Brief #113—Immigration
By Kathryn Baron
Shortly after the events at the Capitol earlier this month, President Trump traveled to Texas to observe the border wall that defined his presidential campaign.
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Trump’s Final Attempts at a Border Wall
Brief #111—Immigration
By Kathryn Baron
President Trump has barely kept his campaign promise of building a wall along the US Southern Border but has successfully constructed 415 miles of border wall.
Victory for Dreamers Amidst Presidential Turnover
Brief #110—Immigration
By Kathryn Baron
Following Brief #108, a Federal Judge recently ordered the Trump Administration to fully restore DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals).
President-Elect Joe Biden’s Immigration Plans
Brief #109—Immigration
By Kathryn Baron
President Elect, Joe Biden has hefty goals for immigration reform and policies. After election, he seeks to undo much of the Trump Administration’s initiatives and policies he found to be detrimental to our core values.
Court Rules Against Trump’s Unlawful Shutdown of DACA
Brief #108—Immigration
By Kathryn Baron
In June 2020, the Supreme Court barred the Trump Administration from carrying out a plan to shut down DACA (see brief #95).
Children Remain Separated from their Families, as Election Nears
Brief #105—Immigration
By Kathryn Baron
In June 2018, a Federal Judge in San Diego delivered an order that children in government custody were to be reunited with their families.
Nearly Half a Million Immigrants Face Deportation – The End of Temporary Protected Status
Brief #104—Immigration
By Kathryn Baron
In Los Angeles a Federal Appeals Court ruled the Trump Administration acted lawfully in terminating the Temporary Protected Status of hundreds of thousands of immigrants.
Major Hotel Chains to House Detained Migrants Amidst Pandemic
Brief #103—Immigration
By Kathryn Baron
In July, there were 40,476 detentions at the US Southern Border, a 24% increase from June and more than 50% from April.
Wolf and Cuccinelli Unlawfully Occupy their Senior Roles at DHS
Brief #102—Immigration
By Kathryn Baron
The Government Accountability Office (GAO), an independent investigative branch of Congress, has recently declared Ken Cuccinelli and Chad Wolf to be ineligible to serve in their current positions.
A Summary and Review of Netflix’s Immigration Nation
Brief #101—Immigration
By Kathryn Baron
In 2017, co-directors Christina Clusiau and Shaul Schwartz began filming a six-part Netflix docuseries called Immigration Nation.