Over the past year, sweeping orders have banned many non-immigrant visa holders from entering the United States. The COVID-19 pandemic gave many former Trump administration officials the opportunity to restrict…
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…migrants under Title 42 until 180 days after the COVID-19 national emergency expires—something which may not occur for years to come. Appropriations Committee passes pro-Title 42 amendment Republican Congressman Dan…
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…even considering the reduction in detention capacity. When Biden took office, detention levels were at the lowest point in decades due to COVID-19 and the Trump administration’s practice of expelling…
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…the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically increased the need for many services. About 60% of respondents reported that they have seen an increase in the need for legal services due to…
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…the spread of COVID-19. Asylum applicants were previously required to provide their own in-person interpreter, who would be present in the same room as the applicant during the asylum interview….
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…numbers of immigrant visas went unused after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. In spring of that year, U.S. embassies and consulates around the world closed in response…
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…of migrants arrived at the southern border; the Trump administration imposed travel bans on several Middle Eastern countries; immigrants played vital roles as essential workers in the COVID-19 pandemic; and…
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…COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus. USCIS later closed all of its offices to the public (including field offices, asylum offices, and Application Support Centers) from March 28…
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…in touch with their attorney and have been dangerous during the COVID-19 pandemic. The national immigration detention population has soared under the Biden administration to over 25,000 people. Those who…
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…reignited due to a lack of COVID-19 prevention measures. ICE has used force and solitary confinement in retaliation against protestors. Cameroonians detained in Louisiana have also reported racist behavior from…
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