Source: The New York Times The Supreme Court has not decided whether the federal government can legally ask people about their citizenship as part of the 2020 census. Requiring individuals to disclose their citizenship on census forms…
Source: The New York Times Through the deal made between the administration and Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the Mexican government has deployed about 6,500 security forces at its southern border and over 14,000 at its…
Source: The New York Times, The Daily Podcast This Daily Podcast discusses the “Remain in Mexico” policy. The policy that began at San Ysidro port of entry and applied to only single males has now expanded to…
Source: The Washington Post Due to backlogged immigration cases, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is working to transfer cases out of the busiest cities to field offices across the country in order to “even out…
Source: Immigration Impact The overcrowding issues at detention centers across the country are constantly depicted as a dangerous situation caused by an opposing party rather than what it is: a humanitarian crisis. Detained individuals are deprived of…
Source: Immigration Impact The American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6) passed in the House Tuesday evening. This bill creates manageable avenues for eligible Dreamers to qualify for permanent residency and U.S. citizenship. If this…
A powerful textile exhibit in Mexico City’s Museo de Arte Popular depicts the complex emotions involved in coming to the United States, leaving loved ones behind, and being left behind. The humanity in the images is something…
Source: Immigration Impact While more Mexican immigrants than ever before have obtained college degrees (the number has doubled in the past 17 years), our outdated immigration system still hinders these individuals from fully reaching their potential, to…
Source: WHYY GTH’s Brennan Gian-Grasso discusses the arbitrary way in which ICE officers are conducting custody determinations for Cuban nationals in York County Jail, despite ICE’s internal policies and district court orders
Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer GTH’s Brennan Gian-Grasso weighs in on the White House proposal to release refugees from the border in sanctuary cities. See article in link above. “Releasing aspiring Americans in cities such as Philadelphia would demonstrate…