Children without the care of a parent, and undocumented immigrants, are among the most vulnerable people who encounter the American court system. Most vulnerable of all are abused, abandoned, or neglected children who are undocumented and subject to…
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Over the past several weeks, most of the world has watched in horror at footage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In less than a month, millions of Ukrainians have fled to neighboring countries in search of safety. For Ukrainians who came to live t…
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In 2000, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act became law in the United States, affirming this country’s commitment to fighting human trafficking both within the borders of the United States and abroad. Ten years later, in 2010, President Barack O…
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In 2000, Congress created the U nonimmigrant visa status for victims of crime. The U visa was created to encourage crime victims to come forward and help law enforcement identify and prosecute criminals. Undocumented immigrants are especially vulnera…
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The United States has a long history of concern about immigrants spreading disease. The COVID-19 pandemic, now approaching the two-year mark, has only increased that concern. The good news is that now we have a weapon against the pandemic: vaccines t…
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Over 700,000 immigrants who came to the United States from a dozen other countries have been granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS) by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). As the name suggests, TPS is a temporary status available…
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President Biden has struck down a Trump-era rule requiring immigrants to prove that they would have health insurance shortly after entering the United States. The reversal has removed a barrier to entry for as many as two-thirds of potential immigran…
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Is an infant born abroad to an American parent an American citizen? Until fairly recently, the answer was yes—usually. In some situations, children born outside of the U.S. using assisted reproductive technology (ART) and surrogacy have not been co…
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Under the Trump administration, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) adopted an agency policy that targeted humanitarian benefits for asylum seekers and survivors of violent crimes such as domestic violence. The policy, known as the “N…
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Unsurprisingly, U.S. immigration policy changes with each presidential administration. In 2014, the federal government established the Central American Minors (CAM) Refugee and Parole program. The goal of the program was to help certain children in H…
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