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12/17/18 RIVERSIDE ” For immigrants facing deportation, assistance from attorneys can make a profound difference in the outcome of their cases ” immigrants with lawyers have an overwhelmingly better chance ...

11/15/16 Recent events have left many thousands of our San Jose residents, about forty percent of whom were born in a foreign country in fear. Some of our neighbors, friends, ...

Lists and explains current immigrant policies and legislation in different states, with focus on the States’ perspective. The NCSL provides research, technical assistance and opportunities for policymakers to exchange ideas ...

8/5/17 Report from the National Council of State Legislators: Enacted legislation related to immigration increased in the first half of 2017 by 90 percent to 133 laws compared with 70 ...

9/29/16 AB 2792 stipulates that immigrants are informed of their right to refuse interviews with ICE officers while incarcerated. Enforcement agencies are required to have inmates sign written consent form ...

8/1/18 It can take forever to get a green card. The National Foundation for American Policy estimates wait times for permanent residence in some family and employment categories can range ...

3/17/17 …Oakland data such as that gathered by its license-plate readers is sent to the East Bay data-sharing network ARIES, or Automated Regional Information Exchange System. That database is in ...

4/2/21 Op-Ed By Susan Ellenberg
Covid-19 stripped down our support structures and shone an unforgiving light on the pre-existing gaps in services for our county’s families, specifically as they ...

10/18/17 When the Trump administration launched the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) hotline in April, it billed the service as a way to help “victims of crimes committed by ...

10/4/17 State Dept report presented to US Congress containing a description of the nature of the refugee situation and the planned number and allocation of the refugees to be admitted ...

After the May 7, 2025 deadline, Federal agencies, including DHS and TSA, may only accept state-issued driver’s licenses and ID cards as identification to access federal facilities – including TSA ...

The Refugee Processing Center (RPC) is operated by the U.S Department of State (DOS) Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) in the Rosslyn section of Arlington, Virginia USA.
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5/16/21 President Joe Biden, under political pressure, agreed to admit four times as many refugees this budget year as his predecessor did, but resettlement agencies concede the number actually allowed ...

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1/8/20 As of January 2, a total of 39 governors, 86 mayors, (and other local officials) had expressed their commitment to continue accepting refugees. There has been strong bipartisan support, ...

This May, 2018 report caps a year-long study that took MPI researchers to 15 locations across the United States, some fully cooperating with federal immigration enforcement and others not. There ...

11/4/21 will be the first meeting of the the San José City Council approved 55 organizations to the COVID-19 Recovery Task Force, an important part of the City’s Community and Economic Recovery ...

9/25/20 Rep. Zoe Lofgren called for immigration reform this week during a congressional hearing examining the role of undocumented immigrants in the essential workforce.
The San Jose Democrat said ...

2/20/21 San Jose lawmakers took steps this week to deter hate crimes and protect would-be victims after a string of seemingly xenophobic attacks targeting Asian American elders around the Bay ...

3/14/17 Morgan Hill Police Chief David Swing, president of the county police chiefs’ association, was joined by San Jose Chief Eddie Garcia, 10 other South Bay chiefs and District Attorney ...

6/5/22 The Board of Supervisors recently directed county workers to come up with a plan for implementing dozens of recommendations for addressing hate crimes. This would include developing a reporting ...