Migration News 

Trump's Controversial Leader Of The Department Of Homeland Security Has Resigned
Hamed Aleaziz, BuzzFeed News 
Chad Wolf, the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, said he is resigning late Monday, more than a year after being selected for the role by President Donald Trump. Wolf’s resignation marks the end of a tumultuous run for DHS during the Trump administration. Wolf led an agency that has seen an unprecedented level of turnover during the last several years and has a slew of acting leaders in key positions. His resignation ensures that the department will have its sixth leader under Trump, who last week withdrew Wolf’s nomination to the Senate. Pete Gaynor, the acting head of FEMA, will now lead the DHS until the Biden administration takes over next week.

Trump heads to South Texas for `victory lap’ at border wall, amid demands for ouster
Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News 
President Donald Trump headed to South Texas on Tuesday morning for a final visit to the border wall he didn’t get to finish – a final chance to revel in the progress made toward delivering his signature campaign promise, and for opponents of the project to celebrate his ouster. Roughly 452 miles of barrier have been erected under Trump, far short of the “big beautiful wall” he promised voters but still far more than most border residents and Democrats nationwide wanted.

Immigrants lacked soap as Covid spread at ICE detention centers, report finds
Amanda Holpuch, The Guardian 
Immigrants lacked access to the most basic Covid-19 prevention measures, such as soap for hand-washing, and were retaliated against for raising safety concerns as the pandemic spread through detention facilities last year, according to a new report on the grim conditions at US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities. ICE, which oversees immigration detention, created unacceptable health risks and violated constitutional and human rights during the pandemic, said researchers from Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) and Harvard Medical School, who interviewed 50 former detainees for the report.

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Provide economic justice to all immigrant families in third stimulus bill
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The US Must Prioritize Vaccine Distribution To Undocumented Immigrants And Immigrants In Detention Centers
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