AIC, July 27, 2023 " This lawsuit challenges the federal government’s border-wide policy and practice of turning back asylum seekers without a CBP One appointment at ports of entry (POEs) along the southern border, denying them access to the U.S. asylum...
NIP Staff Attorney Ann Garcia writes: "The National Immigration Project and Together & Free jointly released a report on the experiences of asylum seekers in Matamoros and Reynosa two months into the Biden administration's Asylum Ban. Our findings...
Sophia Genovese writes: "[ Here ] is a response from CRCL regarding a complaint the New Mexico Immigrant Law Center filed last year against Cibola County Correctional Center and the ICE El Paso Field Office. As a quick background, our client suffered a knee...
Andrew Free writes: "Judge Anita Brody of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued an order denying CBP’s motion for summary judgment on search adequacy, and granting in part Plaintiff Karen Hoffmann’s motion for summary...
Ryan Devereaux, The Intercept, June 26, 2023 "Mattia pulled his hand out of his pocket. One second later, the officers and agents let loose of volley of shots — initial reports indicated as many as 38 rounds were fired. Mattia wheeled around then crumpled...
Austin Kocher, Ph.D., June 20, 2023 "As the emerging literature on migration studies has demonstrated, migrants who are seeking asylum around the world are increasingly finding that the process is mediated by a variety of new technologies. While the process...
Hilary Beaumont, Mar. 3, 2023, The Guardian "A new map detailing the location of hundreds of surveillance towers is providing the most comprehensive public look yet at the growing virtual wall at the United States’ southern border. The map, published this...
Dave Maass, EFF, Mar. 20, 2023 "To provide researchers with the tools they need to analyze the impact of U.S. border security policy, EFF is releasing a new map and dataset of more than 290 surveillance towers installed by Customs and Border Protection ...
DHS, Mar. 10, 2023 "Certain Ukrainian nationals and immediate family members were paroled into the United States last year, on a case-by-case basis for urgent humanitarian reasons, during an approximate eight-week period after Russia’s unprovoked invasion...
Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, Feb. 26, 2023 "Raul Rodriguez says he’ll never forget the moment he realized his life was built on a lie. He was so shaken that he felt the blood rushing to his feet. In a matter of seconds, a family secret had shattered the way...
Cyrus D. Mehta and Kaitlyn Box, Apr. 18, 2023 "On April 11, 2023, USCIS’s post on Twitter created a great deal of interest and some confusion. The tweet indicated that nonimmigrants can apply for jobs or attend job interviews while in B-1 or B-2 status...
DHS, Jan. 12, 2023 "The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today that the new scheduling function in the CBP One mobile application is now live. President Biden announced the new functionality last week as part of a number of additional...
USCIS, Jan. 6, 2023 "On Jan. 5, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a safe and lawful way for qualifying Cubans, Haitians, and Nicaraguans with U.S.-based supporters to travel by air to and temporarily reside in the United States. Individuals...
Melissa del Bosque, The Border Chronicle, Oct. 4, 2022 "For years, Border Patrol agents have trashed peoples’ documents and possessions at the border. But since the pandemic, the practice has escalated, further dehumanizing asylum seekers and violating...
Todd Miller, The Border Chronicle, Sept. 1, 2022 "When I come across surveillance towers in the borderlands, I first look to see if there are any communities, towns, or houses in its view. I did this on Monday, on the Tohono O’odham Nation in the southern...