Immigration Raids Canceled by Hurricane

According to NBC News, the plans labeled as ‘Operation Mega’ for immigration raids across the US by the Department of Homeland Security, to target over 8400 undocumented immigrants later in September, were well underway. But the plans have been shelved after the recent Hurricane Harvey, and the upcoming Hurricane Irma. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) […]

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Economics Bigger Deterrence to Immigrants than Politics

President Donald Trump has made it one of his key policies to try and make the US an undesirable location for undocumented immigrants, but his crackdown on immigration, which now includes the termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, may be overkill. Recent economic research suggests that this task may already have been

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Rescinded Immigration Policy Could Impact 10,000 Filipinos

Around 10,000 Filipinos could be affected by the decision of the US government to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs. The agency announced on Wednesday that it would provide help to up to 10,000 Filipinos, who could face deportation now that the program is being terminated.

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Asylum Seeker Influx Coming from Honduras and El Salvador

With the deadline approaching for the end or renewal of the special immigration designation called Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for immigrants from El Salvador and Honduras in the US, experts fear that Canada could face an influx should the Trump administration decide on the former. In May, the Department of Homeland Security told 50,000 Haitians

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Comprehensive Immigration Reform Needed in the US, Says Abbott

On Sunday, the Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, said that the federal government needs to pass immigration reform even as the possible end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, created via executive action by President Barack Obama five years ago, is weighed by the current President, Donald Trump. Abbott told Fox News

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