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President Biden signs an executive order on immigration in February in the Oval Office.
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Immigration Agencies Ordered Not To Use Term 'Illegal Alien' Under New Biden Policy

Apr 19, 2021
The Biden administration is ordering U.S. immigration enforcement agencies to change how they talk about immigrants, part of a broader effort to build a more "humane" immigration system.
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President Joe Biden announced his administration would temporarily pause deportations for certain people and halt a Trump-era program for handling asylum seekers at the southern border.
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Biden Suspends Deportations, Stops 'Remain In Mexico' Policy

Jan 20, 2021
Under the Biden administration, the Department of Homeland Security looks set to roll back several Trump-era immigration policies and to establish a path to citizenship for immigrants.
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Code Switch
DACA recipients, including Carolina Fung Geng, (3rd from left), plaintiff Martin Batalla Vidal (center) and Eliana Fernández (3rd from right) hold their fists in the air as they enter the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019.
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How DACA Has Transformed The Lives Of Dreamers — And Their Communities

Jun 18, 2020
The 2012 executive order didn't just offer protection and open up opportunities for young undocumented people; it changed the landscape for entire family networks.
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The federal relief package will not benefit taxpaying undocumented people, such as the nannies who care for children, the home aides who care for the elderly and the mostly women who clean homes.
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Some Undocumented Domestic Workers Slip Through Holes In Coronavirus Safety Net

Apr 03, 2020
The federal relief package won't benefit some taxpaying undocumented people, such as nannies who care for children, the home aides who care for the elderly and the mostly women who clean homes.
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The U.S. Immigration and Enforcement processing center in Adelanto, Calif., is one of the detention facilities operated by GEO Group Inc.
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Under Siege And Largely Secret: Businesses That Serve Immigration Detention

Jun 30, 2019
As more businesses face public and political scrutiny for making money off of the Trump administration's detention of migrants, many activists say the firms involved try to remain veiled in secrecy.
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Children and workers are seen at a tent encampment on June 19, 2018 in Tornillo, Texas. The Trump administration is using the tent facility to house immigrant children separated from their parents.
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Department Of Homeland Security Releases Plan To Reunify Families

Jun 24, 2018
Administration officials unveiled the plan to reunify families separated under the Trump administration's zero-tolerance policy, but offered few details on how and when reunifications would happen.
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Democrats In Nevada Congressional Delegation Oppose Immigration Policy

Jun 19, 2018

All four Democratic members of Nevada’s congressional delegation have issued forceful statements opposing President Donald Trump’s border separation practices.

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AG: Las Vegas Inclusion In Sanctuary City List Under Review

Jul 12, 2017

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions says the inclusion of Las Vegas in a list of so-called sanctuary cities that don't cooperate with federal immigration authorities is being reviewed.

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Politics Lurk In Dual Efforts To Defend Mexican Immigrants

Mar 29, 2017

A small lobby at the Mexican Consulate in Phoenix feels a lot like the Motor Vehicle Division. It's where undocumented immigrants wait for a chance to tell their story to a pro-bono lawyer.

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New citizens wave American flags during a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services naturalization ceremony  in Miami.
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Partisan Divide Widens Over Immigration Policy

Oct 08, 2015
A new study from the Pew Research Center shows American opinions about immigration policy are increasingly split along party lines.
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Identifying Deceased Migrants: A Rare Success

May 13, 2015

“I was contacted by a colleague at the Colibri Center for Human Rights in Tucson,” she said.

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A Ticking Clock Threatens Obama's Immigration Plan

Apr 17, 2015
A New Orleans federal appeals court case may determine whether the President can implement his immigration plan before his term is up.
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People in Miami protest the Texas district judge who on Tuesday temporarily blocked the implementation of President Obama's executive actions on immigration.
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Immigration Courts 'Operating In Crisis Mode,' Judges Say

Feb 23, 2015
The nation's immigration courts are jammed with the asylum cases of some 60,000 unaccompanied minors who crossed the southern border last summer. There are 429,000 cases pending and only 223 judges.
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