Colorado approves and expedites the issuance of driver’s licenses for undocumented individuals
From: https://laopinion.com/2024/05/08/colorado-aprueba-y-acelera-la-emision-de-licencias-de-conducir-para-indocumentados/ While Colorado already allows undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses, they must live in the state for at least two years before qualifying. Now, the landscape would change, after the Colorado legislature approved bill SB24-182, which reduces the waiting time for undocumented individuals to receive a driver’s license and streamlines the process by […]
U.S. Launches Plan to Deter Networks Trafficking Undocumented Migrants
From: https://www.univision.com/noticias/inmigracion/eeuu-lanza-plan-frenar-redes-de-trafico-inmigrantes The U.S. launches a plan to deter networks trafficking undocumented migrants. The $578 million program will be distributed among Western Hemisphere countries working with the United States to combat undocumented immigration (by punishing the criminal organizations promoting it) and promote legal and orderly immigration to the United States. The State Department announced an […]
U.S. Senate Discusses Future of DACA: Economic Contribution vs. National Security
From: https://www.vozdeamerica.com/a/eeuu-daca-audiencia-/7606270.html The U.S. Senate is discussing the future of DACA. The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing to discuss the contributions of so-called ‘Dreamers’ and hear arguments for and against granting them a pathway to citizenship. These immigrants were brought to the country as children. With testimonies highlighting the contributions of the so-called […]
DHS Announces Changes to Asylum Regulations, Making It Harder to Obtain and Expediting Border Deportations
From: https://www.univision.com/noticias/inmigracion/biden-anuncia-cambios-reglamento-asilo-acelera-deportaciones-frontera The DHS announces changes to asylum regulations that will make it harder to obtain asylum and accelerate deportations at the border. The Biden administration announced new restrictions on asylum policy, granting more discretionary power to federal immigration agents to reject petitions and expedite deportations. “This rule would allow DHS (Department of Homeland Security […]
