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
VISAS
CNN en Español Work visas for the United States: price, requirements, duration and how to apply for them.
May 12, 2022
La Opinión (CA) How do I know if I won the 2023 Visa Lottery?
By Nelson A. Castillo
May 12, 2022
LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS
Univision News Undocumented immigrants facing immigration proceedings will receive free legal assistance in Cook County: this is what you need to know (Video)
May 12, 2022
Lawndale News Immigrants Will Be Represented at Bond Hearings
May 12, 2022
MIGRANTS SHIPWRECKED IN PUERTO RICO
Univision At least 11 dead after migrant boat sinks near Puerto Rico
May 12, 2022
Telemundo News At least 11 migrants shipwrecked off the coast of Puerto Rico die(Video)
May 12, 2022
El Nuevo Día At least 11 people dead after boat wreck north of Desecheo
By José Ayala Gordián
May 12, 2022
First Hour Tragedy near Desecheo: "There are deceased and survivors".
May 12, 2022
El Nuevo Herald At least 3 dead after suspected migrant shipwreck near Puerto Rico
By Syra Ortiz-Blanes and Jacqueline Charles
May 12, 2022
SAY NO TO THE COYOTE' CAMPAIGN
CNN en Español "El coyote lied to us": the campaign warning about migrant smugglers' scam
May 11, 2022
Telemundo 62 "Say no to the coyote"; new U.S. campaign to alert Central Americans
By Agencia EFE
May 11, 2022
CNN en Español U.S. launches campaign to stop migrants from paying smugglers to cross southern border
By Isabel Morales
May 11, 2022
Adelante Valle Customs and Border Protection Sends Warning to Migrants
May 11, 2022
HUMAN TRAFFIC
Univision The dangerous coyote route that crossed the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico to reach the U.S.
By Isaías Alvarado
May 12, 2022
Univision 30 arrests and two migrants in the trunk: the return to prison of a 19 year old 'pollera'.
By Isaías Alvarado
May 12, 2022
Telemundo/Al Rojo Vivo Dígale no al coyote' campaign launched to alert Latinos not to migrate to the U.S. (Video)
May 12, 2022
GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT OF TEXAS
Hispanic World Texas Governor chides Biden for giving baby formula to undocumented immigrants
By Andrea Ruiz
May 12, 2022
Al Día (TX) Gov. Abbott says Biden gives baby formula to undocumented immigrants
May 12, 2022
La Opinión (CA) Texas governor doesn't want undocumented immigrants to be given baby formula
By Agencia EFE
May 12, 2022
Al Día (TX) Abbott sends barbed wire to Coahuila to stop migrants arriving in Texas
By Robert T. Garrett
May 12, 2022
BORDER
By Jorge Carrasco
May 12, 2022
Telemundo News Two minors who crossed the Bravo River alone tell of their crossing and call their parents to tell them they made it.n (Video)
May 12, 2022
Telemundo News Father of pregnant woman killed in Rio Grande says his daughter wanted to go back to Honduras if she could not cross (Video)
May 12, 2022
Telemundo News Pregnant Honduran girl drowns while trying to cross the Rio Grande river (Video)
May 11, 2022
Telemundo News Family and friends bid farewell to Calixto Rojas, the Nicaraguan broadcaster drowned in the Bravo River (Video)
May 11, 2022
Telemundo News More Cuban than Central American immigrants enter the U.S. through the Mexican border (Video)
May 11, 2022
Univision News Body of pregnant woman who drowned trying to cross the Rio Bravo recovered (Video)
May 11, 2022
MIGRANTS/MEXICO
Univision News "It is an injustice what they are doing to us": the plight of Nicaraguans returned to Mexico from the U.S. (Video)
May 12, 2022
Univision News "We are not criminals": undocumented migrants flee from a checkpoint in Mexico and police forcibly return them (Video)
May 12, 2022
MEXICO-USA
The San Diego Union Tribune U.S. Security and Mexico's Foreign Ministry discuss 'orderly' migration
By Agencia EFE
May 12, 2022
TITLE 42
Univision Title 42: court holds key hearing to decide future of border restrictions
By Jorge Cancino
May 12, 2022
Univision News Migrant mothers and children gain entry to the U.S. to seek asylum, thanks to Title 42 exceptions (Video)
May 12, 2022
El Latino San Diego Title 42 legal dispute
By Horacio Rentería
May 12, 2022
Yahoo News Biden picked the wrong time to remove Title 42
By Bloomberg News
May 12, 2022
The San Diego Union Tribune Judge extends his order to suspend preparations to rescind Title 42
By Agencia EFE
May 11, 2022
BORDER WALL
La Opinión (CA) Sharp rise in injuries and deaths among those attempting to jump Trump's "impassable" wall from Mexico into the U.S.
By BBC Mundo
May 11, 2022
ICE
Telemundo News In the wake of ICE spying allegations, what's the point of living in a sanctuary city or state? (Video)
May 12, 2022
Univision ICE announces return of visits to immigration detention centers
By Jorge Cancino
May 11, 2022
Telemundo News ICE alleged to have spent nearly $2.8 billion on immigrant surveillance network (Video)
May 11, 2022
The San Diego Union Tribune ICE reinstates social visits to detained immigrants
By Agencia EFE
May 11, 2022
Telemundo News ICE has become a de facto CIA for spying on immigrants and other citizens of the country, they claim.(Video)
May 11, 2022
TPS
Telemundo News Tepesians demand permanent protection from the government during a protest in Washington D.C. (Video)
May 11, 2022
MIGRANT WOMEN
By Leire Ventas
May 11, 2022
El Nuevo Herald (FL) Venezuelan migrant mothers desperate to recover their children taken away by their parents
By Sonia Osorio
May 11, 2022
PUBLIC CHARGE
May 11, 2022
IMMIGRATION POLICY
Orlando Sentinel States unite to block immigration policy
By Kristian Hernández
May 11, 2022
REFUGEES FROM UKRAINE
CNN en Español Teenager flees Ukraine with American, separated at the border
May 11, 2022
OTHER NEWS
Univision Living on the street and sleeping in a car: the hard sacrifice of some elderly immigrants
By Sharon Cruz
May 12, 2022
El Latino San Diego Broadens eligibility criteria
May 12, 2022
Yahoo News Las Marías, the regional Mexican duo that denounces "la migra".
By Agencia EFE
May 12, 2022
Iowa Public Radio English-only test for teaching license thwarts bilingual schools' efforts to find teachers
By Kassidy Arena
May 11, 2022
Telemundo 48 Extorting victims through telephone scams
May 11, 2022
News El Correo Círculo de la Hispanidad honors 42 mothers in our community
By Jenniffer Martínez
May 11, 2022
La Opinión (CA) Homeless receive medical services at the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles
By Jacqueline García
May 11, 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, Esq. is an immigration attorney 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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