Aug 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
August 24, 2020 Policy Summary In July, there were 40,476 detentions at the US Southern Border, a 24% increase from June and more than 50% from April. Major hotel chains – such as Quality Suites, Hampton Inns, Comfort Suites Hotel, Best Western, and Econo Lodge in...
Jul 30, 2019 | Immigration
Last week, Secretary Kevin McAleenan, Head of the Department of Homeland Security, announced that the DHS will be claiming legal power to expedite deportation of undocumented immigrants who cannot prove they have been living in the US for 2 continuous years. He cited...
Jul 8, 2019 | Immigration
Policy Summary On July 1, President Trump signed a Congressional bill enabling $4.6 Billion in humanitarian aid money to be sent to the US Southern Border. The funding is intended to provide relief to immigration agencies who are stretched too thin by the...
Jun 14, 2019 | Immigration
Policy Summary In a facility in Homestead, Florida some migrant children are held for many months at a time – including some cases of 6 months. Artwork by the children decorate the building walls with uplifting sentiments like “I have a dream” in Spanish, and “through...
May 27, 2019 | Immigration
Policy Summary President Trump recently announced a tentative immigration proposal spearheaded by Jared Kushner, his senior advisor and son-in-law. While there are no concrete courses of action outlined in the proposal, the idea is to revamp the visa system and...
