The Border
On Friday, 6/25, Vice President Kamala Harris visited immigration facilities and met female migrants aged 9-16 in El Paso, Texas…
In mid-June, the White House released a summary of actions that the administration had taken thus far to address the border crisis…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Sunday, 6/20, that U.S. borders with Mexico and Canada will remain closed to nonessential travel "to reduce the spread" of COVID-19…
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday, 6/16, rescinded a Trump-era decision that made it harder for victims of domestic and gang violence to win asylum…
Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott, who took his position during the Trump administration, announced his resignation, pledging to stay for around 60 days to ensure a smooth transition…
An Amnesty International report has found that United States officials are returning Mexican unaccompanied migrant children to Mexico without giving them adequate screenings for protection needs - treating children from Mexico differently than other nations…
President and Administration
The White House is considering ending the use of Title 42, a Trump-era public health order that lets U.S. border officials quickly turn back migrant families to Mexico, as early as 7/31…
Earlier this month, the administration announced that it has dismantled a Trump-era government office to help victims of crimes committed by immigrants, a move that symbolizes Biden’s rejection of Trump’s repeated efforts to link immigrants to crime…
The administration is broadening the pool of migrants who will be allowed to enter the U.S. through asylum claims, in the latest effort to chip away at the restrictive immigration policies under President Trump…
In mid-June, the administration announced plans to expand the number of Central American children eligible to apply for asylum while still in their home countries…
The administration is calling on Congress to cancel billions of dollars set aside for Trump’s border wall…
A 46-page draft blueprint maps out the Biden administration’s plans to significantly expand legal immigration, including methodically reversing efforts to dismantle it by Trump, causing the average time to approve employer-sponsored green cards to double…
The administration has quietly tasked six humanitarian groups with recommending which migrants should be allowed into the U.S. through asylum as it faces mounting pressure to lift public health rules barring people from seeking protection…
Vice President Harris’ First Foreign Trip
In early June, Vice President Harris travelled to Mexico and Guatemala in the hopes of emerging with a migration strategy that will work…
Harris delivered a direct warning to migrants considering making the trek during her meeting with the Guatemalan President…
The powerful California Latino Legislative Caucus rebuked Harris for telling Central American migrants "do not come”…
The Courts
The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that immigrants allowed to stay in the U.S. temporarily for humanitarian reasons may not apply for green cards if they had entered the country unlawfully, potentially affecting tens of thousands of immigrants…
Congress
Immigration enforcement agencies would lose millions in funding under a House spending bill released yesterday, 6/29…
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TC) continue to spearhead bipartisan talks on a narrow immigration package dealing with Dreamers, border security and migrant farm workers…
A group of House Democrats led by Reps. Deborah Ross (D-NC) and Ami Bera (D-CA) are asking the Biden administration to help a group of immigrants often known as “documented dreamers,” or individuals who came to the U.S. as children of foreigners on nonimmigrant visas…
Earlier this month, dozens of House Democrats asked the DHS not to re-detain people in ICE detention released during the COVID-19 pandemic…
Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX) led a letter from several House Republicans demanding information from the Biden administration about their response to unaccompanied children apprehended at the southern border…