Category: Immigration
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NY Creates Rules to Limit Arrival of Immigrants. They Are Being Deported to NJ
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Hundreds of immigrants heading to New York were dumped in New Jersey over the New Year’s weekend, in an apparent attempt to circumvent a municipal order from the Big Apple aimed at limiting the number of immigrants arriving from the border to the city. Since last Saturday (30), 13 buses from Texas, carrying about 450…
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Caravan With Estimated 8,000 Immigrants Heads Toward US-Mexico Border
A massive caravan of immigrants crossing Mexico with the goal of reaching the United States border is the largest in over a year – with an estimated number of more than 8,000 asylum seekers on the way. Immigrant families – primarily from Cuba, Haiti, and Honduras – set out for the United States on Sunday,…
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Immigration Judges Have 3 Million Pending Cases
The backlog of cases in immigration courts in the United States surpassed three million pending cases last month, a historic record. The three million pending cases reported in November include one million cases that were added in the previous 12 months, according to a report from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University (TRAC).…
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Trump Returns to Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric in Election Campaign
Just over a month before the start of the Republican primaries for the 2024 general elections, the party’s leading candidate, former President Donald J. Trump, has once again employed anti-immigrant rhetoric, described by many as ‘xenophobic,’ ‘racist,’ and ‘Nazi,’ during his election campaign. During rallies in Nevada and New Hampshire last weekend, Trump stated that…
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The Cost of Hiring Au Pairs Could Double Under New Biden Administration Proposal
The Biden administration’s State Department recently released a proposal that could increase costs for those using the Au Pair program, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The proposal requires families to pay au pairs an amount calculated based on state and local minimum wage laws. Currently, au pairs receive housing, meals, and…
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Florida Takes New Steps to Curb Illegal Immigration
In a report published Monday (28) on the Florida Supreme Court’s website, a grand jury created by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to investigate immigration-related issues urged state lawmakers to create new restrictions on immigration – including a tax on all electronic money transfers abroad. “We learned that, in fact, many Florida residents are (just as…
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Who Are the Undocumented Immigrants Living in the U.S.?
The population of unauthorized immigrants living in the United States reached 10.5 million in 2021, according to new estimates from the Pew Research Center. This was a modest increase compared to 2019, but almost identical to 2017 and below the peak of 12.2 million in 2007. The Pew Research Center researched the changes that occurred…
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New Texas Law Makes Illegal Entry into the State a Crime
Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott is set to sign a bill (SB4) that will make the illegal entry of immigrants into Texas a state crime and give authorities the power to arrest and remove “violating immigrants” to Mexico. The announcement of the new law has generated waves of fear throughout the Latino community in Texas…
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Trump Promises Mass Detention and Deportation If Elected Again
Former President Donald Trump is planning an expansion of the hardline immigration policies from his first term if elected for a second term in 2024. Part of the promised package includes detaining undocumented immigrants already in the United States and placing them in detention camps while awaiting deportation. The plans, reported by The New York…
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Americans Living Abroad: Should They Renounce Their American Citizenship for Financial Reasons?
American citizens who move to another country still have the responsibility to report their income to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Therefore, sometimes, in addition to the taxes paid in their country of residence, these citizens still need to pay taxes in the United States. It is not surprising that the idea of renouncing U.S.…