Migration News 

Biden unveils immigration proposal that offers green cards and overtime pay to farm workers and a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers
Charles Davis, Business Insider
President Joe Biden is presenting a sweeping immigration reform bill to Congress on his first day in office, prioritizing a sharp rebuke to the Trump years. It would award permanent residency to farm workers who have kept the country fed throughout the pandemic and offer a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers.  Those who receive green cards would also be fast-tracked for citizenship, part of an effort to provide a path to legal status for more than 11 million undocumented people currently in the US.

Biden targets Trump's legacy with first-day executive actions
Eric Bradner and Christopher Hickey, CNN 
President-elect Joe Biden plans to take 17 executive actions during his first hours in office Wednesday, moving faster and more aggressively to dismantle his predecessor's legacy than any other modern president. Biden will sign a flurry of executive orders, memoranda and directives to agencies, making his first moves to address the coronavirus pandemic and undo some of Donald Trump's signature policies With the stroke of a pen, he'll halt construction of Trump's border wall, reverse his travel ban targeting largely Muslim countries, and embrace progressive policies on the environment and diversity that Trump spent four years blocking.

From Border Wall To Capitol Riot, Homeland Security Nominee Takes Senate Questions
Brian Naylor and Barbara Sprunt, NPR 
President-elect Joe Biden's nominee to head the Department of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, appeared before a Senate panel Tuesday to begin his confirmation process, vowing to do everything he can so that an attack on the Capitol like the one on Jan. 6 "will not happen again." Mayorkas, who would be the first Latino and first immigrant to lead that department, was previously the head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, a DHS agency, during the Obama administration. He then served as deputy secretary of DHS. Mayorkas also faced questions on immigration and the border wall, cybersecurity and his prior actions as head of USCIS.

Trump orders 18-month halt to removal of Venezuelans from the U.S
Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered a halt to removal of certain Venezuelans from the United States for 18 months, citing conditions in the South American country.

Trump Pardons Bannon In Border Wall Fund Fraud Case
Frank G. Runyeon, Law360
In the waning hours of his term Wednesday, President Donald Trump pardoned his former confidant and campaign adviser Steve Bannon, who was charged with defrauding donors in a $25 million fundraising effort to support the construction of a wall on the southern U.S. border.

Worth a Read 

Biden's presidency begins as Trump's ended - with sharp focus on immigration
Reuters

“They are very brave women.” Juárez shelter provides help for pregnant migrants
El Paso Matters 

Trapped in Mexico, asylum seekers hope Biden will let them enter U.S.
Los Angeles Times

Waking Up from the American Dream
New Yorker