Posts by Daniela Gómez Carrión
Conditions in ICE Detention Centers Amid Pandemic
Immigrant detention centers and the massive Coronavirus outbreak The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, a branch of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is in charge, within many duties, of overseeing immigration detention centers around the US. Normally, ICE takes undocumented immigrants to these facilities, where they must wait their deportation proceedings or the…
Read MoreJudge Orders Reinstatement of DACA
DACA’s legal battle seems to be coming to an end The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is an immigration program established by the Barack Obama administration, in 2012, which protects immigrants who arrived in the US without legal documentation when they were minors. Currently, there are more than 700,000 young immigrants covered by DACA,…
Read MoreCurrent Situation of the MPP Policy
The Trump administration and the MPP policy The current administration of the US has a fairly strict and conservative stance when it comes to immigration. President Trump and his team have tried to reduce immigration and curb the entry of asylum seekers. Previously, immigrants could apply for international protection after entering the country, which allowed…
Read MoreGuatemala Asks the US to Halt Deportations
Natural disasters in Central America In November 2020, during the Atlantic Hurricane Season, the Central American territory was hit by two hurricanes, which fall into the strongest categories (4-5). These natural disasters affected vulnerable territories, increasing famine among Central American citizens and worsening the local economic system. Adding to that, the global Coronavirus pandemic also…
Read MoreNew Record in Immigration Case Backlog
Alarming number of backlog of immigration cases According to official figures from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), fiscal year 2021 (FY- October 2020, September 2021) began with the largest immigration court backlog in the history of the US. In October 2020, the first month of FY 2021, the number of pending immigration cases in…
Read MoreImmigrants’ Quality of Life Will Improve with Biden – Experts State
The Biden administration could improve conditions for immigrant communities Immigration policies of the Trump administration have generated negative repercussions among immigrant communities in the US, especially those undocumented. On the one hand, Trump’s zero tolerance policy increased the separation of immigrant families at the borders, leaving hundreds of minors in limbo. On the other hand,…
Read MoreLawmakers Ask the Biden Government to Add More Hispanic Members
The Biden administration’s vision on immigration President-elect Joe Biden, who belongs to the Democratic political party, will take office in January 2021 and has shown great commitment to repair the current immigration system and restructure or revoke policies implemented by the Trump administration. It is important to clarify that the current president of the US,…
Read MoreJudge Blocks Trump’s Restrictions on Business Immigration
The Trump administration’s stance on immigration The current administration of the US, with President Donald Trump leading, has always referred to immigration with a negative connotation and has implemented policies that substantially transform the local immigration system, increasing restrictions and requirements for foreigners to come to the country. Therefore, its purpose has been to reduce…
Read MoreUSCIS Expands Interviews for Relatives of Refugees or Asylees
Asylees or refugees can also help family members Immigrants can apply for international protection in the US through humanitarian programs such as political asylum or refuge. They must demonstrate that they have been, or could be, victims of persecution due to their religion, political opinion, sexual orientation, race, nationality, inter alia. When immigrants receive this…
Read MoreA Possible Way to Reverse the Aftermath of the Separation of Immigrant Families
Zero tolerance policy and the Trump administration’s vision on immigration One of the key pieces of the political campaign of president Donald Trump has always been to reduce immigration, both legal and illegal. The Trump administration states that mass immigration is negative for the economy and that immigrant communities, especially those undocumented and those who…
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