USA v. Abbott "In July 2023, Texas, at the direction of Governor Greg Abbott, installed a floating barrier in the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Texas. The United States filed a civil enforcement action...
Sareen Habeshian, Axios, Dec. 1, 2023 "Texas lawmakers' effort to block the Biden administration from removing razor wire fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border was blocked by a federal judge...
Jordan Vonderhaar, Texas Observer, Nov. 21, 2023 "Forty miles south of Ciudad Juárez, protected from the glaring desert sun by a blanket tied to a ladder, a mother nurses her nine-month-old...
Miriam Jordan, New York Times, Nov. 28, 2023 "The story of the Miskito who have left their ancestral home to come 2,500 miles to the U.S.-Mexico border is in many ways familiar. Like others coming...
ABA "Four national immigration experts will discuss the changing landscape of border law and policies at a free Dec. 6 webinar sponsored by the American Bar Association Commission on Immigration...
Jon Campbell, Gothamist, Sept. 22, 2023
"Federal, state and city officials say they’re committed to identifying Venezuelan migrants in New York City who are now eligible for Temporary Protected Status — or TPS, a federal designation that allows them to legally work and remain in the U.S., albeit temporarily — and help them fill out the proper applications. ... The hope is that Venezuelan migrants will be able to legally work, earn income and get their feet on the ground, which will in turn eventually alleviate pressure on the city’s crowded shelter system, according to Stephen Yale-Loehr, an immigration law professor at Cornell Law School. But even if they do find work, New York City still has a housing crisis that has continuously pushed rent fees upward. “Even if someone is working, they may not be able to make enough money to afford a house of their own,” Yale-Loehr said. “But at least working gets them off the city shelter system and to a place where they might be able to support themselves and their families. So it's a first step, but we do need to do more.” "