Private Prison Companies under the Biden Administration

Biden plans to end contracts with private prison companies

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…

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Four Essential Points to Improve the Political Asylum Process

Four steps Biden should take 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…

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Trump: Incoming Government Policies Could Increase Immigration

Trump comments on Biden's immigration policies

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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Vice President-Elect Comments on Immigration Agenda

Vice President-elect comments on immigration proposals from the incoming government

The incoming government and the immigration sector During the most recent presidential election in the US, which took place on November 3, 2020, the local population had to decide between the two strongest candidates: Current President Donald Trump, who belongs to the Republican political party and was seeking reelection. Former Vice President Joe Biden (Barack…

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Humanitarian Organization Urges Biden to Remove “Remain in Mexico”

HRW asks the incoming government to remove the "Remain in Mexico" policy

Asylum seekers under the Donald Trump administration Setting a record, the Trump administration has substantially transformed the immigration system through more than 400 executive actions, which have hampered immigration processes and alternatives available for foreigners to come to the US, including highly skilled workers. One of the processes most affected under the Trump administration is…

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Unfinished Border Wall Could Increase Illegal Immigration

Unfinished border wall lowers border security

The purpose of Trump’s border wall The border wall that separates the US from Mexico has always been an essential piece of the current president’s political campaign. The objective of the border wall is to curb illegal immigration from Central America, as well as to reduce the workload of border agents from entities such as…

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Acting DHS Secretary Leaves Office During Transition Period

Chad Wolf resigns from DHS one week before Inauguration Day

The US presidential transition The US presidential elections took place on November 3, 2020, and since the current president, Donald Trump, did not win a second term, the country is going through a period of presidential transition. Democratic nominee Joe Biden, who was vice president during Barack Obama’s term, will be the 46th president of…

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A more Fair and Humane Immigration System

Executive action needed to improve the immigration system

Executive action needed to improve the immigration system During the last four years, the Trump administration has hindered immigration processes of all kinds, restricting the entry of asylum seekers and refugees to the US, reducing employment opportunities for highly qualified foreign workers, increasing requirements for family members of American citizens or Legal Permanent Residents and…

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Incoming Government Promises on Immigration

Joe Biden proposed an immigration reform

The role of immigration during the presidential elections The most recent presidential elections of the US took place on November 3, 2020. Despite the fact that the global Coronavirus pandemic, the sanitary and economic crisis and the health system were the main issue and received constant attention from the two strongest candidates, there were also…

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Repercussions of Separating Immigrant Families at the Borders

The separation of immigrant families leaves lifelong consequences

Trump’s policies encouraged family separation at the borders In a tireless effort to reduce immigration, the current administration of the US implemented multiple policies that sparked a gigantic controversy among the local population due to repercussions they created. Speaking specifically about illegal immigration, one of the Trump administration’s strategies to curb the flow of undocumented…

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