Members of Congress Ask to Halt Deportations Amid Pandemic
The global pandemic and the reaction of governments around the world The massive outbreak of COVID-19 around the world was sudden and forced governments to implement emergency measures and strategies to mitigate the impact of the pandemic, protect the local population, prevent its spread in their territories and safeguard essential resources. Certainly, since it is…
Read MoreThe US Halts Deportation of Women Involved in Medical Scandal
Medical scandal at Georgia immigration detention center Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is the federal entity in charge of overseeing immigration detention centers around the US, where undocumented foreigners go while their deportation processes are completed or until they receive a response to their immigration applications. ICE is now more powerful than ever under the…
Read MoreDeported Immigrants Expect New Opportunities with Biden
New government plans to restructure the immigration system It is no secret that the Trump administration has focused heavily on reducing immigration for the past four years. With this, we refer not only to illegal immigration, but his government also implemented hundreds of changes and policies that substantially restrict legal immigration processes. However, despite the…
Read MoreSupreme Court to Review the Case of Undocumented Immigrants in the Census
The Trump administration’s plan to remove undocumented immigrants from the Census The US National Census is conducted every 10 years. It has several main purposes such as: Count the number of people currently residing in the country. Analyze changes in the population density of each state and the behavior of local economy depending on these…
Read MoreDenial of Asylum Applications During FY 2020
Asylum application denial rate in FY 2020 The Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) is a non-partisan organization, at Syracuse University, that exposes information, figures and details about activities of the federal government through data gathering and research. TRAC recently released a report called “Asylum Denial Rates Continue to Climb,” which exposes official figures of asylum…
Read MoreNatural Disasters in Central America Could Increase Immigration to the US
Hurricanes affect Central American territory We are currently going through the Atlantic Hurricane Season, which normally takes place between June 1 and November 30. However, this year has been quite peculiar since the Hurricanes have been stronger than usual. On the one hand, Hurricane Eta is the second strongest reported in November, after Hurricane Cuba,…
Read MoreDACA Recipients Celebrate New DHS Head Appointment
DACA under the Trump administration Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is an immigration benefit implemented in 2012 by the Barack Obama administration. Basically, this program protects young immigrants from deportation, who came to the US without legal documentation when they were minors. Currently, DACA protects approximately 700,000 immigrants and allows them to apply for…
Read MoreTrump Finally Allows the Government Transition
President Trump did not want to admit defeat The most recent presidential elections in the US were quite peculiar, not only because the two strongest candidates have an almost diametrically opposite stance when it comes to multiple sectors of society, but because the world is going through an unprecedented health crisis, which definitely changed the…
Read MoreICE and CBP Plan to Detain more Immigrants Despite new COVID-19 Outbreak
Border forces during the term of Donald Trump One of the main purposes of the current administration of the US, with President Donald Trump leading, has always been to reduce the number of immigrants entering the country. With this, we refer not only to illegal immigration, but also to restrictions implemented to decrease legal immigration.…
Read MoreThe Role of Immigrants on the Economy According to Congress
Congressional research reveals the real impact of immigration in the US The Joint Economic Committee of the US Congress recently released a research called “Immigrants, the Economy, and the COVID-19 Outbreak,” which reveals the real impact of immigrant communities during the current health crisis on the local economic system. The report analyzes several key points,…
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