…in fiscal year 2020. But viewing these numbers in isolation is misleading, as the COVID-19 pandemic affected all aspects of ERO’s work beginning in the second half of fiscal year…
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…emergency grants. The federal government’s response to COVID-19 has been motivated not only by concerns over the pandemic itself, but by ideology. The Trump administration has used the COVID-19 outbreak…
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As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads and entire states go into quarantine, immigrants and their attorneys are still being forced to gather in cramped immigration courtrooms inside detention centers around…
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…fear and lack of control that took hold as COVID-19 spread through our communities. While many people and communities took precautions against the virus, individuals detained in dire conditions in…
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…parents have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Karnes facility. At Dilley, some mothers and children have been placed in isolation after at least three staff tested positive for COVID-19….
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…the reality of employees whose worksites are far from company offices where trusted and trained personnel review their documentation. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, DHS/ICE provided some flexibilities for…
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Another man has died in immigration detention from COVID-19. His tragic and avoidable death marks the deadly end to a jail-to-deportation pipeline that disproportionately targets Black and Brown people. On…
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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage inside ICE detention centers, hundreds of Cubans who cannot be deported, continue to be detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). They…
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In March 2020, the world came to an unfamiliar halt. The COVID-19 pandemic was no longer a looming and distant concern. Events rapidly fell off calendars, schools shuttered, and those…
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…a reduction in fee revenue during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, that isn’t the whole story. While COVID-19 has had a significant impact across our immigration system, USCIS has been on…
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