Immigration News for Today, August 23, 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

DACA

 

Telemundo News  U.S. will lose 22,000 workers a month if DACA is declared illegal by U.S. courts (Video)

August 22, 2022

 

The San Diego Union Tribune The United States will lose 22,000 jobs per month if the DACA program is terminated.

August 22, 2022

 

CRITICISM OF FLORIDA'S LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

 

Univision Florida's Cuban-born lieutenant governor sharply criticized for threatening to send undocumented Cubans by bus to Delaware

By Jorge Cancino

August 22, 2022

 

Telemundo News  Florida lieutenant governor responds to criticism for suggesting sending undocumented Cubans to Delaware (Video)

August 22, 2022

 

 

El Diario-La Prensa (NY) Florida lieutenant governor's controversial response on migrants: Ron DeSantis "is going to send them to Delaware".

By Agencia EFE

August 22, 2022

 

The USA Connection (NC) Democrats warn Florida governor that immigration is a federal issue

By Agencia EFE

August 22, 2022

 

La Opinión (CA) Official daughter of immigrants defends Ron DeSantis for sending Florida immigrants to Delaware, Biden's state

August 22, 2022 

 

POLICY 

 

El Nuevo Herald See how Florida's party affiliation has changed since the 2018 primary election

Ana Claudia Chacin

August 22, 2022 

 

ABBOTT/UNDOCUMENTED

 

El Diario-La Prensa (NY) New York receives 140 migrants sent from Texas, the largest arrival in a single day, officials say

By Marylin Montilla

August 22, 2022

 

The USA Connection (NC) Traffic fines increase for Texas residents due to border enforcement operation

By Agencia EFE

August 22, 2022

 

News Explorer NY, Washington help migrants sent by Texas

August 22, 2022

 

Telemundo News Caught in a political battle: asylum seekers leave in buses for New York and Washington

August 22, 2022

 

Telemundo/Hoy Día  Washington D.C. authorities are concerned that they do not have the capacity to house migrants. (Video)

August 22, 2022

 

HATE CRIMES

 

La Opinión (CA) Hate crimes on the rise, but still underreported

By Araceli Martínez Ortega

August 22, 2022 

 

HUMAN TRAFFIC

 

Yahoo News NYC human trafficking victims targeted for prostitution and fraud desperately seek a way out of the shadows

By Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News

August 22, 2022

 

El Diario-La Prensa (NY) An initiative in NYC has led to the erasure of the criminal records of 2,000 victims of human trafficking.

By Fernando Martínez

August 22, 2022 

 

MIGRANTS IN TRANSIT

 

Univision Your family member was intercepted by the Coast Guard near Florida: call this officer

August 22, 2022

 

Univision Surge of Cuban migrants at southern border is breaking historical records

By David C. Adams

August 22, 2022

 

Telemundo News  "Here I am mommy": Salvadoran immigrant hugs her family after 25 years without seeing them in person (Video)

August 22, 2022

 

 

IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS

 

Univision Video-call court appearances are now available in some immigration cases.

August 22, 2022 

 

OTHER NEWS

 

New Jersey Monitor Amazon called for investigation after worker deaths

By Sophie Nieto-Muñoz

August 22, 2022

 

The USA Connection (NC) More than 160 groups demand an end to violations of migrants' religious freedom

By Agencia EFE

August 22, 2022

 

La Opinión (CA) Hispanic street vendor, whose fruit stand was hacked to death, is back to selling on the same corner in Woodland Hills.

By Ricardo Roura

August 22, 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.

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