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‘Caged … for no fault of your own’: Detainees dread COVID while awaiting immigration hearings

LUMPKIN, Ga. — In October, Yibran Ramirez-Cecena didn’t alert the staff at Stewart Detention Center to his cough and runny nose. Ramirez-Cecena, who had been detained at the immigration detention facility in southwestern Georgia since May, hid his symptoms, afraid he would be put in solitary confinement if he tested…

Tribune News Service

Thriving network of fixers preys on migrants crossing Mexico

With more migrants entering Mexico, a sprawling network of lawyers, fixers and middlemen has exploded in the country

The Independent UK

Supreme Court ruling on Title 42 casts asylum seekers as ‘political tool,’ Chicago immigration advocate says

“It’s completely antithetical to the U.S.’ obligations to recognize the rights of asylum seekers to come to this country and ask for protection.”

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If You Oppose COVID Emergency Powers, You Should Oppose Title 42 Expulsions

While other pandemic policies have ended, the migration measure has “outlived [its] shelf life,” Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote yesterday.

Reason

Understanding the surge in migration at the US-Mexico border

Rising number of migrant and refugee arrivals is problem decades in the making and made worse by US policy, experts say.

Al Jazeera

They risked their lives for America — then they got deported

The US has relied on immigrants through many of its biggest conflicts, but that doesn’t protect them from deportation, Josh Marcus reports

The Independent UK

Farmworkers brace for more time in the shadows after latest effort fails in Congress

A legalization path for farmworkers failed to pass this month and faces an even steeper climb in a Republican-controlled House in the next Congress.

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Supreme Court Issues Dubious Ruling that Perpetuates Title 42 "Public Health" Expulsions of Migrants

The decision doesn't actually require continuation of the policy, but will have that effect indirectly. Justice Neil Gorsuch's dissent explains why the Court was wrong to take this step.

Reason

EXPLAINER: What happens if COVID asylum restrictions end?

The U.S. has been using a public health rule intended to limit the spread of disease to expel migrants seeking asylum since the pandemic began

The Independent UK

Supreme Court keeps Trump-era migrant ban in place for now

Title 42 will remain in force until the Supreme Court considers the case in February

The Independent UK

Supreme Court allows border restrictions for asylum-seekers to continue for now

The justices agreed to decide in its February argument session whether 19 states that oppose the Title 42 policy should be allowed to intervene in defense of the restrictions in the lower courts.

WEKU

Supreme Court keeps immigration limits in place indefinitely

The Supreme Court is keeping pandemic-era limits on people seeking asylum in place indefinitely, dashing hopes of immigration advocates who had been anticipating their end this week

The Independent UK

They put their lives on the line for America - then got deported. Now 94,000 veterans could finally come home

The US has relied on immigrants through many of its biggest conflicts, but that doesn’t protect them from deportation, Josh Marcus reports

The Independent UK

Warm welcome to Italy hides a cold, exploitative reality for migrant workers

Italy is increasingly using migrant workers as a labour pool for logistics and high-turnover industries, cutting corners on safety and training, writes Giorgio Grappi

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AAP

Exiled professor's ashes to return to Fiji

Fiji's new prime minister has allowed the return of Dr Padma Lal and the ashes of her husband Professor Brij Lal.

WEKU

Busloads of migrants dropped off near Kamala Harris's home on Christmas Eve

It appears to be the latest action in an escalating battle between some state governors, and the federal government, over immigration policy.

Salon

AOC is only Dem to oppose omnibus bill

"The dramatic increase in DHS and ICE spending... cuts against the promises our party has made," she said

Salon

COVID dread for immigration detainees

For the roughly 30,000 people living in the country’s network of immigration facilities, COVID remains a threat

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Many foreign interns harassed over pregnancy

More than a quarter of female foreign technical interns in Japan have been the subject of improper remarks about pregnancy and childbirth, including being told they would lose their job if they became pregnant, according to a first-ever survey conducted by the Immigration Services Agency of Japan.

The Independent UK

They put their lives on the line for America - then got deported. Now 94,000 veterans could finally come home

The US has relied on immigrants through many of its biggest conflicts, but that doesn’t protect them from deportation, Josh Marcus reports

Miami Herald

Feds are considering whether to free Cuban detainees after accidental data leak

MIAMI — Several Cuban migrants slated for deportation — whose confidential information Immigration and Customs Enforcement accidentally published online last month — received letters this week saying the agency is evaluating whether to free them from custody after a U.S official told Cuba about the unprecedented leak.

The Independent UK

Title 42 border rules confound Washington, migrants alike

The drawn-out saga of Title 42 has been chaotic at the U.S.-Mexico border

Tribune News Service

Senate immigration showdown ends with Title 42 stalemate

WASHINGTON — Congressional inaction on immigration sparked yet another Senate showdown over the so-called Title 42 border expulsion directive, prolonging a legislative stalemate on the issue and paving the way for U.S. border policy to likely be decided in the courts.

Los Angeles Times

Immigration reform hopes nearly extinguished as Congress approaches end of session

WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders who hoped to strike a deal on immigration reform before the end of the year faced difficult odds to push proposals through for votes.

Roll Call

Senate immigration showdown ends with Title 42 stalemate - Roll Call

Congressional inaction on immigration sparked yet another Senate showdown over the so-called Title 42 border expulsion directive.

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