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Job Opening: Texas Program Coordinator
Texas Program Coordinator: Border Justice and Human Rights Initiative The National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR) is seeking a full-time Program Coordinator to implement our Border Organizing Initiative, a project that is building capacity ...
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NNIRR calls for immediate government action to support the families of the tragedy in San Antonio and address crisis of migrant deaths
June 28, 2022
Action Alert Blog
The National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights extends our condolences and solidarity to the families of the migrants who perished and who were injured while traveling in a trailer truck in San Antonio, Texas. The ...
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Supreme Court Sides with US in Immigration Dispute Over Review
May 16, 2022
Articles
The US Supreme Court ruled against immigrants seeking to challenge administrative decisions in federal court, in a case that could make the difference between someone staying in the US or being deported. In a 5-4 ruling ...
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The Spotlight Report on Global Migration April 28, 2022
April 26, 2022
Blog Press Release
The Global Coalition on Migration and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung are pleased to announce the launch of the Spotlight Report on Global Migration. We invite you to join the launch event with a panel discussion via Zoom on ...
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Dream, Rise, Organize! Saying Goodbye, Welcoming New Leadership
April 12, 2022
Blog
As we greet Spring and the renewal of nature, we are reminded that growth and change are inevitable. After two decades of dedication and devotion to NNIRR, Jennifer Ferrigno is leaving her current position as Co-Director ...
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Op-Ed: Senators say they’re interested in bipartisan immigration plan; here are some suggestions
April 12, 2022
Articles
Sens. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) plan to bring together a group of senators interested in trying to revive immigration discussions after the April recess. They “want to sit at a table and ask members who have immigration, ...
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The Fight for Labor Rights in Mexico
April 5, 2022
Articles
Activists are beginning to undo the damage done by NAFTA. The recent win of an insurgent union to represent workers at the Tridonex auto parts plant in the city of Matamoros, on the Mexico side of ...
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C.D.C. Confirms It Will Lift Public Health Order Restricting Immigration
April 1, 2022
Articles
The agency cited “current public health conditions and an increased availability of tools to fight Covid-19” as grounds for returning in late May to prepandemic policies for admitting migrants. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
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Biden administration to lift Title 42 Covid restriction on border in May, officials say
March 30, 2022
Articles
U.S. officials, state governors and local officials have warned of a potential surge of more than 170,000 migrants across the border if Title 42 is lifted. The Biden administration is preparing to lift Title 42, the public ...
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U.S. to close, scale back four immigrant detention centers
March 26, 2022
Articles
The United States will close a troubled detention center in Alabama and significantly scale back the number of beds contracted at three other facilities, citing concerns about conditions. According to an internal document seen by Reuters, ...
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DHS implements rule to streamline asylum applications
March 24, 2022
Articles
The Biden administration on Thursday is expected to publish a final rule designed to streamline the asylum process, an effort to remove those fleeing persecution from an immigration court system backlog that can leave them in ...
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ICE Conducted Sweeping Surveillance Of Money Transfers Sent To And From The US, A Senator Says
March 8, 2022
Articles
Sen. Ron Wyden is seeking an investigation into whether the program, which obtained about 6 million records from people in several Southwest states, was constitutional. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents obtained millions of people’s financial records ...
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