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Every year the U.S. government locks up thousands of non-citizens in a prison system few Americans know about—the immigration detention system. Though immigration detention is termed “civil” rather than criminal, in practice it is no different from criminal detention and is rife with abuse and neglect. The pandemic has made it more dangerous than ever […] The post It’s Time for Real Alternatives to Immigration Detention appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]

Four families separated under the Trump administration will be reunited this week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced. They will be the first families to be reunited thanks to the efforts of the Family Reunification Task Force, launched by the Biden administration in February. It’s estimated that over 1,000 children are still separated from […] The post Biden Administration Begins Reuniting the First of Thousands of Migrant Families Still Separated appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]

The Biden administration has ended a Trump-era policy of denying so-called sanctuary cities from receiving certain forms of federal funding. The policy had been used in retaliation against local and state governments who did not cooperate fully with federal immigration enforcement. Many courts had already ruled against these funding restrictions. There is no set definition […] The post Biden Moves to End Trump’s War on ‘Sanctuary Cities’ appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]