As some families seek restitution for the suffering caused by former President Donald Trump’s family separation policy, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Thursday acknowledged that nearly five years after the policy was first enforced, 998 children have yet to be reunited with their relatives. On the two-year anniversary of the establishment of President Joe Biden’s Interagency Task… Source Source / Read More: Nearly 1,000 Migrant Kids Separated From Families Under Trump Still Not Reunited
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New Biden Policy Could Protect Migrant Worker Whistleblowers From Deportation
Migrant workers and advocates on Friday applauded a Biden administration policy to help protect noncitizen employees who are victims or witnesses of labor rights violations “from threats of immigration-related retaliation from the exploitive employers.” The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that noncitizens will be able to submit requests for temporary relief from deportation or… Source Source / Read More: New Biden Policy Could Protect Migrant Worker Whistleblowers From Deportation
AOC Casts House Democrats’ Sole Vote Against Omnibus Spending Bill
Citing the increased immigration enforcement and military funding it contains, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday cast the sole Democratic House vote against a $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package. In the final vote of the 117th Congress, House lawmakers passed the sweeping spending bill 225-201-1, with Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan) voting “present” and nine Republican lawmakers… Source Source / Read More: AOC Casts House Democrats’ Sole Vote Against Omnibus Spending Bill