Articles Posted in Immigration News

About a month ago, an NPR reporter, Jasmine Garsd who had just been reporting on the southern border for NPR had a chance encounter with a young (22) immigrant from Ecuador! She was on her flight back to New York City, when she started talking to the young man next to her. This article is the story of her interview and discussion with this young immigrant. To read the full article, review the NPR article and radio interview, “Chance encounter: A young migrant takes a seat next to an NPR reporter“! This article includes a 7-minute radio interview. 

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NPR Article and Radio Interview (Jasmine Garsd), 1/26/24:

The USCIS Forms Updates web page lists their most recently updated forms. The list includes forms as they publish them and includes a brief explanation for the update.

The updated form listed below is their most recent addition to the list, dated January 23, 2024!

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The USCIS Forms Updates web page lists their most recently updated forms. The list includes forms as they publish them and includes a brief explanation for the update.

The updated form listed below is their most recent addition to the list, dated November 29, 2023 and January 11, 2024!

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The New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the city has filed a lawsuit against the bus companies that delivered or helped deliver bus loads asylum-seekers to their city from Texas. New York City is seeking over $700 million from 17 transportation companies for the care of these migrants. The Mayor stated, “These companies have violated state law by not paying the cost of caring for these migrants, and that’s why we are suing to recoup approximately $700 million already spent to care for migrants sent here in the last two years by Texas.” 

For more information review the ABC News Article, “New York City announces lawsuit against bus companies sending migrants to city, seeks $708 million“. 

 
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Texas’s Republican Govenor, Greg Abbott has signed a new state immigration bill on Monday, December 18th making unauthorized border crossings a state crime. This new Texas law does not take effect until March of 2024! The new law gives Texas state law enforcement officers the authority to arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the Mexican border into Texas, the law allows for jail time and removal from the Texas back to their port of entry. 

 
For further details please review and listen to this NPR’s radio show, “All Things Considered,” broadcast, “Texas governor signs law making it a state crime to cross the border illegally‘. 

 
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The White House, Biden Administration has expressed to members of Congress that they are open to a new border expulsion law, mandatory detention and increasing deportations! This is all being done to get congressional Republicans to back President Biden’s aid to Ukraine which is in the same spending bill. This bill also includes aid to Israel! 

Some of the most worrying ideas that are under consideration are:

• Prohibiting entry into the U.S. and effectively “shutting down the border” to most noncitizens.