First Migrant Caravan of 2021 Leaves from Honduras to the US
Crisis in Central America increases immigration to the US The massive spread of the Coronavirus reached almost every corner of the world. However, there are territories and countries that felt a stronger impact due to their particular conditions. For instance, the Central American territory was tremendously affected by the sanitary emergency. With this, we refer…
Read MoreOIG Report: DOJ Aware of Immigrant Family Separation
Trump’s zero tolerance policy In an attempt to curb illegal immigration at the southern border of the US, the Trump administration adopted a so-called “zero tolerance policy.” Broadly speaking, this policy states that immigrants detained while trying to cross the borders without documentation must face criminal prosecution for violating local immigration law, regardless of whether…
Read MoreProtecting Those Fleeing Persecution must be Biden’s Priority
Immigrants flee danger, but find no protection in the US President Trump has led one of the administrations that has most restricted the political asylum process in the US. This humanitarian program is normally available to people in need of international protection as they try to flee from danger, persecution or violence. However, the Trump…
Read MoreAnother ICE Leader Resigns under the Trump Administration
ICE’s role during the Trump administration Since President Trump launched his political campaign for the 2016 elections, immigration has been a key piece of his proposals, promises and goals. In a relentless attempt to curb illegal immigration and restrict legal immigration processes, the Trump administration has used several federal agencies to fulfill its immigration agenda…
Read MorePublic Defenders Present Plan to Improve the Immigration System
The constant battle between activists and the Trump administration For the past four years, the battle between immigrant rights advocates and the Trump administration has been endless. The current president and his cabinet have tried, by all possible means, to restrict immigration and hinder processes available for foreigners to come to the US. With this,…
Read MoreGoogle to Support 500 DACA Recipients
Google to fund employment applications for DACA recipients On Wednesday, January 13, 2020, Google, an Alphabet Inc’s subsidiary company, which is one of the most important technology platforms among search engines in the world, stated that it will fund approximately 500 employment applications of DACA recipients (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). DACA is a program…
Read MoreForeign Students Concerned about their Immigration Status
The arrival of the pandemic and international students The sudden arrival of the global Coronavirus pandemic affected multiple sectors of society as we know it. On the one hand, countries had to adopt emergency measures to control the massive outbreak, protect the economy and safeguard essential resources. On the other hand, governments also had to…
Read MorePrivate Prison Companies under the Biden Administration
Immigration enforcement within the US during the last four years Since one of President Trump’s main promises during his political campaign was to reduce immigration, mainly illegal, his administration implemented multiple strategies and action plans to curb illegal immigration at the borders and “teach a lesson” to immigrants who managed to cross them without documentation…
Read MoreFour Essential Points to Improve the Political Asylum Process
The political asylum process under the Donald Trump administration The current administration of the US, led by President Donald Trump, has always proposed to implement a merit-based immigration system, rather than humanitarian alternatives such as political asylum and refuge or immigration based on family ties. Speaking specifically about political asylum, immigrants fleeing persecution, violence, or…
Read MoreTrump: Incoming Government Policies Could Increase Immigration
The Biden government’s view on immigration Even though President Donald Trump was seeking re-election, Joe Biden, the Democratic nominee, won the presidential election on November 3, 2020. The president-elect will take office in a week (January 20, 2021) and one of its main focuses is immigration. According to the opinion of the incoming government, immigration:…
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