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Immigration In Pandemic Times, Vol. 2, No. 1

As immigration has been impacted by health concerns surrounding COVID-19, many migrants have been stripped of their rights. The injustices are only continuing as application fees increase, the wall is deemed constitutional, migrant children are expelled without being able to see lawyers, and other cases. The Trump administration has increased many immigration application fees, especially on first-time asylum and naturalization applications. The increase has shifted the cost for naturalization...

Immigration in Pandemic Times; Vol. 1, No. 12

The coronavirus has severely damaged American health, finances, and stability. Immigrants have been one of the hardest-hit groups – what will the government do, if anything, to help? USCIS fee increases go into effect on October 2, 2020. People hoping to file for green cards through family or employment will also have to pay for interim benefits such as work and travel authorization, which substantially increases expected fees. Other...

Immigration in Pandemic Times, Vol. 1, No. 11

The Trump Administration continues to pass legislation restricting immigrant rights as the pandemic continues – will lawsuits, rulings, and Supreme Court interventions be enough to stop them? A federal judge ruled on July 17, 2020 that the Trump administration must immediately begin to accept DACA applications, saying that DACA needs to be “restored to its ‘pre-September 5, 2017 status.’” Although the judge’s ruling will force the government to stop...

Immigration In Pandemic Times, Vol. 1, No. 10

In the past week, there have been various criticisms of how ICE and the Trump administration is handling the COVID-19 pandemic as the virus continues to spread. The para-military state is here. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents invaded the State of Oregon in unmarked vans kidnapping alleged protesters. The Department of Homeland Security says it has the authority and jurisdiction to carry out these extra-judicial kidnappings based on...

Immigration in Pandemic Times, Vol. 1, No. 9

As schools across the country continue to announce shifts to online education and the COVID-19 crisis continues to worsen across that nation, the Trump administration continues to take severe steps against immigration under the guise of controlling the pandemic. A federal judge ruled on Friday, June 26, that all migrant children in family detention centers must be released by mid-July because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Judge Dolly M. Gee...

Immigration in Pandemic Times Vol. 1, No.8

Using the pandemic as a cover, there have been increasing attempts by the Trump administration to limit immigration to the United States. Read more, below. As of June 22, the USCIS has announced a change to try to stop undocumented immigrants from entering the US illegally. This new rule overlooks intent and instead prevents all undocumented immigrants who entered without legal status from obtaining employment permission when their asylum...

Immigration in Pandemic Times Vol. 1, No. 7

ICE continues to ignore COVID-19 regulations in detention facilities, while asylum seekers struggle to gain entry to the United States. However, we had a huge win this week when the Supreme Court held that the Trump administration’s decision to end DACA was arbitrary and capricious. You can read more about that here and sign up for upcoming virtual clinics here. ICE refuses to make compromises for the sake of...

Immigration in Pandemic Times Vol. 1, No. 6

Although many states have begun re-opening businesses and life is starting to return to normal, minorities continue to face the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic. A video posted on June 5 shows HSI (Homeland Security Investigations) officers shoving a peacefully protesting, unarmed Puerto Rican man to the ground in a New York City George Floyd rally. The officials in question were part of the team deployed by ICE (Immigration...

Immigration in Pandemic Times Vol. 1, No. 5

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to shed light on the basic inequalities of our society. This week’s immigration news related to the virus, below: On May 19, the Trump administration announced that border restrictions would continue indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the CDC has defended the restrictions, the now-stringent policies regulating entry into the US have severely decreased the amount of people legally allowed into the country. Despite...

Immigration In Pandemic Times Vol. 1, No. 3

Catch all our coverage of the news as it pertains to immigration in these pandemic times by subscribing to our feed and following our blog here. True to our analysis about the short-sightedness of immigration travel bans, several virologists have theorized that the ensuing rush of Americans trying to come back home from Europe after the Trump administration announced a ban on all travel from the continent, may be...