Vice President Kamala Harris is closing out her first foreign trip Tuesday as she visits Mexico and meets with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador
immigration
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‘Do not come’: Harris seeks ‘hope at home’ for Guatemalans
The American vice president emphasizes the need for action to improve the situation on the ground for Guatemalans, who she said don’t want to leave their homeland but are forced to by poor living conditions.
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Supreme Court rules against immigrants with temporary status
A unanimous Supreme Court has ruled that thousands of people living in the U.S. for humanitarian reasons are ineligible to apply to become permanent residents.
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U.S. forced deported parents to leave kids behind, watchdog reports
In 2017 and 2018, Department of Homeland Security officials were claiming parents were choosing to leave their children in the U.S.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Insight: 100 years of immigration mistakes
A century-old law, inspired by discredited pseudoscience, has created President Biden’s border problems.
Posted inNation & World
ICE to stop sending detainees to jails in Massachusetts, Georgia
Both county jails are also under federal investigation for complaints of abuses against immigrants – allegations that remain open and unresolved.
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Spain, Morocco square off after 8,000 migrants arrive by sea
Neither the government in Rabat nor local officials have commented on the mass influx.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: New U.S. intelligence report suggests how Maine can address global trends
We’re in a good position to improve the lives of people without college degrees, to welcome foreigners to a democratic society and to diversify our workforce.
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Biden quadruples Trump’s refugee cap after backlash over delay
He is raising the nation’s cap on refugee admissions to 62,500 this year, but admits that the U.S. will not meet that number, because of the pandemic and limitations on resettlement capabilities.
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Harris meets with Guatemalan president
She has been tasked with addressing the root causes of the spike in migration.