Immigrant Communities

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Opinion: A time for unity, not more viral hatred

Atlanta Journal 28 Mar 2020

Our push for survival has us forgetting that community is what makes survival possible ... This is not the time for xenophobic hatred spewed towards immigrants and the Latinx community, or “I told you so”s about travel bans and hate-building walls ... This is a time for community ... Love, community, and hope keep us alive....

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MANDEL: Pandemic adds urgency to free career criminal from immigration detention

Toronto Sun 28 Mar 2020

Citing COVID-19, a Federal court judge has urged the release of career criminal Andrew Taino from immigration detention as soon as he can be safely moved into the community under strict conditions ... In immigration detention since December, he won yet another reprieve from deportation on Jan....

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‘Welcoming’ measures start to take effect

Lebanon Valley News 28 Mar 2020

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Since voters in three Upper Valley ......

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US Hispanic Catholics are future, but priest numbers dismal

TDT News 28 Mar 2020

It can be seen in fast-growing, heavily Hispanic communities in Phoenix’s western suburbs ... Across the Southwest, there’s tension arising from the restrictive immigration policies imposed by President Donald Trump’s administration along the U.S.-Mexico border ... with relatives who lack legal immigration status....

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Richard MacMaster: ICE raids impact immigrant communities

The Gainesville Sun 27 Mar 2020

A front-page story in The Sun recently warned that, “Undocumented immigrants could be hit ......

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San Diego fund to help unauthorized immigrants out of work due to pandemic

Finger Lakes Times 27 Mar 2020

Some immigrant workers are eligible to receive unemployment or other aid, but others, particularly unauthorized immigrants, are not ... The fund is launching with $10,000 donated from Oxfam America, and the San Diego Immigrant Rights Consortium is asking those who are able in the community to contribute as well....

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‘Not A Time For Scapegoating’: Walsh Says Boston Won’t Stand For Racism During Coronavirus Pandemic

CBS Sports 27 Mar 2020

BOSTON (CBS) — Mayor Marty Walsh is speaking out against racism and showing support for the immigrant community during the coronavirus crisis ... Walsh also took time to emphasize the role immigrants play in the health care community and the food industry....

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How ICE Operations in New York Set the Stage for a Coronavirus Nightmare in Local Jails

The Intercept 27 Mar 2020

Rohan, who was perplexed at the discrepancy, told The Intercept that nothing about his client’s case jumped out as significant enough to merit sending a team of officers into a coronavirus hotbed, removing an individual from that infected community, and placing him in a confined immigration detention setting....

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Amid coronavirus threat, feds release two immigrant detainees in Pa.

The Philadelphia Tribune 27 Mar 2020

“The government’s trying to send them back, there’s no reason they shouldn’t be in the community while they’ve appealed.” ... “ICE officers weigh a variety of factors, including the person’s criminal record, immigration history, ties to the community, risk of flight, and whether he or she poses a potential threat to public safety.”....

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USCIS announces flexibility in responding to RFEs

The Economic Times 27 Mar 2020

... those seeking immigration benefits during this time,” it said....

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BI temporarily allows foreigners to leave PH sans ACR I-cards

Inquirer 27 Mar 2020

Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said this is in light of the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine and strict social distancing ......

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Immigration eases rules on aliens’ visa

Manila Standard Today 27 Mar 2020

The Bureau of Immigration said Friday it will temporarily allow foreign nationals with approved visas but who are still awaiting the release of their Alien Certificates of Registration Identity Cards to leave the country ... Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente says the regular ......

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Coronavirus may produce misery beyond disease to migrants, home countries

Hawaii Catholic Herald 27 Mar 2020

immigration court can adjudicate their case. The organization worries about the medical conditions but also how a spread of the coronavirus in those communities can be used politically in an election year to further restrict asylum-seekers from seeking protection in the U.S....