By Gisela Salomon “Florida is home to about 4.6 million people that are foreign-born, and nearly three-quarters are from Latin America and the Caribbean. At least 825,000 lack permanent legal status, according to the most recent Pew Research Center survey from 2017. And about half of those people contribute to Florida’s workforce and economy in key industries including agriculture, construction, …
Haitian and immigrant-rights advocates want all deportations to Haiti suspended – Miami Herald
“Immigrant-rights advocates are calling on the Biden administration to immediately suspend all deportation flights to Haiti, citing the inconsistencies in its policies and the deteriorating security situation in the gang-ridden Caribbean nation. Immigrants’ rights organizations from across the country have sent a letter to the administration asking for the deportation flights to stop and decrying the administration’s refusal to implement …
Despite efforts of 3 U.S. administrations, migrant families keep crossing the border – NPR
“The White House is also asking Congress for permission to reprogram some funding for ‘community-based residential facilities’ for migrants. ‘It seems like family detention, but painted with a different brush,’ said Cindy Woods of Americans for Immigrant Justice. ‘It’s another attempt to deter more families from coming to the United States.’ Woods and other advocates argue that this effort won’t …
Immigration advocates move again to block Florida transportation law in federal court – Miami Herald
By Syra Ortiz-Blanes “The preliminary injunction filed last week includes several sworn statements from people, identified only by initials, who describe emotional, financial and social harm that the passage of Section 10 has inflicted upon their lives. ‘Our plaintiffs show the profound human impact of who this law affects. We have families that are now afraid to travel together back …
Changes are coming to the family-reunification programs for Cuba, Haiti. See what they are – Miami Herald
By Syra Ortiz-Blanes “Cindy Woods, National Policy Counsel at Americans for Immigrant Justice, told the Miami Herald that these are ‘positive changes for these two processes that have not been working.’ ‘This is allowing more flexibility for folks who might have already left out of fear and insecurity to be able to try and access this process from a different …
US expands curfews for asylum-seeking families to 13 cities as an alternative to detention – ABC News
By Elliot Spagat “ICE told advocates last week that it aimed to have up to 500 families under curfews at any given time, said Cindy Woods, national policy counsel for Americans for Immigrant Justice. There were about 200 families under curfew at the time. The number of families enrolled is expected to grow significantly as the program expands, the U.S. …
Letter Urging President Biden to End the Asylum Ban
August 2, 2023 The Honorable Joseph R. Biden President of the United States 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Biden, The undersigned 203 civil, human rights, and immigrant rights organizations write in the wake of the U.S. District Court’s decision in the East Bay Sanctuary Covenant case, pertaining to your administration’s “Circumvention of Lawful Pathways” rule (“asylum …
Migrant workers and advocates sue over ‘vague’ language in new immigration law – WLRN
By Dara Kam “Migrant workers and advocates have filed a federal lawsuit challenging part of a new Florida law that makes it a felony to transport into the state people who enter the country illegally, arguing the law is vague and will lead to ‘unlawful arrest, prosecution and harassment.’ The law, championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, is among a series …
AI Justice’s Shalyn Fluharty Joins Florida This Week – WEDU
Americans for Immigrant Justice executive director Shalyn Fluharty joined WEDU for a panel discussing Florida’s anti-immigrant law SB 1718 and its effects on our state and communities. “This is a real problem, not just because it’s uprooting members of our community—Floridians who have been here for years based upon the fear that they face—but also because we know that we …
Comment in Opposition to the Proposed Expanded Applicability of the Circumvention of Lawful Pathways Rule in the Maritime Context
June 15, 2023 Submitted via https://www.regulations.gov Daniel Delgado, Acting Director Border and Immigration Policy Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans U.S. Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC 20528 Lauren Alder Reid, Assistant Director Office of Policy Executive Office for Immigration Review Department of Justice Falls Church, VA 22041 Re: Comment in Opposition to the Proposed Expanded Applicability of the Circumvention …