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Sessions takes aim at administrative closure o ABC: Sessions posed detailed questions challenging the use of "administrative closures," an increasingly common outcome that allows people to stay in the country without legal status. The attorney general invited feedback from advocates and others, after which time he may issue new instructions for immigration judges nationwide. o Matter of CASTRO-TUM, 27 I&N Dec. 187 (A.G. 2018): The Attorney General referred the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals to himself for review of issues relating to the authority to administratively close immigration proceedings, ordering that the case be stayed during the pendency of his review.

Acting ICE Director Wants to Arrest Politicians Running Sanctuary Cities NYMag: In an interview Tuesday with Fox News Channel’s Neil Cavuto, Homan said political leaders in sanctuary cities, which don’t cooperate with ICE officials looking to make immigration arrests, are breaking the law when they “knowingly shield and harbor an illegal alien.” “That is a violation of 8 USC 1324. That’s an alien-smuggling statute. I’ve asked the Department of Justice to look at this,” he said.

OCC Trying to De-designate UACs? Catholic Charities: Before IJ Kolbe: It was business as usual until a case that involved a UAC, 13 years old, present with step-father, after counsel stated they were pursuing Asylum, DHS handed her a letter stating that they’re giving her a letter de-designating her client. It all happened very fast, and it was unexpected. Kolbe did look surprise and stated that counsel could still send her application to USCIS and keep her up-to-date with the outcome. My question is, has anyone else had this letter handed out to them? If so, can you share the letter so we can see what exact language DHS is using and prepare rebuttals?

ICE sending G-56 call-in letter after attempted raid IDP: We just got a call from an individual who was deported (to the wrong country) in 2007, he then reentered in 2008. He was recently arrested on a criminal case in Rockland County, NY. About 3 weeks ago -- shortly after one of his criminal court dates --, 9 agents, a mix of ICE and the local gang unit of the sheriff's department, raided his home early in the morning. He was at work and after waking up his sleeping children and speaking everyone in the home, the agents left without arresting anyone. A few days later, this individual received [a] G-56 letter from ICE in the mail, telling him to report to ERO at 201 Varick Street this Tuesday for "Case Review", with his immigration documents and valid passport, which seems like a less resource-intensive tactic of ICE to take him into custody to re-deport him.

Trump Justice Department Pushes for Citizenship Question on Census, Alarming Experts ProPublica: The Justice Department is pushing for a question on citizenship to be added to the 2020 census, a move that observers say could depress participation by immigrants who fear that the government could use the information against them. That, in turn, could have potentially large ripple effects for everything the once- a-decade census determines — from how congressional seats are distributed around the country to where hundreds of billions of federal dollars are spent.

Fewer family visas approved as Trump toughens vetting of immigrants: Reuters review Reuters: The number of approvals dropped by nearly a quarter in the first nine months of 2017 to around 406,000 compared to the same period a year earlier when approvals were more than 530,000, despite a similar number of applications during both periods, USCIS data showed.

Immigration Clinic Represents Somali nationals in Class Action Lawsuit ImmProf: The hearing will address whether the court has jurisdiction to consider the petitioners’ claim that they are entitled to a stay of removal while they seek reopening of their removal orders.

Motel 6 Gave Guest Information To ICE Agents, Lawsuit Says NPR: Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson sued Motel 6 on Wednesday, alleging motel employees gave private information about thousands of guests to U.S. immigration authorities.

More workers say their bosses are threatening to have them deported LA Times: Complaints over immigration-related retaliation threats surged last year in California, according to the Labor Commissioner’s Office. Through Dec. 22, workers had filed 94 immigration-related retaliation claims with the office, up from 20 in all of 2016 and only seven a year earlier.

US Commission on Civil Rights Concerned with Alleged Abusive Labor Practices at Immigration Detention Centers AILA: The Commission calls for heightened oversight and transparency of the Voluntary Work Program within both government and privately-run detention centers.

Trump, lawmakers step up talks on immigrant 'Dreamers' Reuters: Urgent negotiations aimed at shielding young, undocumented immigrants from deportation intensified on Thursday as Republican U.S. senators emerged from a meeting with President Donald Trump expressing confidence a deal could be struck this month.

IJ Lamb’s Retirement Empire Justice Center: Update 1/8/18: I spoke with IJ Lamb’s legal assistant this morning and she informed me that my individual scheduled for tomorrow was adjourned and all her hearings will be reassigned to a new judge.

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 AILA: Guidance for Rescheduling Requests in New-York- 2018 (attached).  EOIR Fact Sheet: An Agency Guidance  CBP Directive on Border Searches of Electronic Devices  DOJ Information for Employers on EADs for Honduran and Nicaraguan TPS Holders  New Forms of Note o Update to Form I-485 , Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, New Edition Date 12/13/17. o Update to Form I-601A , Application for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver, New Edition Dated 12/15/17.

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 Open until 1/27/18 “The Immigrants” photography exhibit at the Howard Greenberg Gallery in New York  1/11/18 Aggressive Removal Defense, Part 1: Contesting Removability  1/11/18 NYIC: Health Care For All New York: Annual Winter Meeting 2018  1/15/18 Comprehensive Overview of Immigration Law: A Course for New Practitioners  1/17/18 Religious Land Use Disputes; Latest Caselaw Updates and Strategies for Avoiding and Defending Claims  1/17/18 Overview of the Citizenship Navigator and text4refugee Projects  1/18/18 UNHCR Washington’s Annual New Year Meeting with NGOs 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM SEIU Building (UNHCR office location) 1800 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Room 1026/28 Washington, D.C. 20036  1/22-23/18 New York Immigration Coalition Member Congress: Strengthening Immigrant NY  1/23/18 USCIS Invitation: Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative Teleconference  1/25/18 Aggressive Removal Defense, Part 2: Motions Practice  1/26/18 Before We Were Banned at ArtHelix  2/8/18 Basic Immigration Law 2018  2/8/18 2 CREDIT CLE: Immigration Law-Hot Topics & Survey For The General Practitioners  2/9/18 Asylum, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Crime Victim, and Other Immigration Relief 2018  2/17/18 Real People. Real Lives. Women Immigrants of New York at Queens Museum  2/23/18 2018 Immigration and Asylum Law Conference (Federal Bar Association and New York Law School)  4/30/18 Working with Immigrants: The Intersection of Basic Immigration, Housing, and Domestic Violence Issues in California 2018 (Free)

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Sunday, January 7, 2018  College-Educated Immigrants On The Rise  Trump Administration Seeks Supreme Court Review in Travel Ban 3.0 Case  Second Circuit Denies Citizenship to Father on Remand in Session v. Morales-Santana Saturday, January 6, 2018  NAFTA Truckers  First phase of Trump border wall will cost $18 billion  Fire and Fury, Trump, and Immigration (H-1B Visas)  AALS 2018: Federalism and Sanctuary Cities and Other Immigration Programs  Attorney General to Review Administrative Closures Friday, January 5, 2018  China Welcoming "High-End Foreign Talent"  Trump Adminstration reducing numbers of family visas approved  Immigration Clinic Represents Somali nationals in Class Action Lawsuit Thursday, January 4, 2018  Remarks by President Trump and Vice President Pence in a Meeting on Immigration with Republican Members of the Senate  Immigration Section Events at 2018 AALS Annual Meeting  The Immigrants: An Exhibit  Hidden in the Ashes: Migrant Farmworkers are Invisible During California Wildfires  A Farm Labor Shortage on the Horizon?  ICE to Increase Enforcement in California?  Motel 6 Gave Guest Information To ICE Agents, Lawsuit Says Wednesday, January 3, 2018  United Nations Gathers Horror Stories from Rohingya Women Fleeing Myanmar  Three Former DHS Secretaries to Congress: Now is the Time for a DACA Fix  The Year of Living Dangerously: Immigration in the Era of Trump  Senior Republican Senator, Orrin Hatch, to Retire Tuesday, January 2, 2018  Immigrant of the Day: Lien Pham (Vietnam)  Trump Justice Department Pushes for Citizenship Question on Census, Alarming Experts  Call for Proposals: Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law & Justice  Immigration Article of the Day: Latinos and the Internal Revenue Code: A Tax Policy Primer for the New Administration by Leo P. Martinez  More workers say their bosses are threatening to have them deported  The Center for Immigration Studies on "DACA Fix" Legislation  "They're Taking Everybody": Mass Deportations in the Time of Trump

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Daily Immigration News Clips – January 5, 2018 Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on January 5, 2018 National AP Sessions takes aim at judges' handling of immigration casesBy Elliot Spagat BuzzFeed The Faces Of Trump's Hated "Chain Migration" Include These Job CreatorsBy Adolfo Flores AP Trump, GOP senators sound hopeful on immigration dealBy Jill Colvin and Kevin Freking Reuters White House: Trump to host bipartisan meeting on immigration next week Reuters Trump, lawmakers step up talks on immigrant 'Dreamers' By Steve Holland and Richard Cowan New York Times Senators and Trump Inch Toward DACA Deal, but a Wall Divides ThemBy Sheryl Gay Stolberg Wall Street Journal Trump's Immigration Priorities Complicate 'Dreamer' TalksBy Laura Meckler and Kristina Petersin The Washington Post Trump calls for 'bipartisan' immigration deal for 'dreamers' but reiterates demand for border wallBy David Nakamura Politico Inside the faltering Dreamer talksBy Seung Min Kim, Rachel Bade, and Ted Hesson Roll Call Immigration Framework Coming Next Week, Senators SayBy Dean DiChiaro Roll Call Immigration Deal Tangled Up in Spending TalksBy Joe Williams CNN What 2013 immigration battle taught GOP about today's DACA fightBy Lauren Fox CNN DACA deal begins to form, but details remain sticking points By Tal Kopan The Hill Trump tells GOP senators that 2,200-mile border wall not needed in immigration dealBy Alexander Bolton Axios Trump's White House meeting with Senate Republicans on immigrationBy Jonathan Swan and Mike Allen USA Today Trump: DACA will be 'terrific' if Democrats back his own immigration plansBy David Jackson CBS News Trump says DACA deal must include his wall; also comments on BannonBy Rebecca Shabad Bloomberg Politics Immigration Plan Depends on Trump's Willingness to CompromiseBy Laura Litvan and Shannon Pettypiece Newsweek Trump is Using DACA Recipients as Bargaining Chips for Border Wall FundsBy Nicole Rodriguez CNBC Trump: Any deal on DACA must include additional border security, immigration reformsBy Christina Wilkie PoliZette Former Dem Official Insists 'Clean' DREAM Act Would Help GOPBy Brendan Kirby Texas Standard Can Congress Find A DACA Compromise That Suits Democrats, Republicans … And Republicans?By Jen Rice WHYY Republicans and Democrats seek path to DACA deal in coming weeksBy Scott Detrow Blast Alyssa Milano Protests with Dreamers at California Senators OfficeBy Caitlyn Becker Fox 11 Celebs, supporters of Dream Act face off with anti-DACA protestersBy Zohreen Adadmjee The Washington Post 200,000 Salvadorans could lose US residency and face expulsionBy Nick Miroff and Maria Sacchetti Voa News Deadline Nears for US to Rule on Salvadoran Temporary ResidentsBy Victoria Macchi International Business Times 200,000 Children Born In US To Salvadoran Parents Face Separation From FamiliesBy Preeti Maheshwari Cincinnati.com Paraplegic 6-year-old's 'Daddy' faces deportation By Mark Curnette NBC Bay Area UC Berkeley Student Detained, Set For Deportation Wall Street Journal Trump Administration Seeks $18 Billion Over Decade to Expand Border WallBy Laura Meckler CNN Aging undocumented immigrants pose costly health care challenge CNN California 'sanctuary state' law leads ICE to increase presence, director saysBy Dakin Andone The Hill Family visas drop under Trump presidency: reportBy Max Greenwood Newsweek Trump Wants to Block Visas for Immigrant's Extended Family Members Because National Security Will be in DangerBy Jessica Kwong Newsweek Trump's Immigration Crackdown Creating a Public Health Crisis Among Children, Analysts SayBy Nicole Rodriguez Quartz These White House policies could turn more than one million people into undocumented immigrantsBy Ana Campoy The American Bazaar Trump's current immigration reforms are just a beginning for tougher policies ahead: Migration Policy Institute The Siasat Daily Indian techies stare at 'Self-Deportation' in proposed H-1B tweak: Report Deccan Chronicle US: Indian doctor jailed for groping teen female patients, faces deportation The Washington Post (Editorial) Trump's disgraceful use of 'dreamers' as a bargaining chip The Washington Post (Op-Ed) I've been a census enumerator. Asking about citizenship is a terrible idea.By Edward McCleelland The Hill (Op-Ed) Fixing DACA will help underemployed minorities the mostBy Ken Blackwell Local Seattle Times Judge lowers bond for immigrant tracked down by ICE after speaking to mediaBy Nina Shapiro San Diego Union Tribune Top Democrat seeks answers on $297 million recruiting contract for Trump's immigration crackdownBy Greg Moran First Coast News Roadblocks in way of Trump's desired border wallBy Oscar Margain Tribune Chronicle (Ohio) Man facing deportation to fight to return to USBy Liam Bouquet MyTwinTiers.com (New York) Governor Cuomo delivers his State of the State Address Westport Patch (Connecticut) CT Father Given Second Deportation Date 3 Days After ChristmasBy RJ Scofield Seattle Weekly (Washington) Local Politicians and Advocates Push for Immigrant ProtectionsBy Melissa Hellmann WFMJ (Ohio) Last minute reprieve from deportation granted for Youngstown businessmanBy Cristen Manion New Times San Luis Obispo (California) Bail forfeited after suspect missed SLO court date due to deportationBy Chris McGuinness Detroit News (Op-Ed) Column: Don't deport me, a MichiganianBy Vannessa Gutierrez Salt Lake City Tribune (Op-Ed) Commentary: I'm a Salt Lake businessman and I believe we need the Dream ActBy Patrick Hogle Chicago Sun Times (Op-Ed) GOODMAN: Trump deportation policies put a Mexican journalist's life at riskBy Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan St. Cloud Times (Op-Ed) Immigrants integral to fabric of Minnesota's economyBy Laura Bordelon

Daily Immigration News Clips – January 4, 2018 Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on January 4, 2018 National Reuters Washington state sues Motel 6 for sharing guest data with immigration agentsBy Jonathan Stempel Wall Street Journal Washington Attorney General Sues Motel 6 for Sharing Guest Info With FedsBy Alicia A. Caldwell and Chris Kirkham New York Times Motel 6 Gave Guest Lists to Immigration Agents in Washington State, Lawsuit SaysBy Caitlin Dickerson CNN State of Washington sues Motel 6 for giving guest lists to fedsBy Steve Almasy Bloomberg Motel 6 Is Being Accused of Sharing 'Latino-Sounding' Names of Guests with ICEBy Kartikay Mehrotra HuffPost Motel 6 Gave Guest Info To Immigration Agents, Washington State Attorney General AllegesBy Elise Foley AP Divided Democrats face liberal backlash on immigrationBy Steve Peoples and Matthew Daly Boston Globe Immigration battle may be about to become a firestorm in WashingtonBy Astead W. Herndon Reuters Republican leaders say do not hold defense hostage to immigration Wall Street Journal Congress Faces Long To-Do List, Short DeadlinesBy Kristina Peterson The Washington Post Former DHS secretaries Chertoff, Napolitano and Johnson warn Congress over 'dreamers' deadlineBy David Nakamura Politico White House and 'Big Four' to hold budget talksBy Gregory Hellman Politico DACA in spending bill?By Ted Hesson CNN DACA talks hinge on TrumpBy Tal Kopan The Hill Senators say they're waiting on White House immigration demandsBy Jordain Carney The Hill The Memo: DACA tensions roil GOPBy Niall Stanage The Hill Itching for a fight, Dems vow to hold the lineBy Mike Lillis Vox Congress has a year's worth of policy to address - and about 2 weeks to do itBy Tara Golshan Vox The real DACA negotiation is Republicans negotiating with themselvesBy Dara Lind NPR Immigration, Infrastructure And Iran: The President's Plans For 2018By Domenico Montanaro Bloomberg Trump's demand for border wall marks divide with GOP lawmakersBy Laura Litvan Bloomberg Politics Trump Hardens Immigration Stance Heading Into Shutdown TalksBy Jennifer Epstein and Erik Wasson Newsmax Rep. Scalise: Dems 'Didn't Do Anything on Immigration' By Sandy Fitzgerald Epoch Times DACA Amnesty: What Is the Dream Act, and What Would It Do?By Charlotte Cuthbertson New York Daily Times Dems hope to work out DACA deal during budget talks with White House officialsBy Denis Slattery The Weekly Standard The Road Ahead: Congress Stares Down Its To-Do ListBy Haley Byrd Free Times Indivisible Midlands Hits DC to Promote DREAM Act By David Travis Bland The Hill Mayors ask administration to extend immigration program for El SalvadorBy Rafael Bernal Bloomberg MIT President Says Immigrant Travel Ban Will Hurt U.S. EconomyBy Michael McDonald and Tom Moroney Wall Street Journal Mexican Journalist Faces Deportation After Fleeing to U.S. Amid Death ThreatsBy Alicia A. Caldwell AP Iraqi nationals challenging deportation win key ruling Fox News US judge orders release of detained Iraqis waiting deportation over criminal convictionsBy Lukas Mikelionis The Christian Post Judge Sides With Iraqi Christians Against Trump Deportations, Gives Them Shot at FreedomBy Stoyan Zaimov Quartz India Trump may deport thousands of Indian H-1B visa holders as they wait for green cardsBy Ananya Bhattacharya AP California cites Trump tweet in immigration policy fight Bloomberg Trump Tweet May Undermine U.S. in 'Dreamers' Deportation SuitBy Erik Larson AP Immigration official wants pols in sanctuary cities charged Reuters Fewer family visas approved as Trump toughens vetting of immigrants: Reuters reviewBy Mica Rosenberg Reuters Trump, Senate Republicans to discuss immigration, other issues on Thursday The Hill Trump ICE pick: Politicians who run sanctuary cities should be charged with crimesBy Brandon Conradis Esquire Trump's Immigration Chief Just Floated Throwing (Democratic) Politicians in JailBy Charles P. Pierce Los Angeles Times ICE is increasing presence in California because of 'sanctuary state' law, says Trump immigration chiefBy Jazmine Ulloa Salon Acting immigration director suggests charging "sanctuary cities" politicians with crimesBy Matthew Rozsa CBS News DHS chief says Trump would consider immigration legislation with path to citizenship Salon Another victim of Trump's immigration policy: collegesBy Matthew Rozsa Capital and Main Serfing USA: New 'Bracero' Bill Could Cut Agriculture Workers' Rights and WagesBy Gabriel Thompson LA Times (Editorial) Why the census shouldn't try to count undocumented immigrants The Hill (Op-Ed) Trump lumps all immigrants together at America's riskBy Stephen Legomsky Newsday (Opinion) Here's how TPS ought to really workBy Lane Filler The Hill (Op-Ed) GOP should support DREAM Act to support itself in midtermsBy Maria Cardona The Hill (Op-Ed) Citizenship question is crucial for a fair, updated 2020 CensusBy Ira Mehlman The Hill (Op-Ed) If California has the power to defy immigration laws, could it secede as well?By Dave Wilcox The Hill (Op-Ed) Trump's war on immigration caseworkers needs to endBy Steve Israel Local AP (Michigan) Michigan couple to be sentenced in deaths of 5 immigrants The Republic (Arizona) Aid workers leave water for border crossers in the Arizona desert. Now, the U.S. is banning them for it By Alex Devoid Fox News Insider (California) 'It's Illegal': Man Whose Son Was Killed by Illegal Immigrant Fights CA Sanctuary Law Los Angeles Times (California) GOP candidate for governor Travis Allen calls on Trump administration to sue California over immigration policyBy Seema Mehta Chicago Sun Times (Illinois) Army vet's fight to avoid deportation lands in federal appeals courtBy Ashlee Rezin WKSU (Ohio) Morning Headlines: Youngstown Business Owner to be Deported; Tax Amnesty Period Underway mySA (Texas) Man arrested for smuggling immigrants on East Side By Jason Buch Lancaster Online (Op-Ed) Ending DACA would destroy families By Mayra Ramirez Guzman Statesman Journal (Op-Ed) Navarrette Jr.: Trump is in over his head on Dreamers' issueBy Ruben Navarrette Jr. BuzzFlash (Op-Ed) Time for Truth-Telling on ImmigrationBy Andrew Moss Lancaster Online (LTE) Ending DACA would destroy familiesBy Mayra Ramirez Guzman Lancaster Online (LTE) DREAM Act makes economic senseBy Carlos Gonzalez Lancaster Online (LTE) Wishing for everything from prosperous farms to world peace in 2018By Roger Avila-Vidal Lancaster Online (LTE) Debunking some DACA mythsBy Carrie Carranza Lancaster Online (LTE) A moral crisis in AmericaBy Shirley Drot

Daily Immigration News Clips – January 3, 2018 Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on January 3, 2018 National CSPAN Washington Journal Daniel Stein and Ben Johnson on Immigration Reform Los Angeles Times More workers say their bosses are threatening to have them deportedBy Andrew Khouri Time 'You Created the Crisis.' The Fight With President Trump Over Dreamers Heats UpBy Maya Rhodan New York Times Ex-Homeland Security Officials Urge Faster Action on DACABy Maggie Haberman New York Times Democrats Outline Demands as Threat of Shutdown LoomsBy Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Thomas Kaplan The Washington Post Trump takes hard line on 'dreamers,' but remains interested in a dealBy Robert Costa, David Nakamura, and Ashley Parker CNN Important dates and deadlines for Congress in 2018By Daniella Diaz CNN What is DACA and why is it ending?By Tal Kopan The Hill Trump hits Dems over DACA: Hispanics will start 'falling in love' with RepublicansBy Brett Samuels Politico DACA negotiations heat upBy Ted Hesson Politico Trump: 'Democrats are doing nothing for DACA'By Nolan D. McCaskill Politico Shutdown threat revived as Congress returnsBy Sarah Ferris and Jennifer Scholtes The Hill Dems release pro-Dreamer video seriesBy Rafael Bernal Reuters U.S. judge orders government to release Iraqis or grant bond hearingsBy Yeganeh Torbati The Washington Post He taught lawyers, vets and more how to ballroom dance. Now his students are trying to save him from deportationBy Maria Sacchetti Splinter ICE's 2017 Retrospective Left Just a Few Things OutBy Rafi Schwartz AP Homeland chief: Wait and see on citizenship for immigrantsBy Elliot Spagat AP Immigration official wants pols in sanctuary cities charged Reuters Senior U.S. refugee official to retire this monthBy Yeganeh Torbati Reuters U.S. airport immigration computers go down temporarily: agency New York Times As Flow of Foreign Students Wanes, U.S. Universities Feel the StingBy Stephanie Saul Wall Street Journal A Trump-Era Military Dilemma: Enlisted, but UnwelcomeBy Nancy A. Youssef The Washington Post Family ties drive U.S. immigration. Why Trump wants to break the 'chains.'By Nick Miroff CNN (Op-Ed) The question that could sabotage the censusBy Raul A. Reyes The Hill (Op-Ed) Taking away their children won't stop Central American border crossersBy Elizabeth Oglesby Daily News (Op-Ed) Keep grandma's helper on the job: How revoking DACA could harm senior citizensBy Susan Bornstein Local Miami Herald Sanctuary no more: Feds seize 1 immigration detainee per day from Miami-Dade jailsBy Douglas Hanks AP (California) National Fake highway signs jab at new California immigration law The Plain Dealer (Ohio) Youngstown businessmen to be deported over previous marriageBy Michael Sangiacomo The Vindicator (Ohio) Owner of city's Downtown Circle to be deported Sunday The News & Observer (Editorial) DACA's end a cruel threat to many Sacramento Bee (Editorial) Congress must aid 'Dreamers' and children who need health care Lancaster Online (Op-Ed) DREAM Act makes economic senseBy Carlos Gonzalez The Post and Courier (Op-Ed) Dreamers deserve to stayBy Jose Luis Magana

Daily Immigration News Clips – January 2, 2018 Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on January 2, 2018 National The Intercept One Year of Immigration Under TrumpBy Maryam Saleh Daily Beast Trump Administration Is Set to Add Another Burden on ImmigrantsBy Betsy Woodruff Vice How Trump Went After Immigrants in 2017By Meredith Hoffman NPR Asylum-Seekers Locked In Limbo At Backed-Up U.S.- Mexico Border McClatchy DHS weighs major change to H-1B foreign tech worker visa programBy Franco Ordonez Vice News Dreamers don't trust Democrats to fix DACA in 2018 By David Noriega The Washington Post Trump calls for border wall funding in any DACA deal, but Democrats are skepticalBy David Weigel Politico Bipartisan DACA, spending talks set to commence with White HouseBy Kyle Cheney The Nation Why Numbers Alone Obscure the Real Deportation StoryBy Julianne Hing Roll Call Democratic Members to DHS: Investigate Sexual Abuse in Immigration CentersBy Eric Garcia The Hill Federal judge partially lifts Trump ban on refugeesBy Jesse Byrnes and Julia Manchester Vox What "chain migration" really means - and why Donald Trump hates it so muchBy Dara Lind Pro Publica Trump Justice Department Pushes for Citizenship Question on Census, Alarming ExpertsBy Justin Elliot U.S. News and World Report Advocates Fear Trump's Rhetoric Harms Kids From Immigrant FamiliesBy Ruben Castaneda New York Times (Op-Ed) Tom Brokaw: You Can Find the Entire World Inside Your HospitalBy Tom Brokaw Forbes (Op-Ed) Here's What To Expect On Immigration In 2018 By Stuart Anderson USA Today (Op-Ed) On immigration, Trump is positioned to do what Obama and Bush couldn'tBy Ali Noorani HuffPost (Op-Ed) Congress Should Delink Passage of the DREAM Act from Additional Enforcement SpendingBy Donald Kerwin The Hill (Op-Ed) Separating immigrant families is unconstitutional By Sara Ramey The Hill (Op-Ed) Without a Trump-Democrat trade, the DREAM Act is just a dreamBy Nolan Rappaport Local Commercial Appeal (Tennessee) Visit of immigration agents to Memphis court draws concerns from lawyerDaniel Connolly Las Vegas Review Journal North Las Vegas family fears immigration ruling will divide themBy Jessie Bekker WBUR How 4 Key Elements Of Immigration Policy Changed In 2017By Shannon Dooling KUOW He came face to face with ICE and stopped an arrestBy Liz Jones Chicago Tribune Pace of Chicago immigration court slows to a crawl as record numbers navigate systemBy Jeff Coen San Diego Union Tribune Immigration judges getting new performance metricsBy Kate Morrissey Miami New Times Boca Private-Prison Giant Sued Again Over "Forced Labor" Claims at ICE Detention CentersBy Jerry Ianelli The Alliance Review (Ohio) Worker killed in Canton plant was non-U.S. citizen using false nameBy Lori Steineck Columbus Dispatch (Ohio) Somali refugee passes bar exam, runs for Ohio HouseBy Jim Siegel Houston Chronicle (Texas) Her husband murdered, her son taken away, a mother seeking asylum tells a judge, 'I have lost everything'By Lomi Kriel San Antonio Express News (Editorial)Don't make cruelty a centerpiece of immigration policy Salt Lake Tribune (Editorial) Tribune Editorial: Limiting services for legal immigrants is a bad idea Des Moines Register (LTE) Immigrant students are a gift, not a burdenBy Denny Coon Akron Beacon-Journal (Op-Ed) Kathy Ress: Our year of cherished values turned into actionBy Kathy Ress

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