Editorial credit: Consolidated News Photos / Shutterstock.com By Staff Writer Washington, DC: Today, Tuesday, June 18, Biden’s new immigration policy, set to be unveiled at a White House event, brings a much-needed ray of hope to the lives of undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens. The policy aims to shield them from deportation, allowing them to […]
Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) released the following statement regarding the Biden-Harris Administration’s action to ensure that U.S. citizens with noncitizen spouses and children are able to keep their families together: “As we commemorated 12 years of America being uplifted and bettered by DACA earlier this […]
Photo by Oscar B. Castillo The New York for All Act prohibits local law enforcement and state agencies from colluding with federal immigration authorities The livestream is here. Photos and videos are here. High-res photos by Oscar B. Castillo are here. New York—On Thursday, June 1 the New York For All Coalition, elected officials, immigrant rights advocates, allies and […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke joined Rep. Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA) to introduce the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2023, a bold, inclusive, and humane vision for the future of the United States immigration system. For the announcement, Sánchez joined Democratic leaders to respond to H.R. 2, the Child Deportation Act, legislation proposed by […]
NEW YORK—Unions and worker justice organizations are joining the call for lawmakers in Albany to pass the New York for All Act, which would broadly prohibit local and state agencies from assisting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) in searching for, arresting and deporting immigrant New Yorkers. Twenty-five labor unions […]
Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued policy guidance updates in the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify the types of venues USCIS may use for administrative naturalization ceremonies. This clarifying guidance is part of USCIS efforts to educate the public and those seeking to donate venue spaces, and to provide more transparency on how to partner with […]
By Peter White Ever get an email about an extended car warranty or a free gift from Home Depot? What about online service to flush out malware from your computer? It’s hard to avoid these unsolicited offers. Fraudsters send texts, they call you on your phone, and sometimes use AI to mimic a relative’s […]
Images of the incident that happened in Del Rio, Texas went viral last year.
Mexico City, Mexico – September 23, 2021: Haitian migrant families wait in the street in front of Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance to request refuge in Mexico. (Shutterstock) By Candace McDuffie, The Root On Friday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed that the four agents who confronted Haitian migrants on horseback will face discipline personnel. […]
By C. Isaiah Smalls II, Miami Herald Kerlie Leonce wasn’t always proud to be Haitian. A first-generation American, Leonce doesn’t speak Creole and, a times, felt ostracized because of it, as if she always had to prove herself to other Haitians. At one point, Leonce even began introducing herself as “Kelly” because she was ashamed […]
Grand Rapids, MI – May 30, 2020: Downtown Grand Rapids Michigan where a protest began peacefully and grew into a much more dangerous situation as the local police attempted to break up the gathering. (Shutterstock) By Safia Samee Ali, NBC News GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — In a broad hall of a newly renovated church along […]