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A Message Regarding COVID-19

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  • A Florida Court Blocks ‘Parole + ATD’ Program in Latest Fight Between State and Federal Immigration Authority
    March 21, 2023

    On March 8, a Florida court blocked the Biden administration from using a key border program referred to as Parole plus Alternative to Detention (Parole + ATD). The court’s decision vacated the policy as unlawful. While the written order includes commentary on a wide range of border-related issues, including parole itself, the decision only directly […] The post A Florida Court Blocks ‘Parole + ATD’ Program in Latest Fight Between State and Federal Immigration Authority appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]

  • Immigration Agencies Violate FOIA, Harming Immigrants and Government Transparency Alike
    March 17, 2023

    Immigration agencies have a problem with transparency. With an immigration system as complex as ours and Freedom of Information Act offices that are chronically underfunded, it’s no surprise that immigration agencies violate FOIA—a statute created to strengthen our democracy by helping regular citizens understand what the government is up to—by failing to timely provide details […] The post Immigration Agencies Violate FOIA, Harming Immigrants and Government Transparency Alike appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]

  • Three Years of Title 42
    March 17, 2023

    In March 2020, the world came to an unfamiliar halt. The COVID-19 pandemic was no longer a looming and distant concern. Events rapidly fell off calendars, schools shuttered, and those who could sheltered in place. Our hopes that the impact of the pandemic would be short lived were shattered with each passing month. Beyond the […] The post Three Years of Title 42 appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]

  • Ukrainians Get a Temporary Reprieve Instead of a Permanent Fix
    March 15, 2023

    The Biden administration announced on Monday that it would grant another year of temporary legal status for some Ukrainians who fled the Russian invasion for the United States before April 25, when the Biden administration rolled out the Uniting for Ukraine program. The extension fixes an obvious injustice between Ukrainian refugees who arrived in the […] The post Ukrainians Get a Temporary Reprieve Instead of a Permanent Fix appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]

  • States Lead the Way in Banning Immigration Detention Centers
    March 10, 2023

    State governments are leading the way on eliminating a blemish from their communities—immigration detention centers. As some state governments begin their legislative sessions, bills attempting to ban certain immigration detention centers have been introduced in multiple states. Following the lead of states like New Jersey and Illinois, New Mexico and Colorado have bills pending that […] The post States Lead the Way in Banning Immigration Detention Centers appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]