…out his worst impulses against migrants. Just a year after family separation shocked the nation’s conscience, Trump was reportedly asking his advisors whether he could put it back into place….
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…the infeasibility of deportation due to the immigrant’s personal situation or the situation in her country of origin, or the existence of strong ties—including family—that link individuals without status to…
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…Here” describes America as a place of freedom, hope, and refuge for new arrivals. She drew from her own family’s experience how her family left Germany after Hitler rose to…
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…for an interview, detailed memories fade, supporting documents get lost, corroborating witnesses become harder to find, and evidence grows stale. Long delays also prevent family members from reuniting in safety…
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…U.S.-born children, and was caught illegally crossing the border in May 2010 to get back to his family in San Diego. Rojas was beaten and tased, even as he lay…
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…only through employment-based channels but through family reunification and as refugees and asylees. They can also be found within the population of unauthorized workers. The importance of reforming our system—all…
Read More…through childbirth is just false. As Senator John Kerry (D-MA) pointed out in a recent editorial, undocumented parents with U.S.-born children have to wait decades to apply for family-sponsored citizenship:…
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…in collapse. Without rhyme or reason, outcomes differed from one family to the next, to the extent that some peoples’ fates might as well have been decided by the roll…
Read More…we may need to put political differences aside for the sake of family, friends, and pumpkin pie. But when you work in immigration, people inevitably bring the topic up and…
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…sworn-in citizens. Immigrants who are lucky enough to overcome the laborious and bureaucratic road to becoming U.S. citizens often do so with the support of family and friends. But it’s…
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