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Concerning Fall Regulatory Agenda

CAP:

Fall regulatory agenda just dropped and there are some VERY concerning new rules around immigration coming out this spring.

Changes to Eligibility for T visas Changes to inadmissibility for Public charge Returning immigrants pending removal proceedings?! Looks like these 2 could make it harder for abused spouses to leave without losing

status https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=201710&RIN=1615-AC17 https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=201710&RIN=1615-AC15

Rule on accepting bonds that could be bad Rule terminating Flores settlement

At DOJ:

Rule to change DOJ’s regs regarding motions to reopen and motions to reconsider post-deportation And what appear to be big changes to cancellation of removal

Justice Department weakens guidelines for protecting children in immigration courtImmProf: The new memo removes suggestions contained in the 2007 memo for how to conduct “child-sensitive questioning” and adds reminders to judges to maintain “impartiality” even though “juvenile cases may present sympathetic allegations.” The new document also changes the word “child” to “unmarried individual under the age of 18” in many instances. Read the memo here. See New EOIR Memo Encourages Immigration Judges To Dump On Unaccompanied Children from retired IJ Schmidt for a breakdown of concerns.

Salvadoran Law Creates Deportation-to-Prison Pipeline

Susan Cruz: Decree 717 was created in response to Trump’s statements about deporting alleged gang members en masse. In a knee-jerk reaction the Salvadoran Assembly passed, and President Sanchez Céren ratified Decree 717 which creates a deportation-to-prison pipeline. It went into effect July 14, 2017. (Click here to read Decree 717).

To curb illegal border crossings, Trump administration weighs new measures targeting families

WaPo: The Trump administration is considering measures to halt a surge of Central American families and unaccompanied minors coming across the Mexican border, including a proposal to separate parents from their children, according to officials with knowledge of the plans. These measures, described on the condition of anonymity because they have not been publicly disclosed, would also crack down on migrants living in the United States illegally who send for their children. That aspect of the effort would use data collected by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to target parents for deportation after they attempt to regain custody of their children from government shelters.

Without New Laws or Walls, Trump Presses the Brake on Legal Immigration

NYT: [The Trump administration] has also quietly, and with much less resistance, slowed many forms of legal immigration without the need for Congress to rescind a single visa program enshrined in the law. Immigration and State Department officials are more closely scrutinizing, and have started more frequently denying, visas for people seeking to visit the United States on business, as well as for those recruited by American companies, according to lawyers representing visa seekers. Foreigners already in the United States whose employers wish to extend their stays are also facing new hurdles.

EOIR Releases Memo on Applications for Cancellation of Removal or Suspension of DeportationEOIR released an Operating Policies and Procedures Memorandum (OPPM) with guidelines for adjudicating applications for cancellation of removal or suspension of deportation that are subject to the annual limitation (“cap”). Guidance is effective as to hearings that are concluded on or after 1/4/18.AILA Doc. No. 17122033 USCIS Announces Re-Registration Period Now Open for Nicaraguans with TPSUSCIS announced that current beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under Nicaragua’s designation who want to maintain that status through the program’s termination date of January 5, 2019, must re-register between December 15, 2017, and February 13, 2018.AILA Doc. No. 17121833 USCIS Announces Re-Registration Period Now Open for Honduras with TPSUSCIS announced that current beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under Honduras’ designation who want to maintain that status through the current expiration date of July 5, 2018, must re-register between December 15, 2017, and February 13, 2018.AILA Doc. No. 17121830

Fearing Deportation From U.S., Migrants Walk To Canada

NPR: More than 9,000 people seeking refugee status in Canada entered the province of Québec from August through October. By comparison, just over 2,400 crossed by foot along the entire U.S. border with Canada last year.

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Withdrawal of Representation in Immigration Practice by Cyrus Mehta (See attached) USCIS v. EOIR: Jurisdiction over Asylum Applications for Individuals Who Were in Expedited

Removal Proceedings or Issued Notices to Appear ILRC: List of CIMT Rules Legal Aid: ICE in the Courts Best Practices (See attached) Memorandum from the Advisory Council for Immigration Issues in Family Court with Adverse

Consequences Chart (see attached)

USCIS Provides the Lesson Plan Overview on Safe Third Country Threshold Screening

AILA: Reactions and Selected Press Clips on DACA Rescission/Support for Dream Act

USCIS Provides Access to Electronic Reading Room EVENTS

12/27/17 Webinar: Learn about Trump policies impacting legal services’ clients’ rights to naturalization, asylum, adjustment of status, humanitarian parole, etc. through collaborative Freedom of Information Act requests and collaborative FOIA litigation

2/8/17 Basic Immigration Law 2018

2/9/17 Asylum, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Crime Victim, and Other Immigration Relief 2018

2/23/17 2018 Immigration and Asylum Law Conference (Federal Bar Association and New York Law School)

4/30/17 Working with Immigrants: The Intersection of Basic Immigration, Housing, and Domestic Violence Issues in California 2018 (Free)

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Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Immigration Article of the Day: The Employment E ff ects of Mexican Repatriations: Evidence from the 1930’s by Jongkwan Lee, Giovanni Peri, Vasil Yasenov

California Governor Pardons Immigrants -- Will Removal Be Avoided? The Migrant Kitchen

Monday, December 25, 2017

This American Life Looks at Undocumented Immigrants in Albertville, Alabama Fearing Deportation From U.S., Migrants Walk To Canada MacArthur Grant Will Create ‘Sesame Street’ for Syrian Refugees Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Sunday, December 24, 2017 Trump reportedly said Haitians 'all have AIDS' and Nigerians live in 'huts' during

outburst on immigrationSaturday, December 23, 2017

The best economics books on Immigration Ninth Circuit Rejects Trump's Travel Ban 3.0 Justice Department weakens guidelines for protecting children in immigration court

Friday, December 22, 2017

Michigan State Law Immigration Clinic Fellow Position Thursday, December 21, 2017

Northwestern University Law Review: Exclusive Submission Window opens January 1, 2018 Deportation Flight to Cambodia Halted Trump Slows Legal Immigration Without Need for New Laws President Trump Commutes Sentence of Agriprocessor CEO of Postville Raid Fame

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

An Immigration Vote in January? Migration Policy Institute's Top 10 Migration Issues of 2017 Elections Matter: A Dream Deported

Trump Administration Makes Significant Down Payment on Immigration Campaign Promises but Has Yet to Achieve Most Substantive Changes

As Trump Tightens Legal Immigration, Canada Woos Tech Firms Immigration Article of the Day: Does Legal Status Affect Educational Attainment in Immigrant Families? by

Zachary D. Liscow and William A Woolston From the Bookshelves: Noncitizenism: Recognising Noncitizen Capabilities in a World of Citizens by

Tendayi Bloom

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration The Family-Based Migrant Turned Entrepreneur/Billionaire Beyond DACA – Defying Employer Sanctions Through Civil Disobedience From the Bookshelves: The Immigrant Cookbook: Recipes That Make America Great by Leyla Moushabeck President Trump's National Security Strategy and Immigration President Trump: End Chain (Family-Based) Immigration Trump administration goes to Supreme Court over abortion for immigrant teen

Monday, December 18, 2017

From the Bookshelves: Social Justice Holiday Reading Gift Guide: Understanding Immigration Lawyer who used analytics in immigration and asylum cases is named top legal innovator Vice: The "Undocumented Immigrants" Who Are Actually Citizens Happy International Migrants Day! The Immigration Story Behind The Sound of Music Wax and Richwine: US Should End Low-Skill Immigration 2017's Top 10 Immigration Stories

AILA NEWS UPDATE

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Daily Immigration News Clips – December 22, 2017

Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on December 22, 2017

The Daily Immigration Clips will not be posted again until January 2, 2018. Happy Holidays!

National

The Washington Post To curb illegal border crossings, Trump administration weighs new measures targeting familiesBy Nick Miroff

New York Times Trump Administration Considers Separating Families to Combat Illegal ImmigrationBy Caitlyn Dickerson and Ron Nixon

Bloomberg BNA Outlook 2018: 'Dreamer' Bill Possible Amid Immigration StalemateBy Laura Francis

Rewire Trump's Administration Spent 2017 Targeting Even More People for DeportationBy Tina Vasquez

AP Plan To Avert Government Shutdown Punts DACA Fix To January

AP Congress clears temporary spending bill to avert shutdownBy Andrew Taylor

Reuters Congress votes to avert shutdown, sends Trump stopgap spending billBy Richard Cowan

Wall Street Journal Congress Passes Short-Term Spending Bill to Avoid Government ShutdownBy Kristina Peterson

The Hill Gutiérrez, Dems worry leaders may cave in 'Dreamer' talksBy Jordain Carney and Rafael Bernal

The Hill Pelosi on delaying DACA fix: January is 'this year extended'By Mike Lillis

CNN Democrats acknowledge defeat on DACA this yearBy Tal Kopan

CNN Did Democrats lose their leverage on DACA?By Tal Kopan

San Francisco Chronicle Congress OKs short-term spending bill but fails to act on wildfire aid, 'Dreamers'By Carolyn Lochhead

Vox Activists worry Democrats are giving up their best chance on DACABy Ella Nilsen

Public News Service Children's Groups Press Lawmakers to Pass Dream ActBy Suzanne Potter

Smithsonian Folklife The American DreamersBy Laura Zhang

National Law Review TPS Re-Registration Period Is Now Open for Nicaraguan and Honduran Beneficiaries

New England Public Radio As Honduran Immigrants Await News On Legal Status, Violent Protests Continue At HomeBy Diane Orson

New York Times Thousands of Federal Inmates Are in the U.S. Illegally, Administration SaysBy Vivian Yee

Politico Trump administration sought to block abortion for undocumented teen who alleged rapeBy Reynuka Rayasam and Josh Gerstein

The Hill Trump officials make case for border wallBy Mallory Shelbourne

Los Angeles Times Exclusive: Jose Antonio Vargas, journalist and 'undocumented citizen,' lands book deal

The Atlantic All the People Congress Is Leaving Behind for ChristmasBy Russell Berman

Newsweek Ann Coulter: Trump is a Reality TV Star Who Won on ImmigrationBy Summer Meza

Local

USA Herald Gov. Wolf Joins Group of Bipartisan Governors Asking Congress to Fix DACABy Catherine Davis

Texas Tribune From Border Wall Fight To New "Sanctuary" Law, Immigration Dominated Texas News In 2017By Julian Aguilar

AP (California) South Bay leaders rally to call on Congress to pass Dream Act

Arizona Republic (Arizona) Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams joins effort to support 'dreamers'By Megan Cassidy

Greenville News (North Carolina) What Would Jesus Do? Upstate faith leaders support DreamersBy Paul Hyde

Lawndale News (Illinois) Rep. Mah Supports DREAMers Club Fundraiser at Back of the Yards High School

Lawndale News National Immigrant Groups Urge Congress to Pass DREAM Act NowBy Ashmar Mandou

AP MIT janitor facing deportation is released from jail

Fox News Illegal immigrant facing deportation offered sanctuary by Colorado church

American-Statesman Trump immigration crackdown targets Central Americans seeking asylumBy Sean Collins Walsh

Urban Milwaukee (Op-Ed) Dream Act Immigrants Would Boost EconomyBy Tamarine Cornelius

Arizona Daily Star (Op-Ed) Eduardo Sainz: Ducey, McCain and McSally need to step up for 'Dreamers'By Eduardo Sainz



National

AP Young immigrants' fate unclear as Congress delays DACA fixBy Adriana Gomez Licon

AP GOP Senator: Vote in January on fate of young immigrants

AP Ending the DACA program would create 'palpable' hardship for immigrants, judge saysBy Sudhin Thanawala

AP Wait extends into '18 to determine fate of DreamersBy Matthew Daly

Reuters Vote in Senate on 'Dreamers' hinges on bipartisan pact: McConnellBy Richard Cowan

Wall Street Journal Immigration Talks Gain Steam, but No Deal Seen Until Next YearBy Laura Meckler and Kristina Peterson

New York Times Justices Return Dispute Over DACA Documents to Lower CourtsBy Adam Liptak

Politico Senators eye DACA deal in JanuaryBy Ted Hesson

Politico Supreme Court sets guidelines for DACA legal fightBy Josh Gerstein

Roll Call Pelosi to GOP: You're on Your Own With CRBy Lindsey McPherson

Los Angeles Times Kevin de León to Feinstein: 'Don't come back' to California without forcing a government shutdown over Dream ActBy Jazmine Ulloa

The Hill McConnell says he'll bring DACA bill to floor in January if negotiators reach dealBy Jordain Carney

The Hill Top Hollywood stars call on Congress for DACA fixBy Judy Kurtz

The Hill Gutierrez, Dems worry leaders may cave in 'Dreamer' talksBy Jordain Carney and Rafael Bernal

Newsmax Sen. Barrasso: DACA Deal Will Be Negotiated Before MarchBy Solange Reyner

Fox News Deal on DACA program expected in JanuaryBy Lukas Mikelionis

Bloomberg Senators Say They're Closing In on a DACA and Border DealBy Laura Litvan

Voa News Senators, White House Working on DACA DealBy Aline Barros

The Republic Flake: Senate will vote on DACA bill to protect young immigrants in JanuaryBy Daniel Gonzalez

San Diego Tribune Why 'DREAM Act Now' protest ramped up after GOP tax bill passedBy Luis Gomez

Washington Times Sen. John Barrasso: DACA bill, immigration reform on the docket for early next yearBy Sally Persons

The Guardian Florida judge halts deportation of 92 Somalis shackled on plane for 48 hoursBy Amanda Holpuch

Newsweek Deportation of Somalis Shackled and Allegedly Abused by Immigration Agents is Halted by Federal JudgeBy Carlos Ballesteros

Vice News Somalis Were Put in Straitjackets and Threatened with Death on Deportation Flight, Lawsuit Claims By Josh Marcus

Los Angeles Times San Bernardino woman, detained by ICE despite being U.S. citizen, suesBy Andrea Castillo

Politifact Pick them from a bin? Donald Trump mischaracterizes diversity visa lotteryBy Miriam Valverde

WYXZ Judge considers ordering bond hearings for Iraqi detainees in immigration caseBy Kim Russell

San Francisco Chronicle A dream deportedBy Hamed Aleaziz

Texas Observer The Faces of Trump's Immigration Crackdown in 2017By Gus Bova

Capital & Main ICE Detention Turns Deadly and Immigrant's Family Wants AnswersBy Robin Urevich

Newsweek Trump Immigration Policy Causes Rise in Human Smuggling at BorderBy Nicole Rodriguez

Vox With two days to keep the government open, no one seems to know what's going onBy Tara Golshan

USA Today (Opinion) Our government must stop separating asylum-seeking familiesBy Lindsay Harris

Crosscut (Opinion) How I chronicled the story of an undocumented immigrantBy Enrique Cerna

HuffPost (Op-Ed) The Besieged US Refugee Protection System: Why Temporary Protected Status MattersBy Donald Kerwin

Elle (Op-Ed) Sen. Kamala Harris: We Must Act to Protect Dreamers Before the New YearBy Kamala D. Harris

Teen Vogue (Op-Ed) These Immigrant Groups Are Banding Together to Resist TrumpBy Jonathan Jayes-Green and Jung Woo Kim

The Hill (Op-Ed) Amnesty for the 'best and brightest' will still cost taxpayersBy Ira Mehlman

Newsweek (Op-Ed) Trump's Wall Isn't Going to Stem the Flow of Undocumented ImmigrantsBy Freddy Burgos

Local

WHYY (Philadelphia) In Philly halls of justice, feds seizing more immigrants with no criminal pastBy Bobby Allyn

Tampa Bay Times More immigrants applying for citizenship amid Trump fears, lawyers sayBy Laura C. Morel

San Francisco Chronicle A solution for Dreamers by Congress put off until next yearBy Carolyn Lochhead

AP (Colorado) Hickenlooper among governors urging Congress to save DACABy Erin Powell

Las Vegas Review Journal (Nevada) Sandoval, 10 other governors call on Congress to replace DACABy Jessie Bekker

KTUU (Alaska) Governor Walker joins bi-partisan letter to urge a quick DACA resolutionBy Tracy Sinclare

The Bourne Enterprise Sheriff's Office To Partner With Federal Immigration EnforcementBy Steven Withrow

Des Moines Register (Iowa) Deportation ripped a former Marine from his Cedar Rapids sons 15 years ago. Now, he can returnBy Mike Kilen

NBC 4 (Iowa) Marine Veteran Deported 15 Years Ago to Return to US, FamilyBy Bridget Naso

Miami Herald (Op-Ed) Gov. Scott should take the lead to protect DACA recipientsBy Esteban Garces

The Tennessean (Op-Ed) My Christmas wish: pass the Dream ActBy Cesar Bautista Sanchez

Phoenix Business Journal (Op-Ed) Congress Must Act to Save DreamersBy Stephen Zylstra



National

New York Times Without New Laws or Walls, Trump Presses the Brake on Legal ImmigrationBy Miriam Jordan

Mother Jones Good Luck Recruiting Top Talent, AmericaBy Kanyakrit Vongkiatkajorn

Bloomberg Law Immigration Attorneys on Their Toes in the Age of TrumpBy Laura D. Francis

Associated Press Republican, Democratic governors urge Congress to save DACA

Reuters Factbox - Big-ticket items at center of Congress funding battle

The Washington Post Democrats unlikely to force DACA vote this week, probably averting shutdownBy Ed O'Keefe

Wall Street Journal Republicans Plan to Delay Vote on Spending BillBy Kristina Peterson and Laura Meckler

Politico DACA on the back burnerBy Ted Hesson

Politico Senators, White House lay groundwork for Dreamers dealBy Seung Min Kim, Heather Caygle, and Elana Schor

The Hill WATCH: DACA fix compromise as soon as tonight, GOP rep saysBy Molly K. Hooper

The Hill Kelly met with top senators on DACA fixBy Jordain Carney and Max Greenwood

HuffPost Democrats Split Over Opposing Government Funding Bill That Doesn't Protect DreamersBy Elise Foley

Fast Company Seven Dreamers are on a hunger strike to try and save DACA

Daily Beast Democrats: Party Leaders Caved on DREAMersBy Matt Laslo

CNN America rescued her from Haiti. Now Trump wants to send her back.By Moni Basu

The Nation How a Group of Immigration Attorneys Stopped a Deportation Flight to CambodiaBy Julianne Hing

AP Judge to weigh suits on program protecting young immigrantsBy Sudhin Thanawala

New York Times As Trump Tightens Legal Immigration, Canada Woos Tech FirmsBy Liz Robbins

Politico Supreme Court abortion showdown is defusedBy Josh Gerstein and Renuka Reyasam

CNN US drops effort to block young immigrant from getting abortionBy Ariane de Vogue

AP Judge orders Trump administration to let two immigrant teens get abortions

Reuters 'Downsizing' puts microscope on environment, immigration and humanityBy Piya Sinha-Roy

The Nation (Editorial) Support the Dreamers Risking Deportation to Make Congress Take Action

New York Daily News (Op-Ed) Trump's dishonest diversity visa lottery attack: Debate the merits of the program all you like but don't lie about itBy Stephen Yale-Loehr

The Hill (Op-Ed) Rise of illegal immigration was all in the forecastBy Stephen Koptis

The Hill (Op-Ed) Congress must pass the Dream ActBy Tom Jawetz

NBC News (Op-Ed) Rep. Judy Chu Even Donald Trump wants Congress to save DREAMERS. So what's the hold-up?By Representative Judy Chu

HuffPost (Op-Ed) To Protect Dreamers, Congress Must Pass The Dream ActBy Michael Hancock and Janine Davidson, Ph.D.

Univision (Op-Ed) Will Congress protect Dreamers or cave to ugly anti-Immigrant activism?By Lizet Ocampo

Local

San Diego Union Tribune Rapid response network to monitor immigration enforcement launches in San DiegoBy Kate Morrissey

KVDI What Are Undocumented Immigrants' Few Paths To Green Cards?By Ben Schamisso and Christian Bryant

The Republic DACA recipients continue to press Flake for 'clean' Dream ActBy Ryan Santisteven

Peacock Panache Want to Help Dreamers? Here's How.By Kate Harveston

WESA ICE Arrests PA Man In DACA Limbo, Highlighting Confusion Over Program's FutureBy Laura Benshoff

WAMC Update: Protestors Arrested At Rep. Faso's District Office Over DREAM ActBy Dave Lucas

CPR (California) Court gives detained Cambodians temporary reprieve from deportationBy Leslie Berestein Rojas

Denver Post (Colorado) Ingrid Encalada Latorre, still facing deportation, seeks sanctuary in Boulder churchBy Mitchell Byars

Phoenixville Patch (Pennsylvania) Chesco Man Illegally Entered US After Deportation: US AttorneyBy Justin Heinze

Houston Public Media (Texas) Acevedo Says Protecting Dreamers Makes Sense From A Law Enforcement StandpointBy Al Ortiz

AP Nebraska motel managers plead guilty to enslaving immigrant

Indy Week Durham City Council Adopts a Resolution Supporting Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and NicaraguansBy Sarah Willets

Miami Herald Man accused of killing Miami cat with crossbow deported - before his criminal trialBy David Ovalle

Miami New Times Somalis in South Florida Deported by ICE on "Slave Ship" File Class-Action SuitBy Jerry Iannelli

Caribbean Life (Opinion) NYC immigrants' lives rely on legal representation in courtBy Albert Saint Jean

Houston Chronicle (Op-Ed) Time is running out for Houston DreamersBy Oscar Hernandez

Las Vegas Review-Journal (Op-Ed) COMMENTARY: The clock is ticking for the DreamersBy Alicia Contreras



National

Bloomberg BNA Outlook 2018: More Scrutiny, Enforcement for Employment VisasBy Laura Francis

San Francisco Chronicle More H-1B hopefuls denied under Trump, data showBy Trisha Thadani

SF Gate Congress expected to pass tax bill and then pivot to spending billBy Carolyn Lochead

AP DACA Agreement Unlikely to Pass This YearBy Theodore Bunker

Reuters 'Dreamer' immigration bill not on U.S. Senate agenda this monthBy Richard Cowan

CNN DACA negotiations reach critical weekBy Tal Kopan

Newsmax Immigration Director: CBO 'Dreamer' Report Bodes Ill for Amnesty PlansBy Sandy Fitzgerald

McClatchy Five threats to Christmas cheer at the CapitolBy Lesley Clark

CBS News Seven Dreamers in jail are on hunger strike to press for vote on DACA

Globe and Mail ‘Dreamers’ mobilize across the U.S. and brace for year-end showdownBy Joanna Slater

PRI.org Somalis faced 'slave ship conditions' on failed deportation flightBy Stephen Snyder

New York Times 15 Years After Deportation, Marine Wins Right to Come Back to U.S.By Miriam Jordan

Associated Press Judge rules in favor of 2 immigrant teens who want abortions

Reuters Court orders Trump administration to give immigrant teens abortion accessBy Sarah N. Lynch

The Hill Dems say tiny fraction of sexual assault charges against DHS are investigatedBy Rafael Bernal

CNN Trump fully embraces far right immigration playbookBy Tal Kopan

CNN Graham had 'long' talk with Trump about immigrationBy Tal Kopan

Time These are the Top 10 Questions You Asked Google in 2017. We Answered Them.By Melissa Chan

Houston Public Media Texas Supports Federal Government In Denying Abortions To Two Undocumented ImmigrantsBy Al Ortiz

The Hill (Op-Ed) Sessions’s immigration orders threaten judicial independenceBy Sarah Sherman-Stokes

Forbes (Opinion) Family Immigration Led To John Tu's Billion Dollar CompanyBy Stuart Anderson

New York Times (Opinion) The Year in ResistanceBy Michelle Goldberg

USA Today (Opinion) Keep DACA and the Dreamers. They'll make America even greater.By Antonio E. Puente

American Thinker (Opinion) Refugee Resettlement: The Cost of Good IntentionsBy Peter Gemma

The Hill (Op-Ed) Want to pass the DREAM Act? Let's combine mercy with justiceBy Ronald Mortensen

The Hill (Op-Ed) Why US businesses should value International Migrants DayBy Hikmet Ersek and David Lubell

Newsweek (Op-Ed) YOU SAY ‘ILLEGAL ALIEN.’ I SAY ‘UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT.’ WHO’S RIGHT?By Alex Nowrasteh

Local

OPB (Oregon) Can Big Data Really Help Screen Immigrants?By Joel Rose

AP (Connecticut) Rally planned for immigrant facing deportation

AP (Connecticut) Wesleyan janitor facing deportation, fitted with ankle bracelet

AP (Iowa) Iowa superintendent opens home to teenage immigrant

CBS Valley Central (California) Former ICE deportation officer pleads not guilty to indecency with a child

Detroit Metro Times (Michigan) Article draws together art and immigration with Hamtramck DisneylandBy Michael Jackman

New Mexico In Depth (New Mexico) Churches emerge as important refuge for immigrantsBy Xchelzin Pena

KOB 4 (New Mexico) NM attorney general joins call for Congress to pass clean Dream ActBy Marian Camacho

Wicked Local (Massachusetts) New monthly event in Cambridge offers free legal consults to immigrantsBy Paige Smith

Daily Camera (Colorado) Peruvian woman facing deportation seeks sanctuary at Boulder churchBy Mitchell Byars

Cambridge Day (Massachusetts) Lawyers seek release of jailed MIT janitor Rodriguez in time to celebrate ChristmasBy John Hawkinson

WAMC (New York) DREAM Act Kinderhook Rally "Brings Fight Home To Faso"By Dave Lucas

WQAD (Iowa) Undocumented immigrant who faced deportation speaks outBy Yessina Chavez

KTAR (Arizona) Two Arizona women among group jailed for Dream Act protests

KQRE (New Mexico) More than 200 heading to D.C. to ask for Dream Act voteBy Fernanda Lopez

Las Vegas Sun A Dreamer’s lament: ‘I don’t want these to be the last holidays that I spend with my family’By Yvonne Gonzalez, Chris Kudialis, and Ricardo Torres-Cortez

Kings County Politics Clarke Introduces Aspire TPS Act to Protect Haitian and Other ImmigrantsBy Heather J. Chin

Philadelphia Inquirer (Op-Ed) Why the U.S. should end low-skill immigration | OpinionBy Amy L. Wax and Jason Richwine

San Francisco Chronicle (Op-Ed) Congress must listen — a majority of Americans say DACA recipients should stayBy Jilma L. Meneses and Anita Friedman

Orange County Weekly (Op-Ed) With DACA's Expiration Date Looming, the Fight For a "Clean" Dream Act is OnBy Jose Servin

Austin American-Stateman (Op-Ed) Commentary: For the sake of Dreamers, don’t fall for the ‘Cornyn con’By Mario Carrillo



National

Wall Street Journal Congress Faces Crunch Time on Spending, ImmigrationBy Kristina Peterson and Laura Meckler

Time Immigration Groups Push Congress to Protect Dreamers Before the End of the YearBy Maya Rhodan

HuffPost If Congress Doesn't Act Soon To Save Dreamers, It Might Not Save Them At AllBy Elise Foley

Houston Chronicle Congress unlikely to pass DACA replacement by year's endBy Bill Lambrecht

Associated Press Appeals judges dismissive of both sides in DACA disputeBy Larry Neumeister

Politico GOP leaders in House, Senate endorse conflicting shutdown strategiesBy Rachel Bade, Seung Min Kim, and Jennifer Haberkorn

The Washington Post As the battle over DACA intensifies, the fight to save the program is especially personal for these congressional internsBy Melissa Mecaya

The Washington Post As migrants flee for Canada, fears are rising over the perils of frigid illegal crossingsBy Tim Craig

OZY Startups Are Hacking Past New Immigration RulesBy Zara Stone

Las Vegas Sun The status of immigration under Trump: A look at TPSBy Yvonne Gonzales, Chris Kudialis, and Ricardo Torres-Cortez

The Washington Post Watchdog report finds moldy food, mistreatment in immigrant detention centersBy Maria Sacchetti

Vice News Somalis say they were shackled and beaten on aborted ICE deportation flightBy Joshua Marcus

Washington Times Illegal immigration on border surges back to Obama levelsBy Stephen Dinan

CBS Los Angeles Claiming ICE Detained Him Because Of 'Latino Appearance,' ACLU Files Motion To Prevent Deportation Of Mechanic

City Beat Activists scramble to aid families struggling after ICE raidsBy Nick Swartsell

AP White House to Push Merit-Based Immigration in New Campaign

AP Lawsuit: 2 immigrant teens in US custody can't get abortionsBy Jessica Gresko

Wall Street Journal Trump Administration Sets New Rules on Visa-Free Travel to U.S.By Laura Meckler

The Hill Brookings fellow rips Trump: I entered through lottery systemBy Max Greenwood

The Hill Trump rails against 'outdated' immigration system in weekly addressBy Max Greenwood

CNN Mexican journalist in US detention says life is in danger if deportedBy Polo Sandoval and Linh Tran

Los Angeles Times 'Merry Christmas Republicans in Congress': Funny or Die video goes after California lawmakers over DACABy Christine Mai-Duc

Vox Immigrant father released from detention after mail delay caused DACA lapseBy Dara Lind

Axios The White House plan to shift Americans' views on immigrationBy Erica Pandey

Bloomberg (Opinion) Anti-Immigration Fervor Is Different This TimeBy Noah Smith

The Washington Post (Opinion) Trump is still listening to Bannon. Here's how this could badly damage the GOP.By Greg Sargent

The Washington Post (Op-Ed) For 50 years, keeping families together has been central to U.S. immigration policy. Now Trump wants to tear them apart.By Carly Goodman

The Hill (Op-ed) California sanctuary cities bill is humane and effectiveBy Charis E. Kurbin and Benjamin Lafeel

HuffPost (Op-ed) Making America Great Again - One Voice At A TimeBy Jack Levinson

Local

Associated Press Iraq veteran from Portland released by immigration officials

St Louis Public Radio 'Lo siento mucho': Trump's focus on deportations forces St. Louis father to say goodbyeBy Carolina Hidalgo

Tampa Bay Online PolitiFact Florida: Did President Trump break a promise to Florida's Haitian population?By Allison Graves

Lancaster Online ICE releases immigrant detainee Osman Aroche EnriquezBy Tim Stuhldreher

The Morning Call (Pennsylvania) As Dreamers press Congress for fix, Charlie Dent, Pa. ag leaders to talk immigration policyBy Laura Olson

AP (Arizona) Sen. Flake's Son Loses Civil Lawsuit Against Arpaio Over Kennel ProbeBy Jacques Billeaud and Paul Davenport

Boston Globe (Massachusetts) Boston police commissioner joins legal effort to protect 'Dreamers'By Evan Allen

Chicago Tribune (Illinois) Lake County Council approves DACA resolutionBy Craig Lyons

Plain Dealer (Ohio) Supporters of Cleveland-area 'Dreamers' call for "clean" DACA fix, end to deportationsBy Rachel Dissell

Des Moines Register (Iowa) Sanctuary cities immigration debate likely in 2018 Iowa LegislatureBy William Petroski

Tennessean (Tennessee) Why a panel of Nashville faith leaders call fix for DACA youth a 'moral' issueBy Jason Gonzales

11 Alive (Georgia) Dreamer Rally Held Saturday Outside Popular Cuban Sandwich ShopBy Tim Darnell

CT Post (Connecticut) Peter Lumaj rebuked for joke about deportationBy Neil Vigdor

WQAD (Iowa) Protesters gather at Scott County Courthouse to support woman facing deportationBy Yessenia Chavez

The Virginian-Pilot (Editorial) Editorial: Congress should protect "dreamers" from deportation

Norwich Bulletin (Editorial) Our View: Take a vote on Dreamers - now

Des Moines Register (Opinion) A teen was caught in immigration limbo. So Des Moines schools' superintendent and his wife sheltered a stranger.Rekha Basu

NJ.com (Op-Ed) I grew up in N.J., but I could lose everything if Congress doesn't pass the Dream Act | OpinionBy Cinthia Osorio

Tulsa World (Op-Ed) Ruben Navarrette Jr.: Dreamers: Don't let Democrats fool youBy Ruben Navarrette Jr

Cleveland Plain Dealer (LTE) It's time to lose party politics and do what is right for all Americans