How Trump’s immigration plan could help those he wants to deport

Lolita Brayman
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Read our commentary piece in Reuters about how Trump’s deportation promises could help fix the broken system in the U.S. with the hiring of more immigration judges: Commentary: How Trump’s immigration plan could help those he wants to deport “For those who disagree with Trump’s hard-line approach to immigration, this staffing shortfall offers a slight silver…
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Good News with Immigration Reform & A Call to Action for Ever Cornejo-Herrera

Lolita Brayman
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Ever Cornejo-Herrera’s wife, Mirelle, speaking at a Michigan United rally in September, 2015. President Obama received some good news last week from the U.S. Supreme Court with regards to his November 2014 executive action on immigration. The Court rejected Texas’s request for a 30-day extension to file its opening brief against the President’s deferred-deportation program,…
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12th Annual Immigration Law & Policy Conference Recap

Lolita Brayman
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On October 29, 2015, we attended the 12th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference in Washington D.C. The day-long event was hosted by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) and Catholic Legal Immigration Network, INC (CLINIC) and took place at Georgetown Law Center. It was great to spend a day with other immigration professionals, policymakers, analysts,…
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WATCH: GPM on DHS’ Priority Program (PEP)

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On October 29, 2015, The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) and Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) organized the 12th annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington D.C. The day-long conference explored many topics, including politics and immigration, the future of executive action, immigration detention and detention alternatives, and unaccompanied…
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The Semantics of Migration: Refugee v. Migrant Labels

Lolita Brayman
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Read our latest analysis up on GlobalPost on how the “migrant” and “refugee” labels can negatively effect developing migration policies worldwide. The migration crisis will not be solved by underscoring the distinctions between “migrants” and “refugees.” Relying on these over-simplified labels can be harmful to both groups. The motivation for moving does not easily fall…
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