Jimmy Williams President Joe Biden on Tuesday introduced a major immigration initiative aimed at granting legal status and a streamlined path to U.S. residency and citizenship to approximately 500,000 unauthorized immigrants married to American citizens. The Department of Homeland Security’s new policy, known as “Parole in Place,” will allow these …
Read More »Supreme Court Permits Texas Police To Arrest People Who Illegally Cross The Border As The SB 4 Legal Clash Continues
Uriel J. García and Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune The U.S. Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision on Tuesday ruled that a law allowing Texas police to arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the Texas-Mexico border can take effect while a legal battle over the new state law empowering local …
Read More »In Iowa, Trump Warns Of World War III And Immigrants ‘destroying our blood’
Clark Kauffman, Ohio Capital Journal The Republican presidential frontrunner warned Iowans Tuesday that “the American dream is dead” and “the world is in flames,” as he raised the specter of a global nuclear conflict that will result in complete “obliteration.” Former President Donald Trump, who has a commanding leading in …
Read More »Trump’s Remarks on Immigrants Draw Criticism, Likened to Hitler’s Language
Jimmy Williams Former President Donald Trump’s recent comments at a New Hampshire rally, where he stated that immigrants coming to the U.S. are “poisoning the blood of our country,” have sparked intense controversy. The remarks, swiftly rebuked by President Joe Biden’s campaign, drew historical parallels as Trump’s language echoed terminology …
Read More »More Than 100 Advocacy Groups Urge Congress To Denounce Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric
Ariana Figueroa, Idaho Capital Sun On the eve of the fourth anniversary of the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, in which 23 people were murdered, more than 160 religious, civil rights and immigrant advocacy groups called on congressional leaders to denounce lawmakers who use white supremacist, anti-immigrant rhetoric, arguing …
Read More »Dream Deferred For DACA Recipients Until Congress Delivers Permanent Protection
Commentary Beatriz Pascoal, New Jersey Monitor During this week’s State of the Union address, President Biden failed to commit to bold action to protect immigrant communities and instead celebrated anti-immigrant measures his administration has adopted. This sends a troubling message to the thousands of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients like …
Read More »Senate Confirms Zahid Quraishi As First Muslim American Federal Judge
Zahid Quraishi was confirmed on Thursday by the Senate as a US District Judge for the District of New Jersey. He is the first Muslim American federal judge in United States history. Quraishi, the third judicial nominee from President Joe Biden to be confirmed to the federal bench, was approved …
Read More »Kristen Clarke Becomes The First Black Woman To Lead DOJ Civil Rights Division
Kristen Clarke was confirmed by Senate in a 51-48 vote on Tuesday to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights division. Clarke is the first Black woman to serve in this position. “Our nation is a healthier place when we respect the rights of all communities. …
Read More »President Biden Raises U.S. Refugee Cap to 62.5K for 2021
In a policy reversal Monday, President Joe Biden announced his administration will raise the refugee admissions cap to its previously announced goals of 62,500 for the fiscal year 2021 and 125,000 in 2022. Biden announced the decision after receiving widespread criticism over a move last month to leave the 2021 refugee …
Read More »Biden Announces Plans For Second Term During Press Conference
President Joe Biden announced plans to run for a second term in the White House in 2024 during his first press conference as president. “My answer is yes. I plan on running for reelection. That’s my expectation,” Biden said during the press conference. The press conference was largely centered around …
Read More »Vice President Harris To Lead Administration’s Efforts On Immigration
President Joe Biden selected Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the administration’s efforts to combat the border crisis. “I have asked her, the VP, today, because she is the most qualified person to do it, to lead our efforts with Mexico and the Northern Triangle and the countries that are …
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