undocumented immigrants

While campaigning in November 2019, Joe Biden talked with a protester about his stance on deportations at a town hall at Lander University in Greenwood, S.C. The Biden administration says it will rein in Immigration and Customs Enforcement, starting with

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For Immigrants, Election Promises Relief From An 'Atmosphere Of Terror'

7:53am November 18, 2020

by Joel Rose

The 2020 election is expected to usher in a major shift in immigration enforcement — particularly in suburban Atlanta, where newly elected sheriffs are pledging to limit how they cooperate with ICE.

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Nicole, a kindergartner, and Angelique, a third grader, make a poster welcoming a regular visitor to the learning hub who teaches the children how to care for their pets: Persephone the guinea pig and George Kiwi the turtle.

In Michigan, Undocumented Immigrants Form Learning Pod So They Won't Lose Their Jobs

5:48pm November 14, 2020

by Michelle Jokisch Polo

For the past six weeks, 24 students at Ann Arbor Community Learning Center have been doing their virtual classwork on computers provided by the public school district.

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José spent three months in the hospital being treated for COVID-19. "All of the nurses clapped for me as I was leaving the hospital," he says. But now he faces a long recovery at home.

Undocumented With COVID-19: Many Face A Long Recovery, Largely On Their Own

10:52am September 01, 2020

by Joseph Shapiro

People can spend months recovering from COVID-19 and sometimes have lasting disabilities. That is especially hard for undocumented people, who often are in high-risk jobs without health insurance.

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Christian (left) and his wife Monze (right) were laid off from restaurant jobs in mid-March and not qualified to receive unemployment because they are undocumented immigrants.

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New California Relief Program for Undocumented Overwhelmed By Demand

3:56pm May 26, 2020

Response far outstrips resources as the state partners with nonprofits and foundations in a one-time program that aids undocumented workers and their families during the pandemic.

Immigrants' rights group CASA filed a federal class-action lawsuit Tuesday with the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at Georgetown University Law Center.

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Lawsuit Alleges CARES Act Excludes U.S. Citizen Children Of Undocumented Immigrants

5:59pm May 05, 2020

by Marisa Peñaloza

Advocates say denying these children benefits provided in the federal stimulus coronavirus package is akin to them being "treated as second-class citizens."

Politics & Government

Rockingham County Joins Federal Program To Assist ICE In Deportations

11:57am March 12, 2020

by Neal Charnoff

The Rockingham County Sheriff's Office has announced it will help federal authorities ramp up the deportation of immigrants suspected of being in the country illegally.

The Pew Research Center estimates there are 7.5 million unauthorized workers in the United States concentrated in agriculture, construction and the hospitality industry.

Employers Struggle With Hiring Undocumented Workers: 'You Cannot Hire American Here'

8:51am August 21, 2019

by John Burnett

Unauthorized immigrants often do manual, low-paying jobs, and employers say they have no choice but to hire them. But the White House and advocates for lower immigration say the law is the law.

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Changes to the expedited removal process allow low-level immigration officers to determine if an undocumented immigrant has been living in the U.S. for less than two years.

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Trump Administration Moves To Speed Up Deportations With Expedited Removal Expansion

5:20pm July 22, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

The changes will allow ICE officials to deport undocumented immigrants who can't prove they have been in the U.S. for more than two years, without a hearing before a judge. It takes effect Tuesday.

In many cases, federal agents can request access to state DMV records by filling out a form. This is an example of a Homeland Security request that was made to the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles in 2017.

ICE Uses Facial Recognition To Sift State Driver's License Records, Researchers Say

5:50pm July 08, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Some of ICE's efforts target undocumented immigrants who have legally obtained driver's licenses, says Alvaro Bedoya of Georgetown Law's privacy and technology center.

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom, pictured in January, must sign off on the latest state budget by June 15. The new $213 billion plan includes an expansion of the state's Medicaid program for low-income adults under the age of 26, regardless of immigration st

California's Budget Proposal Would Expand Health Care To Some Undocumented Immigrants

7:46pm June 10, 2019

The Democratic-controlled Legislature agreed to let low-income residents under 26 to receive Medi-Cal regardless of immigration status. It could cover up to 138,000 people — a cost of $98 million.