Immigration News for January 28, 2022

Below, I attach some headlines and links to U.S. immigration news. This summary has been compiled by the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) of which I am a member and which may be of interest to you.

IMMIGRATION NEWS IN THE UNITED STATES

KAMALA HARRIS IN HONDURAS

Hello NewsPro-immigrant groups ask Kamala Harris to support TPS for 400,000 Hondurans

January 27, 2022

Yahoo NewsHarris' trip to Honduras puts focus back on immigration fight

By Justin Sink- Bloomberg

January 27, 2022

Yahoo NewsU.S. backs Honduran president-elect with visit from Vice President Harris

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Gustavo Palencia- Reuters

January 27, 2022

 

ASYLUM- BORDER

La OpiniónHomeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas gets cold shoulder from border agents in tense meeting

January 27, 2022

Univision ArizonaAlejandro Mayorkas visits Yuma for a tour with Border Patrol agents (Video)

January 27, 2022

Univision NewsBiden Administration seeks to extend legal assistance program to migrants waiting in Mexico to apply for asylum in the U.S. (Video)

By Pablo Gato

January 27, 2022

Univision RadioImmigrant mother loses both legs after accident while trying to cross the border (Video)

January 27, 2022

 

COVID- IMMIGRATION

 

La OpiniónLos Angeles Board of Supervisors Authorized to Extend Eviction Protection for Pandemic Affected Tenants

By Ricardo Roura

January 27, 2022

 

Univision NewsPandemic-related processing delays affect some 30,000 Americans seeking to renounce citizenship

January 27, 2022

 

DETENTIONS - DEPORTATIONS

El Nuevo HeraldMigrant wave continues to arrive in Puerto Rico; 45 detained in coastal town

By Syra Ortiz-Blanes , Jacqueline Charles and David Goodhe

January 27, 2022

Yahoo NewsU.S. prepares for another record increase in migrant arrests at the border with Mexico

By Ted Hesson- Reuters

January 27, 2022

CNN en Español198 undocumented migrants found in tour bus luggage compartments (Video)

By Jennifer Montoya

January 27, 2022

El Nuevo HeraldU.S. Coast Guard intercepts boat with 191 Haitians southwest of Bahamas

By Sonia Osorio

January 27, 2022

 

MIGRANT DEATHS

Telemundo News"He watched others die around him until he was left alone," says lawyer for castaway migrant in Florida

January 27, 2022

Telemundo News"He lived through hell": mother of sole survivor of shipwreck off Florida calls for his release

By Luis Hernandez Ojesto M. and Rogelio Mora Tagle

January 27, 2022

Telemundo NewsVenezuelan girl who drowned while crossing the Rio Grande River is buried in Texas (Video)

January 27, 2022

 

IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS

 

Univision NewsDHS announces 20,000 temporary non-agricultural H-2B visas for first half of fiscal year 2022

January 27, 2022

 

Univision 23- MiamiLearn about the requirements to apply for a citizenship program in Dallas (Video)

January 27, 2022

 

Hello NewsU.S. adds 20,000 temporary visas to alleviate worker shortage

January 27, 2022

 

El MundoUSCIS clarifies guidelines for "Special Visas".

January 27, 2022

 

OTHER NEWS

 

Hello NewsTennessee bill proposes sending migrants to Biden's city

January 27, 2022

 

Telemundo NewsBiden to nominate black woman with "character, experience and integrity" for progressive Supreme Court vacancy

January 27, 2022

 

OPINION

 

Latino4U (SC) More boldness needed on the migration front

By Maribel Hastings and David Torres

January 27, 2022

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