Immigration News for January 18, 2022

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

MIGRANT CHILDREN

 

Telemundo News A group of 15 migrant children are sworn in as U.S. citizens (Video)

January 16, 2022

 

Washington Hispanic Their children were separated from them and now they are being extorted

January 14, 2022

 

TPS

 

Univision News What is happening with TPS for Central Americans? Biden asked to renew immigration relief (Video)

January 15, 2022

 

Washington Hispanic Menendez Urges Biden to Approve TPS

January 14, 2022

 

 

MIGRANT CARAVAN

 

Univision News Guatemala halts the first caravan of migrants leaving Honduras for the U.S.

By Jorge Cancino

January 17, 2022

 

Telemundo News Migrant caravan headed for U.S. border broken up in Guatemala (Video)

January 17, 2022

 

Telemundo News Guatemalan police clash with a caravan of migrants from Honduras (Video)

January 16, 2022

 

ASYLUM - BORDER

 

La Opinión Mexican authorities detain truck with 359 migrants attempting to reach the U.S.

By César Reyes

January 17, 2022

 

Univision News "It's very hard": Venezuelan migrant tells what she has to endure for being undocumented in Chile (Video)

By Pedro Ultreras

January 17, 2022

 

Univision News Safety and health, the issues that concern Reynosa authorities due to the presence of a migrant camp (Video)

By Francisco Cobos

January 14, 2022

 

Telemundo News Haitian migrants clash with police in Mexico City (Video)

January 15, 2022

 

Telemundo News Mexican authorities rescue 84 migrants crammed in truck bed (Video)

January 16, 2022

 

DETENTIONS - DEPORTATIONS

 

La Opinión Texas to challenge judge's block to "hunt" for undocumented immigrants

By Agencia EFE

January 17, 2022

 

Univision News Judge Declares Governor Abbott's Measure Allowing Texas Police to Detain Immigrants Unconstitutional

By Univision and EFE

January 14, 2022

 

Telemundo News Judge declares unconstitutional the imprisonment of a migrant in Texas for crossing the border illegally

By Luis Hernández Ojesto M.

January 14, 2022

 

Telemundo News Ruling in favor of immigrant arrested by Texas "opens the door" for others to sue (Video)

January 15, 2022

 

Univision News ICE monitors 157,000 immigrants released in electronic shackle or on bond

By Jorge Cancino

January 16, 2022

 

MIGRANT DEATHS

 

Telemundo News Authorities investigate death of Mexican migrant in CBP custody in Otay Mesa border town

January 14, 2022

 

Univision News Mexican immigrant dies in federal custody shortly after crossing border

By Univision and EFE

January 15, 2022

 

COVID- IMMIGRATION

 

La Opinión COVID infections soar in immigration detention centers

By Agencia EFE

January 15, 2022

 

Telemundo News Number of COVID-19 infections in ICE detention centers soars by 520%

January 14, 2022

 

CNN en Español DeSantis says he regrets not speaking out "much louder" against Trump's stay-at-home advice

By Steve Contorno

January 15, 2022

 

Telemundo News Misinformation about COVID-19 and its effect on a California Indian community: "We didn't believe, until it took our loved ones".

By Arcenio J. López - Mixteco community leader*.

January 16, 2022

 

IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS

 

Univision News Help available for immigrants with pending proceedings who are unable to attend appointments due to disasters or force majeure (Video)

By Juan Carlos González

January 14, 2022

 

Univision News USCIS offers assistance to immigrants who are unable to attend appointments or have lost documents: here's how to request it

By Jorge Cancino

January 15, 2022

 

OTHER NEWS

 

Univision News Families with ITIN numbers or children with DACA: everything you need to know about the child credit

January 16, 2022

 

Univision News Food4All: What is the program that aims to provide food assistance to immigrants in California? (Video)

January 14, 20222022

 

OPINION

 

La Opinión Carlos Alberto Montaner: Racism and the "Critical Theory of Race".

By Carlos Alberto Montaner

January 15, 2022

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