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Concerning Fall Regulatory Agenda
CAP:
Fall regulatory agenda just dropped and there are some VERY concerning new rules around immigration coming out this spring.
Changes to Eligibility for T visas Changes to inadmissibility for Public charge Returning immigrants pending removal proceedings?! Looks like these 2 could make it harder for abused spouses to leave without losing
status https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=201710&RIN=1615-AC17 https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=201710&RIN=1615-AC15
Rule on accepting bonds that could be bad Rule terminating Flores settlement
At DOJ:
Rule to change DOJ’s regs regarding motions to reopen and motions to reconsider post-deportation And what appear to be big changes to cancellation of removal
Justice Department weakens guidelines for protecting children in immigration courtImmProf: The new memo removes suggestions contained in the 2007 memo for how to conduct “child-sensitive questioning” and adds reminders to judges to maintain “impartiality” even though “juvenile cases may present sympathetic allegations.” The new document also changes the word “child” to “unmarried individual under the age of 18” in many instances. Read the memo here. See New EOIR Memo Encourages Immigration Judges To Dump On Unaccompanied Children from retired IJ Schmidt for a breakdown of concerns.
Salvadoran Law Creates Deportation-to-Prison Pipeline
Susan Cruz: Decree 717 was created in response to Trump’s statements about deporting alleged gang members en masse. In a knee-jerk reaction the Salvadoran Assembly passed, and President Sanchez Céren ratified Decree 717 which creates a deportation-to-prison pipeline. It went into effect July 14, 2017. (Click here to read Decree 717).
To curb illegal border crossings, Trump administration weighs new measures targeting families
WaPo: The Trump administration is considering measures to halt a surge of Central American families and unaccompanied minors coming across the Mexican border, including a proposal to separate parents from their children, according to officials with knowledge of the plans. These measures, described on the condition of anonymity because they have not been publicly disclosed, would also crack down on migrants living in the United States illegally who send for their children. That aspect of the effort would use data collected by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to target parents for deportation after they attempt to regain custody of their children from government shelters.
Without New Laws or Walls, Trump Presses the Brake on Legal Immigration
NYT: [The Trump administration] has also quietly, and with much less resistance, slowed many forms of legal immigration without the need for Congress to rescind a single visa program enshrined in the law. Immigration and State Department officials are more closely scrutinizing, and have started more frequently denying, visas for people seeking to visit the United States on business, as well as for those recruited by American companies, according to lawyers representing visa seekers. Foreigners already in the United States whose employers wish to extend their stays are also facing new hurdles.
EOIR Releases Memo on Applications for Cancellation of Removal or Suspension of DeportationEOIR released an Operating Policies and Procedures Memorandum (OPPM) with guidelines for adjudicating applications for cancellation of removal or suspension of deportation that are subject to the annual limitation (“cap”). Guidance is effective as to hearings that are concluded on or after 1/4/18.AILA Doc. No. 17122033 USCIS Announces Re-Registration Period Now Open for Nicaraguans with TPSUSCIS announced that current beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under Nicaragua’s designation who want to maintain that status through the program’s termination date of January 5, 2019, must re-register between December 15, 2017, and February 13, 2018.AILA Doc. No. 17121833 USCIS Announces Re-Registration Period Now Open for Honduras with TPSUSCIS announced that current beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under Honduras’ designation who want to maintain that status through the current expiration date of July 5, 2018, must re-register between December 15, 2017, and February 13, 2018.AILA Doc. No. 17121830
Fearing Deportation From U.S., Migrants Walk To Canada
NPR: More than 9,000 people seeking refugee status in Canada entered the province of Québec from August through October. By comparison, just over 2,400 crossed by foot along the entire U.S. border with Canada last year.
RESOURCES
Withdrawal of Representation in Immigration Practice by Cyrus Mehta (See attached) USCIS v. EOIR: Jurisdiction over Asylum Applications for Individuals Who Were in Expedited
Removal Proceedings or Issued Notices to Appear ILRC: List of CIMT Rules Legal Aid: ICE in the Courts Best Practices (See attached) Memorandum from the Advisory Council for Immigration Issues in Family Court with Adverse
Consequences Chart (see attached)
USCIS Provides the Lesson Plan Overview on Safe Third Country Threshold Screening
AILA: Reactions and Selected Press Clips on DACA Rescission/Support for Dream Act
USCIS Provides Access to Electronic Reading Room EVENTS
12/27/17 Webinar: Learn about Trump policies impacting legal services’ clients’ rights to naturalization, asylum, adjustment of status, humanitarian parole, etc. through collaborative Freedom of Information Act requests and collaborative FOIA litigation
2/8/17 Basic Immigration Law 2018
2/9/17 Asylum, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Crime Victim, and Other Immigration Relief 2018
2/23/17 2018 Immigration and Asylum Law Conference (Federal Bar Association and New York Law School)
4/30/17 Working with Immigrants: The Intersection of Basic Immigration, Housing, and Domestic Violence Issues in California 2018 (Free)
ImmProf
Tuesday, December 26, 2017
Immigration Article of the Day: The Employment E ff ects of Mexican Repatriations: Evidence from the 1930’s by Jongkwan Lee, Giovanni Peri, Vasil Yasenov
California Governor Pardons Immigrants -- Will Removal Be Avoided? The Migrant Kitchen
Monday, December 25, 2017
This American Life Looks at Undocumented Immigrants in Albertville, Alabama Fearing Deportation From U.S., Migrants Walk To Canada MacArthur Grant Will Create ‘Sesame Street’ for Syrian Refugees Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Sunday, December 24, 2017 Trump reportedly said Haitians 'all have AIDS' and Nigerians live in 'huts' during
outburst on immigrationSaturday, December 23, 2017
The best economics books on Immigration Ninth Circuit Rejects Trump's Travel Ban 3.0 Justice Department weakens guidelines for protecting children in immigration court
Friday, December 22, 2017
Michigan State Law Immigration Clinic Fellow Position Thursday, December 21, 2017
Northwestern University Law Review: Exclusive Submission Window opens January 1, 2018 Deportation Flight to Cambodia Halted Trump Slows Legal Immigration Without Need for New Laws President Trump Commutes Sentence of Agriprocessor CEO of Postville Raid Fame
Wednesday, December 20, 2017
An Immigration Vote in January? Migration Policy Institute's Top 10 Migration Issues of 2017 Elections Matter: A Dream Deported
Trump Administration Makes Significant Down Payment on Immigration Campaign Promises but Has Yet to Achieve Most Substantive Changes
As Trump Tightens Legal Immigration, Canada Woos Tech Firms Immigration Article of the Day: Does Legal Status Affect Educational Attainment in Immigrant Families? by
Zachary D. Liscow and William A Woolston From the Bookshelves: Noncitizenism: Recognising Noncitizen Capabilities in a World of Citizens by
Tendayi Bloom
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration The Family-Based Migrant Turned Entrepreneur/Billionaire Beyond DACA – Defying Employer Sanctions Through Civil Disobedience From the Bookshelves: The Immigrant Cookbook: Recipes That Make America Great by Leyla Moushabeck President Trump's National Security Strategy and Immigration President Trump: End Chain (Family-Based) Immigration Trump administration goes to Supreme Court over abortion for immigrant teen
Monday, December 18, 2017
From the Bookshelves: Social Justice Holiday Reading Gift Guide: Understanding Immigration Lawyer who used analytics in immigration and asylum cases is named top legal innovator Vice: The "Undocumented Immigrants" Who Are Actually Citizens Happy International Migrants Day! The Immigration Story Behind The Sound of Music Wax and Richwine: US Should End Low-Skill Immigration 2017's Top 10 Immigration Stories
AILA NEWS UPDATE
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Daily Immigration News Clips – December 22, 2017
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on December 22, 2017
The Daily Immigration Clips will not be posted again until January 2, 2018. Happy Holidays!
National
The Washington Post To curb illegal border crossings, Trump administration weighs new measures targeting familiesBy Nick Miroff
New York Times Trump Administration Considers Separating Families to Combat Illegal ImmigrationBy Caitlyn Dickerson and Ron Nixon
Bloomberg BNA Outlook 2018: 'Dreamer' Bill Possible Amid Immigration StalemateBy Laura Francis
Rewire Trump's Administration Spent 2017 Targeting Even More People for DeportationBy Tina Vasquez
AP Plan To Avert Government Shutdown Punts DACA Fix To January
AP Congress clears temporary spending bill to avert shutdownBy Andrew Taylor
Reuters Congress votes to avert shutdown, sends Trump stopgap spending billBy Richard Cowan
Wall Street Journal Congress Passes Short-Term Spending Bill to Avoid Government ShutdownBy Kristina Peterson
The Hill Gutiérrez, Dems worry leaders may cave in 'Dreamer' talksBy Jordain Carney and Rafael Bernal
The Hill Pelosi on delaying DACA fix: January is 'this year extended'By Mike Lillis
CNN Democrats acknowledge defeat on DACA this yearBy Tal Kopan
CNN Did Democrats lose their leverage on DACA?By Tal Kopan
San Francisco Chronicle Congress OKs short-term spending bill but fails to act on wildfire aid, 'Dreamers'By Carolyn Lochhead
Vox Activists worry Democrats are giving up their best chance on DACABy Ella Nilsen
Public News Service Children's Groups Press Lawmakers to Pass Dream ActBy Suzanne Potter
Smithsonian Folklife The American DreamersBy Laura Zhang
National Law Review TPS Re-Registration Period Is Now Open for Nicaraguan and Honduran Beneficiaries
New England Public Radio As Honduran Immigrants Await News On Legal Status, Violent Protests Continue At HomeBy Diane Orson
New York Times Thousands of Federal Inmates Are in the U.S. Illegally, Administration SaysBy Vivian Yee
Politico Trump administration sought to block abortion for undocumented teen who alleged rapeBy Reynuka Rayasam and Josh Gerstein
The Hill Trump officials make case for border wallBy Mallory Shelbourne
Los Angeles Times Exclusive: Jose Antonio Vargas, journalist and 'undocumented citizen,' lands book deal
The Atlantic All the People Congress Is Leaving Behind for ChristmasBy Russell Berman
Newsweek Ann Coulter: Trump is a Reality TV Star Who Won on ImmigrationBy Summer Meza
Local
USA Herald Gov. Wolf Joins Group of Bipartisan Governors Asking Congress to Fix DACABy Catherine Davis
Texas Tribune From Border Wall Fight To New "Sanctuary" Law, Immigration Dominated Texas News In 2017By Julian Aguilar
AP (California) South Bay leaders rally to call on Congress to pass Dream Act
Arizona Republic (Arizona) Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams joins effort to support 'dreamers'By Megan Cassidy
Greenville News (North Carolina) What Would Jesus Do? Upstate faith leaders support DreamersBy Paul Hyde
Lawndale News (Illinois) Rep. Mah Supports DREAMers Club Fundraiser at Back of the Yards High School
Lawndale News National Immigrant Groups Urge Congress to Pass DREAM Act NowBy Ashmar Mandou
AP MIT janitor facing deportation is released from jail
Fox News Illegal immigrant facing deportation offered sanctuary by Colorado church
American-Statesman Trump immigration crackdown targets Central Americans seeking asylumBy Sean Collins Walsh
Urban Milwaukee (Op-Ed) Dream Act Immigrants Would Boost EconomyBy Tamarine Cornelius
Arizona Daily Star (Op-Ed) Eduardo Sainz: Ducey, McCain and McSally need to step up for 'Dreamers'By Eduardo Sainz
Daily Immigration News Clips – December 21, 2017
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on December 21, 2017
National
AP Young immigrants' fate unclear as Congress delays DACA fixBy Adriana Gomez Licon
AP GOP Senator: Vote in January on fate of young immigrants
AP Ending the DACA program would create 'palpable' hardship for immigrants, judge saysBy Sudhin Thanawala
AP Wait extends into '18 to determine fate of DreamersBy Matthew Daly
Reuters Vote in Senate on 'Dreamers' hinges on bipartisan pact: McConnellBy Richard Cowan
Wall Street Journal Immigration Talks Gain Steam, but No Deal Seen Until Next YearBy Laura Meckler and Kristina Peterson
New York Times Justices Return Dispute Over DACA Documents to Lower CourtsBy Adam Liptak
Politico Senators eye DACA deal in JanuaryBy Ted Hesson
Politico Supreme Court sets guidelines for DACA legal fightBy Josh Gerstein
Roll Call Pelosi to GOP: You're on Your Own With CRBy Lindsey McPherson
Los Angeles Times Kevin de León to Feinstein: 'Don't come back' to California without forcing a government shutdown over Dream ActBy Jazmine Ulloa
The Hill McConnell says he'll bring DACA bill to floor in January if negotiators reach dealBy Jordain Carney
The Hill Top Hollywood stars call on Congress for DACA fixBy Judy Kurtz
The Hill Gutierrez, Dems worry leaders may cave in 'Dreamer' talksBy Jordain Carney and Rafael Bernal
Newsmax Sen. Barrasso: DACA Deal Will Be Negotiated Before MarchBy Solange Reyner
Fox News Deal on DACA program expected in JanuaryBy Lukas Mikelionis
Bloomberg Senators Say They're Closing In on a DACA and Border DealBy Laura Litvan
Voa News Senators, White House Working on DACA DealBy Aline Barros
The Republic Flake: Senate will vote on DACA bill to protect young immigrants in JanuaryBy Daniel Gonzalez
San Diego Tribune Why 'DREAM Act Now' protest ramped up after GOP tax bill passedBy Luis Gomez
Washington Times Sen. John Barrasso: DACA bill, immigration reform on the docket for early next yearBy Sally Persons
The Guardian Florida judge halts deportation of 92 Somalis shackled on plane for 48 hoursBy Amanda Holpuch
Newsweek Deportation of Somalis Shackled and Allegedly Abused by Immigration Agents is Halted by Federal JudgeBy Carlos Ballesteros
Vice News Somalis Were Put in Straitjackets and Threatened with Death on Deportation Flight, Lawsuit Claims By Josh Marcus
Los Angeles Times San Bernardino woman, detained by ICE despite being U.S. citizen, suesBy Andrea Castillo
Politifact Pick them from a bin? Donald Trump mischaracterizes diversity visa lotteryBy Miriam Valverde
WYXZ Judge considers ordering bond hearings for Iraqi detainees in immigration caseBy Kim Russell
San Francisco Chronicle A dream deportedBy Hamed Aleaziz
Texas Observer The Faces of Trump's Immigration Crackdown in 2017By Gus Bova
Capital & Main ICE Detention Turns Deadly and Immigrant's Family Wants AnswersBy Robin Urevich
Newsweek Trump Immigration Policy Causes Rise in Human Smuggling at BorderBy Nicole Rodriguez
Vox With two days to keep the government open, no one seems to know what's going onBy Tara Golshan
USA Today (Opinion) Our government must stop separating asylum-seeking familiesBy Lindsay Harris
Crosscut (Opinion) How I chronicled the story of an undocumented immigrantBy Enrique Cerna
HuffPost (Op-Ed) The Besieged US Refugee Protection System: Why Temporary Protected Status MattersBy Donald Kerwin
Elle (Op-Ed) Sen. Kamala Harris: We Must Act to Protect Dreamers Before the New YearBy Kamala D. Harris
Teen Vogue (Op-Ed) These Immigrant Groups Are Banding Together to Resist TrumpBy Jonathan Jayes-Green and Jung Woo Kim
The Hill (Op-Ed) Amnesty for the 'best and brightest' will still cost taxpayersBy Ira Mehlman
Newsweek (Op-Ed) Trump's Wall Isn't Going to Stem the Flow of Undocumented ImmigrantsBy Freddy Burgos
Local
WHYY (Philadelphia) In Philly halls of justice, feds seizing more immigrants with no criminal pastBy Bobby Allyn
Tampa Bay Times More immigrants applying for citizenship amid Trump fears, lawyers sayBy Laura C. Morel
San Francisco Chronicle A solution for Dreamers by Congress put off until next yearBy Carolyn Lochhead
AP (Colorado) Hickenlooper among governors urging Congress to save DACABy Erin Powell
Las Vegas Review Journal (Nevada) Sandoval, 10 other governors call on Congress to replace DACABy Jessie Bekker
KTUU (Alaska) Governor Walker joins bi-partisan letter to urge a quick DACA resolutionBy Tracy Sinclare
The Bourne Enterprise Sheriff's Office To Partner With Federal Immigration EnforcementBy Steven Withrow
Des Moines Register (Iowa) Deportation ripped a former Marine from his Cedar Rapids sons 15 years ago. Now, he can returnBy Mike Kilen
NBC 4 (Iowa) Marine Veteran Deported 15 Years Ago to Return to US, FamilyBy Bridget Naso
Miami Herald (Op-Ed) Gov. Scott should take the lead to protect DACA recipientsBy Esteban Garces
The Tennessean (Op-Ed) My Christmas wish: pass the Dream ActBy Cesar Bautista Sanchez
Phoenix Business Journal (Op-Ed) Congress Must Act to Save DreamersBy Stephen Zylstra
Daily Immigration News Clips – December 20, 2017
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on December 20, 2017
National
New York Times Without New Laws or Walls, Trump Presses the Brake on Legal ImmigrationBy Miriam Jordan
Mother Jones Good Luck Recruiting Top Talent, AmericaBy Kanyakrit Vongkiatkajorn
Bloomberg Law Immigration Attorneys on Their Toes in the Age of TrumpBy Laura D. Francis
Associated Press Republican, Democratic governors urge Congress to save DACA
Reuters Factbox - Big-ticket items at center of Congress funding battle
The Washington Post Democrats unlikely to force DACA vote this week, probably averting shutdownBy Ed O'Keefe
Wall Street Journal Republicans Plan to Delay Vote on Spending BillBy Kristina Peterson and Laura Meckler
Politico DACA on the back burnerBy Ted Hesson
Politico Senators, White House lay groundwork for Dreamers dealBy Seung Min Kim, Heather Caygle, and Elana Schor
The Hill WATCH: DACA fix compromise as soon as tonight, GOP rep saysBy Molly K. Hooper
The Hill Kelly met with top senators on DACA fixBy Jordain Carney and Max Greenwood
HuffPost Democrats Split Over Opposing Government Funding Bill That Doesn't Protect DreamersBy Elise Foley
Fast Company Seven Dreamers are on a hunger strike to try and save DACA
Daily Beast Democrats: Party Leaders Caved on DREAMersBy Matt Laslo
CNN America rescued her from Haiti. Now Trump wants to send her back.By Moni Basu
The Nation How a Group of Immigration Attorneys Stopped a Deportation Flight to CambodiaBy Julianne Hing
AP Judge to weigh suits on program protecting young immigrantsBy Sudhin Thanawala
New York Times As Trump Tightens Legal Immigration, Canada Woos Tech FirmsBy Liz Robbins
Politico Supreme Court abortion showdown is defusedBy Josh Gerstein and Renuka Reyasam
CNN US drops effort to block young immigrant from getting abortionBy Ariane de Vogue
AP Judge orders Trump administration to let two immigrant teens get abortions
Reuters 'Downsizing' puts microscope on environment, immigration and humanityBy Piya Sinha-Roy
The Nation (Editorial) Support the Dreamers Risking Deportation to Make Congress Take Action
New York Daily News (Op-Ed) Trump's dishonest diversity visa lottery attack: Debate the merits of the program all you like but don't lie about itBy Stephen Yale-Loehr
The Hill (Op-Ed) Rise of illegal immigration was all in the forecastBy Stephen Koptis
The Hill (Op-Ed) Congress must pass the Dream ActBy Tom Jawetz
NBC News (Op-Ed) Rep. Judy Chu Even Donald Trump wants Congress to save DREAMERS. So what's the hold-up?By Representative Judy Chu
HuffPost (Op-Ed) To Protect Dreamers, Congress Must Pass The Dream ActBy Michael Hancock and Janine Davidson, Ph.D.
Univision (Op-Ed) Will Congress protect Dreamers or cave to ugly anti-Immigrant activism?By Lizet Ocampo
Local
San Diego Union Tribune Rapid response network to monitor immigration enforcement launches in San DiegoBy Kate Morrissey
KVDI What Are Undocumented Immigrants' Few Paths To Green Cards?By Ben Schamisso and Christian Bryant
The Republic DACA recipients continue to press Flake for 'clean' Dream ActBy Ryan Santisteven
Peacock Panache Want to Help Dreamers? Here's How.By Kate Harveston
WESA ICE Arrests PA Man In DACA Limbo, Highlighting Confusion Over Program's FutureBy Laura Benshoff
WAMC Update: Protestors Arrested At Rep. Faso's District Office Over DREAM ActBy Dave Lucas
CPR (California) Court gives detained Cambodians temporary reprieve from deportationBy Leslie Berestein Rojas
Denver Post (Colorado) Ingrid Encalada Latorre, still facing deportation, seeks sanctuary in Boulder churchBy Mitchell Byars
Phoenixville Patch (Pennsylvania) Chesco Man Illegally Entered US After Deportation: US AttorneyBy Justin Heinze
Houston Public Media (Texas) Acevedo Says Protecting Dreamers Makes Sense From A Law Enforcement StandpointBy Al Ortiz
AP Nebraska motel managers plead guilty to enslaving immigrant
Indy Week Durham City Council Adopts a Resolution Supporting Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and NicaraguansBy Sarah Willets
Miami Herald Man accused of killing Miami cat with crossbow deported - before his criminal trialBy David Ovalle
Miami New Times Somalis in South Florida Deported by ICE on "Slave Ship" File Class-Action SuitBy Jerry Iannelli
Caribbean Life (Opinion) NYC immigrants' lives rely on legal representation in courtBy Albert Saint Jean
Houston Chronicle (Op-Ed) Time is running out for Houston DreamersBy Oscar Hernandez
Las Vegas Review-Journal (Op-Ed) COMMENTARY: The clock is ticking for the DreamersBy Alicia Contreras
Daily Immigration News Clips – December 19, 2017
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on December 19, 2017
National
Bloomberg BNA Outlook 2018: More Scrutiny, Enforcement for Employment VisasBy Laura Francis
San Francisco Chronicle More H-1B hopefuls denied under Trump, data showBy Trisha Thadani
SF Gate Congress expected to pass tax bill and then pivot to spending billBy Carolyn Lochead
AP DACA Agreement Unlikely to Pass This YearBy Theodore Bunker
Reuters 'Dreamer' immigration bill not on U.S. Senate agenda this monthBy Richard Cowan
CNN DACA negotiations reach critical weekBy Tal Kopan
Newsmax Immigration Director: CBO 'Dreamer' Report Bodes Ill for Amnesty PlansBy Sandy Fitzgerald
McClatchy Five threats to Christmas cheer at the CapitolBy Lesley Clark
CBS News Seven Dreamers in jail are on hunger strike to press for vote on DACA
Globe and Mail ‘Dreamers’ mobilize across the U.S. and brace for year-end showdownBy Joanna Slater
PRI.org Somalis faced 'slave ship conditions' on failed deportation flightBy Stephen Snyder
New York Times 15 Years After Deportation, Marine Wins Right to Come Back to U.S.By Miriam Jordan
Associated Press Judge rules in favor of 2 immigrant teens who want abortions
Reuters Court orders Trump administration to give immigrant teens abortion accessBy Sarah N. Lynch
The Hill Dems say tiny fraction of sexual assault charges against DHS are investigatedBy Rafael Bernal
CNN Trump fully embraces far right immigration playbookBy Tal Kopan
CNN Graham had 'long' talk with Trump about immigrationBy Tal Kopan
Time These are the Top 10 Questions You Asked Google in 2017. We Answered Them.By Melissa Chan
Houston Public Media Texas Supports Federal Government In Denying Abortions To Two Undocumented ImmigrantsBy Al Ortiz
The Hill (Op-Ed) Sessions’s immigration orders threaten judicial independenceBy Sarah Sherman-Stokes
Forbes (Opinion) Family Immigration Led To John Tu's Billion Dollar CompanyBy Stuart Anderson
New York Times (Opinion) The Year in ResistanceBy Michelle Goldberg
USA Today (Opinion) Keep DACA and the Dreamers. They'll make America even greater.By Antonio E. Puente
American Thinker (Opinion) Refugee Resettlement: The Cost of Good IntentionsBy Peter Gemma
The Hill (Op-Ed) Want to pass the DREAM Act? Let's combine mercy with justiceBy Ronald Mortensen
The Hill (Op-Ed) Why US businesses should value International Migrants DayBy Hikmet Ersek and David Lubell
Newsweek (Op-Ed) YOU SAY ‘ILLEGAL ALIEN.’ I SAY ‘UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT.’ WHO’S RIGHT?By Alex Nowrasteh
Local
OPB (Oregon) Can Big Data Really Help Screen Immigrants?By Joel Rose
AP (Connecticut) Rally planned for immigrant facing deportation
AP (Connecticut) Wesleyan janitor facing deportation, fitted with ankle bracelet
AP (Iowa) Iowa superintendent opens home to teenage immigrant
CBS Valley Central (California) Former ICE deportation officer pleads not guilty to indecency with a child
Detroit Metro Times (Michigan) Article draws together art and immigration with Hamtramck DisneylandBy Michael Jackman
New Mexico In Depth (New Mexico) Churches emerge as important refuge for immigrantsBy Xchelzin Pena
KOB 4 (New Mexico) NM attorney general joins call for Congress to pass clean Dream ActBy Marian Camacho
Wicked Local (Massachusetts) New monthly event in Cambridge offers free legal consults to immigrantsBy Paige Smith
Daily Camera (Colorado) Peruvian woman facing deportation seeks sanctuary at Boulder churchBy Mitchell Byars
Cambridge Day (Massachusetts) Lawyers seek release of jailed MIT janitor Rodriguez in time to celebrate ChristmasBy John Hawkinson
WAMC (New York) DREAM Act Kinderhook Rally "Brings Fight Home To Faso"By Dave Lucas
WQAD (Iowa) Undocumented immigrant who faced deportation speaks outBy Yessina Chavez
KTAR (Arizona) Two Arizona women among group jailed for Dream Act protests
KQRE (New Mexico) More than 200 heading to D.C. to ask for Dream Act voteBy Fernanda Lopez
Las Vegas Sun A Dreamer’s lament: ‘I don’t want these to be the last holidays that I spend with my family’By Yvonne Gonzalez, Chris Kudialis, and Ricardo Torres-Cortez
Kings County Politics Clarke Introduces Aspire TPS Act to Protect Haitian and Other ImmigrantsBy Heather J. Chin
Philadelphia Inquirer (Op-Ed) Why the U.S. should end low-skill immigration | OpinionBy Amy L. Wax and Jason Richwine
San Francisco Chronicle (Op-Ed) Congress must listen — a majority of Americans say DACA recipients should stayBy Jilma L. Meneses and Anita Friedman
Orange County Weekly (Op-Ed) With DACA's Expiration Date Looming, the Fight For a "Clean" Dream Act is OnBy Jose Servin
Austin American-Stateman (Op-Ed) Commentary: For the sake of Dreamers, don’t fall for the ‘Cornyn con’By Mario Carrillo
Daily Immigration News Clips – December 18, 2017
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on December 18, 2017
National
Wall Street Journal Congress Faces Crunch Time on Spending, ImmigrationBy Kristina Peterson and Laura Meckler
Time Immigration Groups Push Congress to Protect Dreamers Before the End of the YearBy Maya Rhodan
HuffPost If Congress Doesn't Act Soon To Save Dreamers, It Might Not Save Them At AllBy Elise Foley
Houston Chronicle Congress unlikely to pass DACA replacement by year's endBy Bill Lambrecht
Associated Press Appeals judges dismissive of both sides in DACA disputeBy Larry Neumeister
Politico GOP leaders in House, Senate endorse conflicting shutdown strategiesBy Rachel Bade, Seung Min Kim, and Jennifer Haberkorn
The Washington Post As the battle over DACA intensifies, the fight to save the program is especially personal for these congressional internsBy Melissa Mecaya
The Washington Post As migrants flee for Canada, fears are rising over the perils of frigid illegal crossingsBy Tim Craig
OZY Startups Are Hacking Past New Immigration RulesBy Zara Stone
Las Vegas Sun The status of immigration under Trump: A look at TPSBy Yvonne Gonzales, Chris Kudialis, and Ricardo Torres-Cortez
The Washington Post Watchdog report finds moldy food, mistreatment in immigrant detention centersBy Maria Sacchetti
Vice News Somalis say they were shackled and beaten on aborted ICE deportation flightBy Joshua Marcus
Washington Times Illegal immigration on border surges back to Obama levelsBy Stephen Dinan
CBS Los Angeles Claiming ICE Detained Him Because Of 'Latino Appearance,' ACLU Files Motion To Prevent Deportation Of Mechanic
City Beat Activists scramble to aid families struggling after ICE raidsBy Nick Swartsell
AP White House to Push Merit-Based Immigration in New Campaign
AP Lawsuit: 2 immigrant teens in US custody can't get abortionsBy Jessica Gresko
Wall Street Journal Trump Administration Sets New Rules on Visa-Free Travel to U.S.By Laura Meckler
The Hill Brookings fellow rips Trump: I entered through lottery systemBy Max Greenwood
The Hill Trump rails against 'outdated' immigration system in weekly addressBy Max Greenwood
CNN Mexican journalist in US detention says life is in danger if deportedBy Polo Sandoval and Linh Tran
Los Angeles Times 'Merry Christmas Republicans in Congress': Funny or Die video goes after California lawmakers over DACABy Christine Mai-Duc
Vox Immigrant father released from detention after mail delay caused DACA lapseBy Dara Lind
Axios The White House plan to shift Americans' views on immigrationBy Erica Pandey
Bloomberg (Opinion) Anti-Immigration Fervor Is Different This TimeBy Noah Smith
The Washington Post (Opinion) Trump is still listening to Bannon. Here's how this could badly damage the GOP.By Greg Sargent
The Washington Post (Op-Ed) For 50 years, keeping families together has been central to U.S. immigration policy. Now Trump wants to tear them apart.By Carly Goodman
The Hill (Op-ed) California sanctuary cities bill is humane and effectiveBy Charis E. Kurbin and Benjamin Lafeel
HuffPost (Op-ed) Making America Great Again - One Voice At A TimeBy Jack Levinson
Local
Associated Press Iraq veteran from Portland released by immigration officials
St Louis Public Radio 'Lo siento mucho': Trump's focus on deportations forces St. Louis father to say goodbyeBy Carolina Hidalgo
Tampa Bay Online PolitiFact Florida: Did President Trump break a promise to Florida's Haitian population?By Allison Graves
Lancaster Online ICE releases immigrant detainee Osman Aroche EnriquezBy Tim Stuhldreher
The Morning Call (Pennsylvania) As Dreamers press Congress for fix, Charlie Dent, Pa. ag leaders to talk immigration policyBy Laura Olson
AP (Arizona) Sen. Flake's Son Loses Civil Lawsuit Against Arpaio Over Kennel ProbeBy Jacques Billeaud and Paul Davenport
Boston Globe (Massachusetts) Boston police commissioner joins legal effort to protect 'Dreamers'By Evan Allen
Chicago Tribune (Illinois) Lake County Council approves DACA resolutionBy Craig Lyons
Plain Dealer (Ohio) Supporters of Cleveland-area 'Dreamers' call for "clean" DACA fix, end to deportationsBy Rachel Dissell
Des Moines Register (Iowa) Sanctuary cities immigration debate likely in 2018 Iowa LegislatureBy William Petroski
Tennessean (Tennessee) Why a panel of Nashville faith leaders call fix for DACA youth a 'moral' issueBy Jason Gonzales
11 Alive (Georgia) Dreamer Rally Held Saturday Outside Popular Cuban Sandwich ShopBy Tim Darnell
CT Post (Connecticut) Peter Lumaj rebuked for joke about deportationBy Neil Vigdor
WQAD (Iowa) Protesters gather at Scott County Courthouse to support woman facing deportationBy Yessenia Chavez
The Virginian-Pilot (Editorial) Editorial: Congress should protect "dreamers" from deportation
Norwich Bulletin (Editorial) Our View: Take a vote on Dreamers - now
Des Moines Register (Opinion) A teen was caught in immigration limbo. So Des Moines schools' superintendent and his wife sheltered a stranger.Rekha Basu
NJ.com (Op-Ed) I grew up in N.J., but I could lose everything if Congress doesn't pass the Dream Act | OpinionBy Cinthia Osorio
Tulsa World (Op-Ed) Ruben Navarrette Jr.: Dreamers: Don't let Democrats fool youBy Ruben Navarrette Jr
Cleveland Plain Dealer (LTE) It's time to lose party politics and do what is right for all Americans
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