cortes On April 29, 2024 WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY, April 29 (Reuters) – The United States and Mexico plan to clamp down on illegal immigration at their…
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As border debate shifts right, Sen. Alex Padilla emerges as persistent counterforce for immigrants

By Stephan Groves On April 27, 2024  President Joe Biden had a question. “Is it true?” Biden asked Sen. Alex Padilla, referencing the roughly 25% of U.S. students in kindergarten…
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How South and Central Asia’s footprint in US population is growing

By Masood Farivar On April 19, 2024 The U.S. immigrant population from South and Central Asia has swelled to new heights over the past decade and continues to grow rapidly.…
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Senate quickly votes to dismiss impeachment articles against DHS Secretary Mayorkas

The trial lasted just a few hours, with Democrats and some Republicans saying Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas hadn’t committed an impeachable offense. By Scott Wong and Frank Thorp V…
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USCIS Increases Automatic Extension of Certain Employment Authorization Documents to Improve Access to Work Permits

On April 4, 2024 WASHINGTON— Building on extensive modernization efforts that have streamlined and improved access to work permits for eligible noncitizens, USCIS today announced a temporary final rule (TFR) to increase the…
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‘Most were immigrants. All were Marylanders’: Biden grieves in Baltimore over bridge collapse

By Joey Garrison and Eduardo Cuevas On April 5, 2024 President Joe Biden grieved with family members of the six immigrant workers killed in the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse during a trip…
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