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
'DIGITAL RAIDS
Univision DHS bought cell phone location data and believes it was to locate immigrants, ACLU says
By Jorge Cancino
July 18, 2022
La Opinión (CA) ICE "digital raids" against immigrants by tracking them on their cell phones denounced
By Agencia EFE
July 18, 2022
Digital Trends Declassified documents show massive U.S. tracking of its citizens
By Diego Bastarrica
July 18, 2022
Telemundo News Government spends millions of dollars on cell phone data to track Americans and migrants, ACLU says
By Julia Ainsley - NBC News
July 18, 2022
El Diario-La Prensa (NY) ICE tracks thousands of immigrants for possible "digital raids".
By Jesús García
July 18, 2022
CITIZENSHIP
La Opinión (CA) Registration Act in Congress that would give citizenship to 8 million undocumented immigrants
July 18, 2022
MIGRANTS
Telemundo News From seeking asylum at the border to living on the streets: migrants without a dollar on them or family in the U.S. are released. (Video)
July 18, 2022
July 18, 2022
Univision News "Migration is a right": Religious and their parishioners protest in Honduras against the safe passage of migrants (Video)
July 18, 2022
Telemundo News Colombian mother returns to U.S. to say goodbye to her deceased son after being deported more than a decade ago (Video)
July 18, 2022
Telemundo News This man lost his wife and daughter while crossing the Darien to reach the US. (Video)
July 18, 2022
ACCESS TO LEGAL REPRESENTATION
Bilingual Radio ICE continues to make it difficult for thousands of detained migrants to get access to lawyers
By Marco Vinicio González
July 18, 2022
DEMOCRATS REJECT BIDEN
La Opinión (CA) Biden faces backlash from Democratic voters just months before this year's elections
By Agencia EFE
July 18, 2022
MIGRANT ARRESTS
Al Día (TX) Arrests of migrants at the border dropped during June
By Dianne Solis and Alfredo Corchado
July 18, 2022
Univision News From more than 100 countries, including Russia: alert on increase of migrants crossing the border through Yuma, Arizona (Video)
June 18, 2022
OTHER NEWS
The USA Connection (NC) U.S. to simplify visa processing for Afghan refugees
By Agencia EFE
July 18, 2022
El Nuevo Herald If you are Cuban and participated in the 2023 Visa Lottery, you may receive good news.
Daniel Shoer Roth
July 18, 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.
For information on how to consult with Dr. Castillo, click here. click here.
