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Migration News: February 17, 2021
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Alison Durkee, Forbes
The Biden administration has directed immigration officials to use “more inclusive language” in how it refers to noncitizens, multiple outlets report, part of a broader effort by the Biden White House to take a more welcoming position toward immigrants and erase the Trump administration’s more hostile stance.
Priscilla Alvarez, CNN
A federal judge in California blocked a Trump-era rule that went into effect just a day before Joe Biden took office and sought to dramatically limit the ability of Central American migrants to claim asylum in the United States. The regulation, which prohibited migrants who have resided in or traveled through third countries from seeking asylum in the US, was part of a concerted effort by the Trump administration to tighten asylum along the US-Mexico border. Courts had previously moved to block the regulation.
NYC Food Policy Center
Immigrant farmworkers in Vermont who did not receive COVID-19 stimulus checks due to their immigration status will now receive aid. Governor Phil Scott approved the state budget in October 2020, after the activist group Migrant Justice lobbied for state relief funds to support all Vermonters who did not receive a check due to their immigration status. The state budget included five million dollars to provide $1,200 each for adults and $500 each for children under 17.
Suzanne Monyak, Roll Call
When lawmakers formally unveil, possibly later this week, the comprehensive immigration bill that President Joe Biden outlined and promised on his first day in office, the measure will include provisions to create a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, particularly essential workers. But experts say the new administration is likely to hold off on turning to the politically tougher task of revamping temporary visa programs.
Stephanie García, The Baltimore Sun
The mother and daughter are now among 55 Baltimore-area families, and some 578 across the country, who are receiving free, confidential mental health services, after a federal judge held the government legally accountable for mental trauma brought on by the separation policy. Doctors say that the trauma resulting from family separations and detentions can ultimately lead to long-term psychological effects, such as anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.
Lisa Fernandez, KTVU San Francisco
A group of immigrant rights advocates and nearly 20 lawmakers are asking Gov. Gavin Newsom what California's plan is to vaccinate those detained in federal immigration detention facilities. The groups said they have heard conflicting reports about who is ultimately responsible for the vaccination of the 1,200 ICE detainees in California: The federal government or the state?
7 asylum-seekers to reunite with families in Massachusetts after ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy suspended
Jackson Cote, MassLive
After trying to seek asylum in Massachusetts, a family of five was instead left stranded in Matamoros, Mexico, living in dilapidated housing while struggling to make ends meet and feed their children. The family represents five of seven asylum-seekers who challenged the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” policy that drove the individuals to Mexico in the first place. Their lawsuit was filed by the ACLU of Massachusetts and the Boston-based law firm Fish & Richardson in March of last year.
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