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ICE Detained Population Highest Since Start of COVID-19 Pandemic
After three and a half years, immigrant detention numbers have reached their pre-pandemic levels of just over 35,000 in September. ICE published this…
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US Refugee Resettlement Program Starts to Bounce Back After Being Gutted by Trump Administration
The United States refugee resettlement program languished under the Trump administration, dropping from 50,000 to 80,000 each year down to record lows…
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Did ICE Forget Something? Agency Fails to Publish Detention Data in a Month
Keep reading to learn more about ICE's missing detention data followed by a discussion of Biden's "record high" immigrant detention numbers.
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Immigration Reading List Summer 2023 (Reader Contributions)
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Immigration History Calendar - Now Live!
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Does U.S. Immigration Policy Contribute to Organized Crime in Mexico?
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Four New Reports Examine Key Parts of US Immigration System
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The Detention Center Prosperity Gospel Fails to Work Miracles in Rural Communities
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Mexico Unveils New Deportation Campaign
Mexico announced this weekend that it will start deporting migrants from cities along the U.S.-Mexico border and restricting migration throughout the…
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Immigration Courts Get Record Number of New Deportation Cases in August
New research from TRAC at Syracuse University finds that 180,000 new deportation cases were added to the immigration courts in August, the largest…
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New Research Reveals Inside Story of Vulnerable Immigrant Children Seeking Protection in U.S.
A new article is out now from Laila Hlass, Rachel Davidson and myself examines 10 years of data on immigrant youth seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile…
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Is your immigration paperwork stalled? There's a lawsuit for that.
Mandamus, Latin for "do your job", is a type of lawsuit that attempts to force the government to take action when they are sitting on paperwork…
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How to Lie with Infographics: A Case Study in Immigration Misinformation
A new infographic posted on social media by Families of New York makes a series of false, incomplete, or just plain incomprehensible claims about asylum…
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ICE's "Non-Punitive" Immigrant Detention Centers Inflict Plenty of Punishment
New documents reveal unprecedented look at what goes wrong at ICE detention centers across the country, from medical negligence, to verbal abuse even…
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Immigrant Detention Update: New Lawsuit Challenges ICE Detention, Latest Numbers on Detained Migrants, Malaysia Criticized for Detaining…
Immigrant detention numbers in the United States have crept upward in recent weeks, but the real story is what detention means and how detention is used…
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The Detention Center Prosperity Gospel Fails to Work Miracles in Rural Communities
Stewart Detention Center is located in one of the poorest counties in the country. Today we look at Stewart through the lens of a new report on rural…
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Meet the Haven Asylum Lab + Monday Morning Migration Roundup
Let's kick this week off with some news and updates, including upcoming immigration workshops, David Bier's Green Card Game goes public, MPI video now…
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Geographer and professor at Syracuse University shares regular insights into the U.S. immigration system.
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