Joe Biden’s immigration agenda overshadowed by migrant challenges in first 100 days
Rebecca Morin. 4 29 2021. USA Today.
Biden to push citizenship for US illegal immigrants in speech despite surging border crisis
Steven Nelson. 4 28 2021. New York Post.
Emergency Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for FY2021
AILA. 4 22 2021.
https://www.aila.org/infonet/emergency-presidential-determination-on-refugee
DHS Withdraws ‘Affidavit of Support’ Proposed Rule
USCIS. 3 19 2021.
https://www.aila.org/File/Related/21031931a.pdf
Featured Issue: Public Charge Changes at USCIS, DOJ, and DOS
AILA. 4 26 2021.
https://www.aila.org/advo-media/issues/all/public-charge-changes-at-uscis-doj-and-dos
USCIS Revises Guidance on Naturalization Civics Educational Requirement
AILA. 2 22 2021.
https://www.aila.org/infonet/uscis-revises-guidance-on-naturalization-civics
Practice Alert: ICE Interim Guidance on Civil Immigration Enforcement and Removal Priorities
AILA. 3 8 2021.
Fact Sheet: President Biden to Sign Executive Actions Restoring America’s Place in the World
AILA. 2 4 2021. White House.
https://www.aila.org/File/Related/21020530a.pdf
Migrant Protection Protocols
AILA. 2 11 2021. U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
https://www.aila.org/infonet/dhs-releases-faqs-on-mpp-processing
DHS Secretary Mayorkas Announces Family Reunification Task Force Principles and Executive Director
AILA. 3 1 2021. U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
https://www.aila.org/infonet/dhs-secretary-announces-family-reunification-task
Practice Alert: Biden Administration Rescinds Buy American and Hire American (BAHA) EO and 2017 Computer Programmer Memo
AILA. 3 2 2021.
AP Exclusive: DOJ rescinds ‘zero tolerance’ immigration rule
Michael Balsamo and Colleen Long. 1 26 2021. AP News.
DOS Announces National Interest Exceptions for Certain H-2 Travelers from South Africa
AILA. 1 28 2021.
https://www.aila.org/infonet/dos-national-interest-exceptions-h-2-travelers
Practice Alert: ICE Interim Enforcement Priorities
AILA. 2 1 2021.
Practice Alert: President Biden Protects DACA
AILA. 1 22 2021.
Featured Issue: Early Immigration Actions Taken by the Biden Administration
AILA. 4 29 2021.
https://www.aila.org/advo-media/issues/all/first-100-days
Practice Alert: ICE Interim Enforcement Priorities
AILA. 2 1 2021.
DOS Provides Information on Visa Processing Following the Rescission of Presidential Proclamations 9645 and 9983
3 10 2021. AILA.
https://www.aila.org/infonet/dos-provides-information-on-visa-processing
Fact Sheet: Presidential Proclamation on Ending Discriminatory Bans on Entry to the United States
1 21 2021. AILA.
https://www.aila.org/infonet/fact-sheet-presidential-proclamation-on-ending
Fact Sheet: The Department of State’s 45-Day Review Following the Revocation of Proclamations 9645 and 9983 (“Muslim and African Bans”)
AILA. 3 11 2021.
https://www.aila.org/infonet/fact-sheet-the-department-of-state-45-day-review
Key facts about U.S. immigration policies and Biden’s proposed changes
Jens Manuel Krogstad and Ana Gonzalez-Barrera. 3 22 2021. Pew Research Center.
Biden’s immigration reset
John Hudak and Christine Stenglein. 2 19 2021. Brookings.
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2021/02/19/bidens-immigration-reset/
Border Challenges Dominate, But Biden’s First 100 Days Mark Notable Under-the-Radar Immigration Accomplishments
Muzaffar Chishti and Jessica Bolter. 4 26 2021. Migration Policy Institute.
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/biden-100-days-immigration
Column: The real causes of the border crisis — and the real remedies
Steve Chapman. 3 19 2021. Chicago Tribune.
Putting the U.S.-Mexico ‘border crisis’ narrative into context
Adam Isacson, Maureen Meyer, Stephanie Brewer, and Elyssa Pachico. 3 17 2021. WOLA.
https://reliefweb.int/report/mexico/putting-us-mexico-border-crisis-narrative-context
The Real Border Crisis
Adam Serwer. 3 26 2021. The Atlantic.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/03/which-border-crisis/618420/
The Errors That Caused a New Border Crisis
Editorial Board. 3 18 2021. Bloomberg.
Five reasons why US faces chronic crisis at border
Rafael Bernal. 4 7 2021. The Hill.
https://thehill.com/latino/547044-five-reasons-why-us-faces-chronic-crisis-at-border
The Real Reason for the Border Crisis
Christopher Landau. 4 1 2021. The New York Times.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/01/opinion/us-migrants-jobs.html
Yes, It’s a Joe Biden-Created “Crisis” at the Southern Border
Ken Cuccinelli and Mike Howell. 3 22 2021. The Heritage Foundation.
Biden Administration’s Border Catastrophe—A Policy Tracker
Data Visualization. 3 15 2021. Heritage.
Migrants deported from US back to Mexico say Biden didn’t keep promise
Steven Nelson. 3 15 2021. New York Post.
https://nypost.com/2021/03/15/migrants-cry-foul-after-us-deports-them-at-mexican-border/
Migrants Chanting ‘Biden! Biden!’ Attempt to Rush Border
Will mass-incursion tactics test Biden’s promises of a kinder, gentler immigration agenda?
Todd Bensman. 1 4 2021. Center for Immigration Studies.
https://cis.org/Bensman/Migrants-Chanting-Biden-Attempt-Rush-Border
Wave of ‘Extra-Continental’ Migrants Predicted in Biden’s First Year
Migrants from terror-plagued countries and around the world are bottled up in Latin America, waiting for the green light
Todd Bensman. 12 18 2020. Center for Immigration Studies.
https://cis.org/Bensman/Wave-ExtraContinental-Migrants-Predicted-Bidens-First-Year
Will We See a ‘Biden Effect’ at the Border?
Todd Bensman. 11 1 2020. Center for Immigration Studies.
https://cis.org/Bensman/Will-We-See-Biden-Effect-Border
Biden tells migrants ‘don’t come over’ US border as he tackles inherited ‘mess’
Amanda Holpuch. 3 17 2021. The Guardian.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/17/joe-biden-immigration-putin-afghanistan-cuomo-dog
“Biden tells migrants not to come to US: ‘Don’t leave your town’”
Maegan Vazquez and Kate Sullivan. 3 16 2021. CNN.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/16/politics/joe-biden-migrant-children-border-immigration/index.html
Biden tells migrants ‘don’t come over’ amid surge at the border
Brett Samuels. 3 16 2021. The Hill.
‘The Border Is Not Open’: Biden Administration Seeks Foreign Aid To Slow Migration
Franco Ordonez. 3 10 2021. NPR.
‘No end in sight’: Inside the Biden administration’s failure to contain the border surge
Ashley Parker, Nick Miroff, Sean Sullivan, and Tyler Pager. 3 20 2021. The Washington Post.
Classrooms Bulge with ‘Traumatized’ Migrants as Border Surge Hits the Schools
Ryan Mills. 3 3 2021. National Review.
Biden Trips on the Border
Matthew Continetti. 4 24 2021. National Review.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/04/biden-trips-on-the-border/
A Man-Made Disaster at the Border
Matthew Continetti. 3 20 2021. National Review.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/03/a-man-made-disaster-at-the-border/
How Trump Got Control of the Border
Rich Lowry. 3 17 2021. National Review.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/03/how-trump-got-control-of-the-border/
Biden continues to use Title 42, a Trump-era immigration policy. But he’s made one key change.
Rebecca Morin. 3 26 2021. USA Today.
Biden Administration: Illegal-Alien Minors Are ‘Essential’ Travel
Robert Law. 3 20 2021. Center for Immigration Studies.
https://cis.org/Law/Biden-Administration-IllegalAlien-Minors-Are-Essential-Travel
Fact-check: Is the surge of migrant children arriving at border a result of Biden policies?
Brandon Mulder. 3 29 2021. Austin American-Statesman.
The migrant ‘surge’ at the U.S. southern border is actually a predictable pattern.
Tom K. Wong, Gabriel De Roche and Jesus Rojas Venzor. 3 25 2021. The Washington Post.
Southwest Land Border Encounters
U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/southwest-land-border-encounters
Biden’s “Wait in Mexico” Is Worse Than Trump’s “Remain in Mexico”
David J. Bier. 2021 3 2. CATO.
https://www.cato.org/blog/bidens-wait-mexico-worse-trumps-remain-mexico
Did US Policy Cause Half of “Unaccompanied” Children to Separate From Parents?
David J. Bier. 4 14 2021. CATO.
https://www.cato.org/blog/did-us-policy-cause-half-unaccompanied-children-separate-parents
92% of Central American Kids & Families Bypass Mexican Enforcement to Reach the US
David J. Bier. 3 29 2021. CATO.
https://www.cato.org/blog/92-central-american-kids-families-bypass-mexican-enforcement-reach-us
Border Looks Identical to 2019 Without Repeat Crossers
David J. Bier. 3 22 2021. CATO.
https://www.cato.org/blog/border-looks-identical-2019-without-repeat-crossers
DHS Expels Families to Mexico & Kids Come Back Alone: La Separación
David J. Bier. 3 11 2021. CATO.
https://www.cato.org/blog/dhs-expels-families-mexico-kids-come-back-alone-la-separacion
Migrants are heading north because Central America never recovered from last year’s hurricanes
Nicole Narea. 3 22 2021. Vox.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2021/3/22/22335816/border-crisis-migrant-hurricane-eta-iota
The US is telling migrants “don’t come.” They might not be listening.
Nicole Narea. 4 1 2021. Vox.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2021/4/1/22359917/biden-border-mixed-messaging-crisis
9 questions about the humanitarian crisis on the border, answered
Nicole Narea. 3 27 2021. Vox.
Controlling immigration? How regulations affect migration flows
MARC HELBLING and DAVID LEBLANG. 4 27 2018. European Journal of Political Research.
https://ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1475-6765.12279
Nearly 6,000 undocumented immigrants apprehended daily at US-Mexico border in April
Geneva Sands. 5 3 2021. CNN.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/03/politics/nearly-6000-daily-border-encounters-april/index.html
April saw most illegal immigrants stopped at border in 21 years: CBP
Samuel Chamberlain. 5 11 2021. New York Post.
https://nypost.com/2021/05/11/april-saw-most-illegal-immigrants-stopped-at-border-in-21-years-cbp/
Migrant encounters rose again in April, but number of unaccompanied minors decreased: CBP data
Adam Shaw. 5 11 2021. Fox News.
The number of children traveling alone at the southern border decreased in April
Elliot Spagat. 5 12 2021. AGC WISN.
https://www.wisn.com/amp/article/immigration-children-border-eases/36403298
Number of unaccompanied migrant children held by Border Patrol falls 88% in 5 weeks
Montoya-Galvez. 5 3 2021. CBS.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/immigration-migrant-children-border-patrol/
GDP per capita (current US$) – El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, United States
The World Bank.
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD?end=2019&locations=SV-GT-HN-MX-US&start=2010
Homicides
Max Roser and Hannah Ritchie. 12 2019. Our World in Data.
https://ourworldindata.org/homicides
Immigrant Detention Numbers Fall Under Biden, But Border Book-Ins Rise
TRACImmigration. 3 15 2021. TRAC.
https://trac.syr.edu/immigration/reports/640/
Asylee vs. Refugee: Application & Procedural Differences
Ilona Bray. AllLaw.
Secret Recordings Reveal Officials Discussing ‘Filthy’ Conditions of 4,632 Immigrant Kids Held in Texas Tent Camp
C.J. Ciaramella. 5 24 2021. Reason.
CBP Announces May 2021 Operational Update
U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 6 9 2021.
https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/cbp-announces-may-2021-operational-update
‘They are just getting ramped up’: Migrant children flying, riding buses into Tennessee
Caitlyn Shelton. 5 20 2021. Fox17 WZTV Nashville.