‘Invisible’ Migrant Farmworkers Cope With Hurricane’s Aftermath
By: Nada Hassanein For the past month, farmworker Albertin Melo, his wife, Angelica García, and their three children have taken refuge under debris. When ferocious Hurricane Helene…
US Court Orders Transfer of Migrant Children From ‘Profoundly Inhumane’ Open-Air Sites
By Brett Wilkins Migrant rights defenders on April 4 cheered a federal court ruling ordering U.S. Customs and Border Protection to stop holding undocumented minors in squalid open-air…
Federal Judge Orders Immigration Agents to Stop Removing Texas’ Concertina Wire on the Border
By Uriel J. García A federal judge on Monday ordered immigration agents to stop taking down or cutting through concertina wire placed on the Texas-Mexico border in Eagle…
Legislation for Humane Immigration Reform Remain Uncertain
By Benjamin Neufeld Following more than two years since president Trump left office, and despite the intense anti-immigrant, “build the wall” rhetoric and messaging which he promoted faltering…
New Year, Same Immigration Problems
Maribel Hastings and David Torres The New Year has arrived with the same old problems. Undocumented immigrants already rooted in this country for decades, and those who arrive…
Detainees Dread Covid While Awaiting Immigration Hearings
By Renuka Rayasam In October, Yibran Ramírez-Cecena didn’t alert the staff at Stewart Detention Center to his cough and runny nose. Ramirez-Cecena, who had been detained at the…
Migrants Sheltered in Denver Are in Need of Clothing Donations
By Lindsey Toomer Denver is still housing a large number of migrants as they continue to arrive in the city, helping connect them to their loved ones and…
We Must Condemn All Racism and Discrimination, No Matter Who It Comes From
Maribel Hastings and David Torres At a time when the immigrant and Hispanic communities, like other minorities, are facing racism from an extremist Republican Party, it is…
DACA Remains Intact as Appeals Court Sends Case Challenging Its Legality Back to Lower Court
By Uriel J. García A federal appeals court on Wednesday sent a case challenging the legality of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA — a national…
Migrant Mass Drowning in Texas Spurs Renewed Calls for Immigration Reform
By Brett Wilkins Advocates on Saturday urged Congress to pass immigration reforms after at least nine migrants drowned while attempting to cross the swollen Rio Grande from México into…