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Detentions are Soaring Under Biden. Migrant Organizations Demand #FreedomForAll
Immigration detention in the United States dropped significantly once the COVID-19 pandemic started—but under the Biden administration, detentions are surging. Book-ins to detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBP) officers increased by 102% between 2020 to 2021.
INVESTORS AND ACTIVISTS APPLAUD BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S RULING THAT DECLARES BUILDING PRISONS WITH COVID RELIEF FUNDS AN INELIGIBLE USE OF FEDERAL DOLLARS
(New York, NY) Investors and activists are applauding a major victory as the Treasury Department released their Final Rule on State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds for the American Rescue Plan Act. The updated rule language makes state plans to use COVID-19 relief funds to construct new prisons ineligible.
#InternationalMigrantsDay: Alianza Americas, Presente.org Call for Humane Policies That Recognize Migrants as a Blessing for Communities
The forced displacement of people in the Americas, significantly increased in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, challenges every society’s ethical and moral values. This is especially true for the richest nation on earth, the United States of America.
After Parliamentarian Rejects Immigration Reform, Migrant-Led Organizations Disappointed with Democratic Party Leadership
On December 16, the Senate parliamentarian ruled against including modest immigration provisions in the “Build Back Better” spending plan. The provisions were intended to provide U.S. work permits to a significant number of immigrants residing in the U.S. over many years — a population that, because of U.S. laws, are denied the possibility of securing more permanent visas.
With New Private Investment Commitments to Central America, Do Local Communities Stand to Benefit?
In response to the White House announcing an additional $540 million in private investment, meant to address the lack of economic opportunity that is among the factors driving migration from Central America, Alianza Americas and Presente.org issued the following reaction.
PRESS CLIPS
Progressive groups criticize DOJ for defending Trump defamation case related to sexual assault allegation
Groups urge Biden to nominate FCC commissioner to speed net neutrality reinstatement
50 groups urge Biden to fill FCC opening to reinstate net neutrality rules
Vaccine equity remains elusive as vaccination rates for people of color still lag
Inmigrantes y familias hispanas siguen enfrentando barreras ante la COVID-19, advierte Alianza Américas
Toxic Alabama Private Prison Deal Falling Apart With Barclays Exit
CATCH UP WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA
"Hard-hit communities from Wilmington & Baldwin Hills to Kern County have suffered too long & cannot wait years or decades more for cleaner air & safer neighborhoods. CA should be a climate leader in its own backyard."
- the @latimes to the @CAgovernor
http://lat.ms/3tVYNj1
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2Thank you to the Walder Foundation for spotlighting our efforts to build long-term organizational resilience & adapt to the changing political & social landscape for advocacy. This work would not be possible without their support. Read the full story 👇🏾https://www.walderfoundation.org/news/reimagining-strategies-for-immigrant-justice