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Border
Patrol’s
New
Coordinators
Are
Meant
to
Help
Process
Children,
But
Concerns
Linger
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Many
immigrants
have
been
left
out
of
federal
COVID-19
relief
packages.
Both
undocumented
immigrants
and
some
people
in
mixed-status
households
have
been
excluded
from
stimulus
checks,
rent
assistance,
and
other
financial
aid.
This

America’s
reputation
as
a
beacon
of
hope
for
those
seeking
protection.


This
fact
sheet
from
the
American
Immigration
Council
explains
explains
how
the
U.S.
refugee
program
works.


Read
more:
An
Overview
of
U.S.
Refugee
Law
and
Policy
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ACROSS THE NATION
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Immigration
and
Customs
Enforcement
(ICE)
detains
hundreds
of
thousands
of
people
each
year
across
hundreds
of
jails
and
jail-like
facilities.
Increasingly,
individuals
in
ICE
detention
are
Black
or
come
from
majority-Black
countries
in
Africa
and
the
Caribbean.


The
American
Immigration
Council
and
Black
Alliance
for
Just
Immigration
(BAJI)
are
filing
Freedom
of
Information
Act
requests
for
records
about
the
conditions,
treatment,
and
outcomes
in
eight
facilities
throughout
the
U.S.
South.
The
information
requested
will
help
the
public
understand
what
happens
inside
detention
facilities
and
how
Black
immigrants
are
treated
by
ICE
in
Louisiana,
Mississippi,
and
Texas.


Read
more:
Scrutinizing
the
Treatment
and
Conditions
Black
Immigrants
Face
in
Detention
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“We have to look at the arrival of families and unaccompanied children always with the lens of who we are talking about. We're talking about children fleeing persecution and harm in their home countries, and we're talking about families who only want to come here to ensure that they are safe, and that the lives of their children are safe and secure.
"We are a nation of immigrants, and that means opening our arms to those fleeing harm.”
– Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, policy counsel at the American Immigration Council [[link removed]]
FURTHER READING
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NBC
News:
From
drug
safety
to
immigration,
Biden
leaves
key
posts
unfilled
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Reuters:
Biden
seeks
funding
to
probe
white
supremacist
beliefs
at
immigration
agencies
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The
Immigration
Conversation
Podcast
(LISTEN):
Belonging
Begins
With
Us:
A
Conversation
with
Wendy
Feliz
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Arizona
Public
Media
(NPR):
New
border
apprehension
numbers
need
context,
advocates
say
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