Jan 24 NAACP Legal Defense Fund sues over Trump's decision to rescind protected status for Haitians By Yamiche Alcindor The NAACP Legal Defense Fund says the the Department of Homeland Security took “irrational and discriminatory government action, denying Haitian immigrants their right to due process and equal protection under the Fifth Amendment.”… Continue reading
Jan 15 This Salvadoran poet writes to humanize the immigrant story By Patty Gorena Morales Javier Zamora began writing poetry as a teenager after a wave of national protests over immigration reform. Zamora’s poems piece together the strained but inherent connection between the U.S. and El Salvador, and aim to shed light on the immigrant… Continue reading
Jan 08 U.S. to end protections for Salvadoran immigrants By Zeke Miller and Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The Trump administration faces a Monday deadline on whether to extend protections that would allow nearly 200,000 Salvadorans to stay in the U.S. legally. Continue reading
Nov 07 U.S. ends temporary residency permits for Nicaraguans, defers on Hondurans By Luis Alonso Lugo, Associated Press The Trump administration is planning a January 2019 end to a temporary residency permit program for 5,000 citizens from Nicaragua who have lived in the United States for almost two decades. Continue reading
May 23 U.S. to extend protections for Haitians for 6 months, but future remains uncertain By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press The Trump administration said Monday it will extend until January a humanitarian program that has allowed roughly 58,000 Haitians to live in the United States, but it is hinting that further extensions are unlikely. Continue reading
May 09 AP report: U.S. wants tally of Haitian immigrants' crimes By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has begun hunting for evidence of crimes committed by Haitian immigrants as it decides whether to allow them to continue participating in a humanitarian program that has shielded tens of thousands from deportation since a… Continue reading
Apr 30 Lawmakers call for protected status for Ecuadorians living in U.S. By Michael D. Regan As Ecuador grapples with a lengthy recovery following an earthquake earlier this month, some American politicians and immigration advocacy groups are requesting the Department of Homeland Security use a little-known law to extend the stay of Ecuadorians living in the… Continue reading