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America needs a 21st-century immigration system that advances the economic, security, and ... Read the full article at the link below. Immigration Priorities for a Biden Administration ...
November 11, 2020
Commentary
... the campaign to reverse some of the most restrictive immigration actions undertaken during Donald Trump’s four years in office, including family separation and a travel ban on nationals from majority-Muslim countries. He ... some of the incoming administration’s top immigration priorities and examines challenges and opportunities ahead. ...
November, 2020
Issue Brief
... many of the Trump administration’s racist and draconian immigration policies , including fortifying Deferred Action ... the Muslim Ban, and ending government funding of a border wall. Yet, recent actions taken by the current ... draconian policies by reinstating Obama-era enforcement priorities that somewhat limited the broad discretion of ICE ...
January 24, 2022
Commentary
This article is part of the Moving Forward on Immigration series that explores the future of immigration in ... of the 2020 presidential election. President-elect Joe Biden’s plan on immigration stands in stark contrast to the ... article at the link below. Biden’s Immigration Plan Is a Promising Start in the Work Ahead ...
December 2, 2020
Commentary
The Biden transition team this week announced its Department ... that it is on track to take that swing away from the Trump administration once in office. The agency review teams are ... and to ensure that the new administration is set up in a correct posture to achieve its policy goals once in office. ... team the latest sign of a radically different approach to immigration ...
November 13, 2020
News Article
President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. has said that one of his first priorities will be rolling back his predecessor’s restrictive immigration policies . To do it, he may have to overhaul the ...
November 15, 2020
News Article
Statement pic_Biden EO.jpg Yesterday, President Biden signed an executive ... US policy of allowing individuals who present at a border the chance to apply for asylum. Instead, the ... for a week, is more stringent in some ways than the failed immigration bill covered by GCIR earlier this year , with ...
June 5, 2024
Statement
... on the U.S. economy will preoccupy President-elect Joe Biden during his first weeks in office, the incoming ... expected to quickly start dismantling President Trump's immigration agenda. After Mr. Biden is sworn-in in January, ... to end it, people familiar with the plans told CBS News. The incoming administration also intends to rescind Mr. ...
November 11, 2020
News Article
When he enters the White House, Joe Biden will likely seek to reverse much of President Donald Trump’s immigration legacy and push ahead with his own agenda. While ... could be quickly rescinded, the multitude of Trump administration changes could take months or years to undo. ...
November 7, 2020
News Article
President-elect Joe Biden will take office under pressure to repudiate and ... actions President Trump has used to tighten the U.S. immigration system. But Biden also will start his term in a bind that could make such changes difficult to accomplish ...
December 2, 2020
News Article
... Legal Resource Center’s Blueprint for the Next Administration , they identify policies that must ... what has been lost over the past four years but also for a new way forward toward dignity and justice. These ... Blueprint with individuals directly impacted by the immigration and criminal legal systems, community-based ...
September, 2020
Report
Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration’s first attempt to terminate Deferred ... have an unambiguous obligation to fully reinstate DACA. As a result, not only must the agency continue processing ... 2017 DACA rescission memorandum, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has taken no public steps to ...
July 13, 2020
News Article
... who came to the US as children from deportation, a federal judge ruled Friday. The order comes nearly a month ... They need to reopen the program." US Citizenship and Immigration Services, part of the Department Homeland ... end of the day but we are here to support," he told Fox News. The administration could reissue memos dismantling the ...
July 17, 2020
News Article
... Democrats in Congress are calling for President-elect Joe Biden to dismantle the federal government’s deportation ... below. Progressives are getting ready to push Biden on immigration reform ...
December 11, 2020
News Article
The Trump administration is planning to make the naturalization test, ... must pass to become US citizens, longer, according to a draft memo obtained by CNN, a move that could make it more ... the citizenship process. Last year, US Citizenship and Immigration Services, which administers the exam, announced ...
November 12, 2020
News Article
In response to Trump Administration’s memorandum to remove undocumented ... issue the following statement: “The memorandum is a brazen attempt to suppress fair and accurate representation ... that everyone residing in the U.S. – regardless of immigration status – is counted. Ensuring an accurate count ...
July 23, 2020
Statement
... voted in favor of democracy, decency, and integrity. A record number of people cast their votes, not just for the ... economic crisis, and record climate disasters. On the immigration front, he will face the task of undoing four ... on deportations. These actions reflect many of the priorities of movement and field leaders, but much more must ...
November 10, 2020
Statement
... refugee, and asylum seeker communities, the transition to a new administration in 2021 will not automatically result in bold new immigration reform or even a comprehensive unwinding of the ... they will be operating in an environment of competing priorities and with an advocate and provider community ...
December 8, 2020
Webinar
... settled in every corner of America. The President took a long failed immigration system and weaponized it. A campaign built on ... to make critical changes to immigration enforcement and priorities across the country. Now more than ever, it’s ...
October, 2020
Analysis
... of New York and the Russell Sage Foundation Conference on Immigration and Immigrant Integration, originally scheduled ... investigators will review findings from their research on a range of issues, including how increasing population ... and advocacy worlds and immigration reporters from the news media. Registration Visit the registration page to ...
September 24, 2020
Co-Sponsored Program