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Expansion of Central American Minors Program Offers New Opportunities for Families to Reunite

by Gianna Borroto | Apr 27, 2023 | Child Status Protection Act, Family-Based Immigration | 0

The Departments of State and Homeland Security announced recently that the Central American Minors...

Biden Administration Reopens Protection Program for At-Risk Central American Children

by Gianna Borroto | Sep 22, 2021 | Asylum, Humanitarian Protection | 0

The Departments of State and Homeland Security announced recently that they will be accepting new...

Biden Administration Ends ‘Safe Third Country’ Agreements

by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick | Feb 8, 2021 | Asylum, Border Enforcement, Humanitarian Protection | 0

For more than 40 years, the law has guaranteed any person who is physically present in the United...

US Government May Be Illegally Transporting Would-Be Asylum Seekers Back to Danger

by Melissa Cruz | Aug 26, 2019 | Asylum, Border Enforcement, Enforcement | 0

Over 2,000 people from Central American who were seeking to live in the United States have...

The Changing Face of Undocumented Immigration

by Walter Ewing | Jun 21, 2019 | Demographics | 0

Undocumented flows are declining, more people are coming from Central America and Asia, and more arrive on valid visas.

Trump’s Tariffs Will Hurt US and Mexico Economies, Not Manage Central American Migration

by Walter Ewing | Jun 3, 2019 | Asylum, Border Enforcement, Economics, Enforcement, Humanitarian Protection | 0

The Trump administration’s threat to impose tariffs on Mexican goods unless the Mexican government somehow reduces undocumented migration from Central America is devoid of logic. Tariffs could backfire on the United States economically—as experts from the world-renowned Wilson Institute point out—and they won’t address the root causes of Central American migration. They will not provide […]

Government Will Help 2,700 Central American Children Reunite With Their Families After Court Settlement

by Ericka Cruz | Apr 16, 2019 | Federal Courts/Jurisdiction, Humanitarian Protection, Refugee Status | 0

The Trump administration has agreed to reverse course and begin the process of reuniting 2,700 children living in Central America with their parents in the United States. The decision comes as part of a lawsuit that challenged the termination of the Central American Minors (CAM) program. This program allowed parents legally living in the United […]

Time for a Real Conversation Around Border Security

by Melissa Cruz | Jan 8, 2019 | Asylum, Border Enforcement, Enforcement, Humanitarian Protection | 0

There is no doubt that a thoughtful conversation needs to be had around border security. However, it must be grounded in the realities of who is actually arriving at the U.S. border with Mexico, the reasons they are coming, and what the most pragmatic and humane response to them is. In the past several years, […]