Immigration News for Today, September 20, 2022

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

TWO MILLION MIGRANTS IN DETENTION 

 

Univision  Number of arrests of undocumented immigrants at the southern border reaches new record: two million in one year 

By Univision and Agencies

September 19, 2022

 

MIGRANTS IN TRANSIT

 

News Explorer Illegal migration to the U.S. is increasingly internationalized, what is happening?

By Sergio Gómez Maseri/El Tiempo

September 19, 2022

 

Finger Lake Times 'On the cusp of a crisis': migrants make their way to Atlanta from the border

By Lautaro Grinspan, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

September 19, 2022

 

Yahoo News Migrant starts a new life after Texas sent him to Washington

By Miriam Jordan/NYT

September 19, 2022

 

IMMIGRANT SUICIDE IN NY

 

Telemundo 47 "Our hearts are broken": woman seeking asylum dies in NYC shelter, mayor says

September 19, 2022

 

Telemundo News Young asylum seeker commits suicide in New York shelter as Texas redoubles busing of migrants

September 19, 2022

 

 

Univision The tragic death of a young immigrant girl in New York who came to the country seeking asylum

By Jorge Cancino

September 19, 2022

 

 

PROTECTION OF IMMIGRANTS

 

La Opinión (CA) Senate push to protect "immigrants already in the U.S.," including doctors and other workers

By Jesús García

September 19, 2022

 

TPS

 

Univision News  "We have to stand up and go fight": Central American migrants call for TPS renewal (Video)

September 19, 2022

 

 

LATINO VOTE

 

Yahoo News New Poll Finds Majority of Latino Voters Out of Reach of Republican Party

By Jennifer Medina, Jazmine Ulloa and Ruth Igielnik

September 19, 2022

 

El Diario-La Prensa (NY) Keys to how the Republican Party plans to convince Latinos to vote for its candidates (podcast)

By Jesús García

September 19, 2022

 

POLICY

 

Univision Beto O'Rourke and activist Dolores Huerta team up for Texas election campaign

September 19, 2022

 

Telemundo 48 NBC Poll: Abortion and Trump drive November elections for Democrats.

September 19, 2022

 

IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS

 

La Opinión (CA) USCIS Director Ur Mendoza Jaddou asks immigrants to trust: "We are open and accessible".

By Jesús García

September 19, 2022

 

La Opinión (CA) Immigration attorney explains why it is important for immigrants to "tell the truth" in court cases

September 19, 2022

 

La Opinión (CA) "I was in the middle of a shooting in Kansas and... they gave me a U visa!

By Gardenia Mendoza Aguilar

September 19, 2022  

 

RON DESANTIS IS CALLED TO ACCOUNT

 

The Independent en Español Lawyers for migrants sent to Martha's Vineyard call for criminal investigation after DeSantis' political stunt

By Graeme Massie

September 19, 2022

 

Chicago Tribune DeSantis and Abbott's anti-migration initiatives make Venezuela discourse seem contradictory

By Sheyla Urdaneta, Julie Turkewitz and Isayen Herrera

September 19, 2022

 

Univision Migrant expulsion to Massachusetts: fraud, kidnapping or legal measure?

By David Adams and Jorge Cancino

September 19, 2022

 

MSN News Legislators ask Justice Department to investigate trip that left 50 Venezuelan migrants in Massachusetts

By Telemundo New England

September 19, 2022

 

El Nuevo Herald  DeSantis 'overstepped' his authority in moving migrants from Texas, Democratic lawmakers say

By Ana Ceballos

September 19, 2022

 

VENEZUELANS SAY THEY HAVE BEEN DECEIVED

 

El Nuevo Herald (FL) Reward offered for mystery woman who 'tricked' Venezuelans into traveling to Massachusetts

By Sonia Osorio

September 19, 2022

 

Yahoo News 'Pushovers': In Texas town where Martha's Vineyard ordeal began there are few options for migrants

By Sarah Blaskey and Nicholas Nehamas

September 19, 2022

 

OTHER NEWS

 

Telemundo News  El Paso police evict hundreds of migrants from camp, relocate them elsewhere (Video)

September 19, 2022

 

 

El Nuevo Herald  U.S.: Venezuelan migrant detention at the border increases

By AP

September 19, 2022

 

Al Día News "Solito": the adventure of a child who emigrated alone to the U.S.

By Andrea Rodés

September 19, 2022

 

OPINION

 

El Diario NY  Five years after "Maria", "Fiona" tests us again

By Maribel Hastings

September 20, 2022

 

News Explorer It is unfortunate that Florida, home to many Proud Boys, is a hotbed of white supremacy.

El Nuevo Herald 

September 19, 2022

 

Univision The cruel use of migrants as political pawns

By Daniel Morcate

September 19, 2022

 

LatinoCalifornia Latino Republicans, complicit in DeSantis' political theater by their silence

By Maribel Hastings and David Torres

September 19, 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.

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