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Who Is in ICE Detention Right Now? New Data Provides a Snapshot of Sprawling Detention System
febrero 3, 2023
Recently published data from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) provides insight into who ICE is detaining and for how long. The results show that the majority of noncitizens are being held in the rural South, and many are subject to fast-track removal proceedings. But still, many people remain locked up for months, if not […] The post Who Is in ICE Detention Right Now? New Data Provides a Snapshot of Sprawling Detention System appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]
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Resounding Victory in a Data Case Against ICE
enero 31, 2023
On January 26, the Second Circuit ruled against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in a case that has broad implications for the public’s access to data held in immigration agency databases. The case stems from an ACLU Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. The request asked for data from ICE about removals, detentions, apprehensions, […] The post Resounding Victory in a Data Case Against ICE appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]
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Amid a Severe Shortage of Home Health Aides, Immigrants Help Care for Our Seniors
enero 26, 2023
The United States will need to fill nearly three-quarters of a million open jobs for home health and personal care aides every year through 2031. Currently, immigrant workers fill these jobs in outsized numbers. Without more workers joining the workforce, the drastic shortage of aides could leave millions of Americans without the ability to remain […] The post Amid a Severe Shortage of Home Health Aides, Immigrants Help Care for Our Seniors appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]
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USCIS Faces New Class Action Lawsuit for its Extreme Delays in Processing Waivers
enero 26, 2023
Many families in the United States live in a frightening limbo when processing delays prevent one family member from becoming a lawful permanent resident. A lawsuit was recently filed against U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on behalf of 248 people, and a class of tens of thousands more, to end the delays, which have […] The post USCIS Faces New Class Action Lawsuit for its Extreme Delays in Processing Waivers appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]
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Immigrant Workers Who Report Labor Violations Will Be Protected Under This New Policy
enero 19, 2023
Immigrant workers who are the victims of labor exploitation are often faced with a difficult choice. They can either stay quiet out of fear of deportation or come forward to report coercive conduct. Looming over that choice is the possibility that the employer may retaliate by calling U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or take […] The post Immigrant Workers Who Report Labor Violations Will Be Protected Under This New Policy appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]
