16 Nov 2020

Biden might need years to reverse Trump’s immigration policies on DACA, asylum, family separation, ICE raids, private detention and more

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Family separations. The travel ban. The wall. Gutting the asylum and refugee systems. Pushing to abolish DACA. Those policies implemented by President Donald Trump helped define his legacy, fulfilling some of his campaign promises while enraging many Americans and further isolating the U.S. from … Read More
12 Nov 2020

Biden Plans To Reopen America To Refugees After Trump Slashed Admissions

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A Kurdish refugee mother and son from the Syrian town of Kobani walk beside their tent in a camp in the Turkish town of Suruc on the Turkish-Syrian border in 2014. President-elect Joe Biden aims to reverse the Trump administration’s … Read More
3 Nov 2020

On the day before election, Homeland Security officials decry big tech censorship, tout Trump border achievements

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Mark Morgan, the acting commissioner for Customs and Border Protection, touted President Donald Trump’s border policies during a press conference at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson on 2 November 2020 – Rafael Carranza/The Republic. TUCSON — Two senior Homeland … Read More
26 Oct 2020

US election 2020: Trump’s impact on immigration – in seven charts

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Donald Trump campaigned for the presidency in 2016 with a pledge to bring down illegal immigration, famously blaming undocumented migrants from Mexico for a host of problems, including drugs and crime. In the four years since, how has this rhetoric … Read More
21 Oct 2020

Trump plans to slash refugee admissions to U.S. to a record low

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The Trump administration intends to admit up to 15,000 refugees into the U.S. in the 2021 fiscal year down from a cap of 18,000. Central American migrants ride atop a freight train during their journey toward the U.S.-Mexico border, in … Read More
18 Oct 2020

Future of border wall about to be handed over to voters

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In Yuma, a plaque with the name of Donald Trump commemorates the 100th mile of the new border wall. Joe Biden has said he will stop construction but has not said he would tear it down. When voters cast their … Read More
10 Oct 2020

Mexico’s military to take control of ports in the war against cartels

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Mexico’s president has promised to curb corruption and the influence of drug cartels by giving the military more powers. But a new plan to hand over the administration of ports to the generals is controversial. Since taking office at the … Read More
21 Sep 2020

U.S.-Mexico border crossings continue to rise, with 50,000 arrests made amid pandemic restrictions

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Apprehensions of unauthorized migrants along the southern border rose for a fourth consecutive month in August, with U.S. immigration authorities making nearly 50,000 arrests and expelling the majority of those apprehended under pandemic-era restrictions. More than 43,000 of the apprehensions … Read More
11 Sep 2020

Inside Look: How COVID-19 Is Deepening The Migrant Crisis In Honduras

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A mother and her child photographed in Honduras on June 3, 2020, aboard a bus headed for Toncontin international airport, where they will be tested for COVID-19 and then quarantined for two weeks in nearby Tegucigalpa.  © UNICEF/UNI344621/SIERRA/AFP Lea Beaudry, … Read More
5 Sep 2020

The Digital Divide Hits U.S. Immigrant Households Disproportionately during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Two women use their laptops. (Photo: #WOCinTech Chat/Flickr) The internet is a critical component of modern life, and never has that been clearer than during the COVID-19 pandemic, where online connectivity has proven an essential lifeline to telework, distance learning, … Read More

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