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Advocacy

ACLU says Orange County, cities violated sanctuary law when 2 men were detained by ICE

House Democrats call for transgender immigrants to be released

Gov. Greg Abbott, a Catholic, draws criticism over new refugee ban from Texas' Catholic bishops

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Appeals

Trump administration asks 9th Circuit to lift court order limiting asylum ban

Appeals court frees up money for Trump's border wall

Federal court in SF considers two Trump restrictions on immigration rules

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 01/09/2020
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Border Searches

Trump planning to divert $7.2 billion in Pentagon funds for border wall

  • By: The Washington Post
  • 01/13/2020
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Mexican asylum seeker kills himself at border

Appeals court frees up money for Trump's border wall

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Citizenship

U.S. Imposes Visa Rules for Pregnant Women on 'Birth Tourism'

Trump administration targets 'birth tourism' with new vetting plans for visas

Deferred Action

White House quietly threatened to veto spending legislation over 'Dreamers' issue

  • By: The Washington Post
  • 01/03/2020
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Deportation/Removal

Trump courts new controversy with travel ban expansion

Mexico begins flying, busing migrants back to Honduras

Iranian Student Blocked From US Despite Court Order, Sparking Outrage

  • By: The New York Times
  • 01/21/2020
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Detention

Judge hints he may rule for migrants in Border Patrol suit

ICE, judges deny protections for disabled immigrants in custody, attorneys say

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 01/20/2020
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In tiny town, immigration detainees outnumber residents

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Enforcement

Iranian Student Blocked From US Despite Court Order, Sparking Outrage

  • By: The New York Times
  • 01/21/2020
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U.S.-bound migrants clash with Mexican forces at Guatemala border

  • By: The Washington Post
  • 01/20/2020
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ICE, judges deny protections for disabled immigrants in custody, attorneys say

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 01/20/2020
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Family

U.S. Imposes Visa Rules for Pregnant Women on 'Birth Tourism'

Judge refuses to second-guess family separations at border

Court refuses to further restrict administration's power to separate migrant families

Immigrant Children

Judge refuses to second-guess family separations at border

U.S. collecting DNA samples from some migrants - including teens - in first stages of program

Immigration Court

Iranian Student Blocked From US Despite Court Order, Sparking Outrage

  • By: The New York Times
  • 01/21/2020
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AP visits immigration courts across US, finds nonstop chaos

ICE, judges deny protections for disabled immigrants in custody, attorneys say

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 01/20/2020
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Immigration Legislation

White House quietly threatened to veto spending legislation over 'Dreamers' issue

  • By: The Washington Post
  • 01/03/2020
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Immigration Policy

Trump courts new controversy with travel ban expansion

New Guatemalan Government Won't Cancel U.S. Asylum Deal

  • By: The New York Times
  • 01/23/2020
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Mexico begins flying, busing migrants back to Honduras

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Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Laguna Beach immigration attorney sentenced to 18 months in visa fraud scheme

  • By: The Los Angeles Times
  • 12/23/2019
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Inspection/Admission Issues

Mexican asylum seeker kills himself at border

Judicial Review

Judge blocks Trump's executive order on refugee resettlement

Judge refuses to second-guess family separations at border

Court refuses to further restrict administration's power to separate migrant families

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Lawful Permanent Residency

Trump asks Supreme Court to let immigrant 'public charge' rule take effect

Court refuses to greenlight Trump's "public charge" rule to restrict immigration

Last US-Wide Block on Trump Immigrant Policy Under Appeal

Legal Motions

Judge hints he may rule for migrants in Border Patrol suit

Immigration agency subpoenas sanctuary city law enforcement

Trial opens in suit over Border Patrol detention conditions

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Political asylum

New Guatemalan Government Won't Cancel U.S. Asylum Deal

  • By: The New York Times
  • 01/23/2020
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U.S.-bound migrants clash with Mexican forces at Guatemala border

  • By: The Washington Post
  • 01/20/2020
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A Surge of Migrants Rushes a Mexican Border Crossing

  • By: The New York Times
  • 01/18/2020
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Public Benefits / Welfare

Trump asks Supreme Court to let immigrant 'public charge' rule take effect

Federal court in SF considers two Trump restrictions on immigration rules

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 01/09/2020
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Court refuses to greenlight Trump's "public charge" rule to restrict immigration

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Raids

MIT Warns Immigrant Students of Possible Visits From ICE

Refugees

Sending Back Climate Refugees May Violate Right to Life: U.N. Body

  • By: The New York Times
  • 01/21/2020
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Millions of future climate refugees may need protection, U.N. committee warns

ICE deported 25 Cambodian immigrants, most of whom arrived int eh U.S. as refugees

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State and Local Enforcement

Immigration agency subpoenas sanctuary city law enforcement

ACLU says Orange County, cities violated sanctuary law when 2 men were detained by ICE

North Dakota County Rejects Poll on Refugee Resettlement

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Status/Classification

Trump asks Supreme Court to let immigrant 'public charge' rule take effect

Court refuses to greenlight Trump's "public charge" rule to restrict immigration

Last US-Wide Block on Trump Immigrant Policy Under Appeal

Travel

Trump courts new controversy with travel ban expansion

New Guatemalan Government Won't Cancel U.S. Asylum Deal

  • By: The New York Times
  • 01/23/2020
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Mexico begins flying, busing migrants back to Honduras

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Other Immigration

Judge hints he may rule for migrants in Border Patrol suit

Millions of future climate refugees may need protection, U.N. committee warns

Lawmakers to call on ICE to release all transgender detainees

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