Below, I attach some headlines and links to recent 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
MIGRANT DEATHS
Telemundo News "No more room" at border morgue due to increase in migrant deaths (Video)
August 31, 2022
Univision Bail denied to person involved in the tragedy where 53 immigrants died inside a truck
August 31, 2022
IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS
Univision Significantly improves the waiting time to obtain U.S. citizenship
By Jorge Cancino
August 31, 2022
AGRICULTURAL WORKERS
Telemundo News Activist warns of flaws in farmworker legalization program (Video)
August 31, 2022
IMMIGRANTS-EMPLOYMENT
La Raza del Noroeste Loss of 1.7 million immigrants fuels labor shortages and inflation in the U.S.
August 31, 2022
News Explorer Immigrant workers sue temp agency, allege wage cuts and denial of work in the midst of pandemic
August 31, 2022
UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS IN THE UNITED STATES
La Opinión (CA) 5 key issues about undocumented immigrants in the United States
By Jesús García
August 31, 2022
MIGRANT CHILDREN
La Opinión (CA) Deportation of Central American children and adolescents in the U.S. soars
By Agencia EFE
August 31, 2022
El Nuevo Herald (FL) More Cuban children arrive at U.S.-Mexico border without parents
By Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Nora Gámez Torres and Ana Ceballos
August 31, 2022
MIGRANTS SENT TO D.C. AND N.Y.
Univision Texas spends more than $12 million on undocumented relocation to Washington DC and New York
By Jorge Cancino
August 31, 2022
Telemundo News Texas governor has spent more than $12 million sending immigrants to other states (Video)
August 31, 2022
ABUSE AGAINST MIGRANT WOMEN
La Tribuna Hispana (NY) Sex trafficker preyed on immigrant women
August 31, 2022
La Opinión (CA) He offered them jobs as waitresses in New York, forced them into prostitution.
August 31, 2022
ASYLUM
Univision Who can apply for asylum before the U.S. immigration authority?
August 31, 2022
BORDER
La Tribuna Hispana (NY) ID plan for undocumented border crossers unveiled
August 31, 2022
Periódico Cubano Border agents in Florida have responded to more than 200 arrivals of Cuban rafters
August 31, 2022
MIGRANT SMUGGLING
Telemundo 40 Reward increased for reporting clandestine houses where undocumented migrants are housed
August 31, 2022
La Opinión (CA) U.S. and Mexico release photos of 5 "coyotes" and drug traffickers as part of operation "Information Wanted".
August 31, 2022
MIGRANTS IN TRANSIT
Univision News Border Patrol chief says lack of measures against undocumented immigrants motivates massive immigration to the U.S. (Video)
August 30, 2022
El Nuevo Herald Arrivals of migrants to the Florida Keys continue. Some 150 Cubans have arrived in the last few days.
By David Goodhue
August 31, 2022
Telemundo News His name is Max and he crossed 10 countries with a migrant family. When they arrived in the U.S. they were separated: this is how they were reunited. (Video)
August 30, 2022
ICE
La Opinión (CA) Guatemalan immigrant recounts shame at having to wear an ICE shackle for 3 years just for seeking the American dream
By Maribel Velázquez
August 31, 2022
POLICY
Telemundo News First Latina senator elected to Senate fights for re-election in Nevada (Video)
August 31, 2022
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
News and information found on the Internet is of a general nature and should not be construed as specific legal advice for any individual, case or situation.
Anyone who has questions about U.S. immigration law, including whether or not a particular immigration law applies to his or her situation, should immediately seek advice from a licensed and experienced U.S. immigration attorney to determine his or her immigration legal options.
Avoid being victim of immigration fraud and never consult with notaries, immigration consultants, paper-fillers, multi-services and others. unlicensed persons to obtain immigration legal advice.
Nelson A. Castillo is an immigration attorney with more than 20 years of legal experience and author of La Tarjeta Verde: Cómo Obtener la Residencia Permanente en los Estados Unidos (Green Card: How to Obtain Permanent Residence in the United States). He is a former President of the Hispanic National Bar Association and the Westlake South Neighborhood Council of Los Angeles.
For information on how to schedule an immigration consultation with Dr. Castillo, click here. click here.
