Feds: 3 charged in Mexican migrant worker conspiracy
Three people have been indicted in a multistate conspiracy involving the forced labor of Mexican agricultural immigrants, federal authorities announced Wednesday.
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Appeals court sides with Biden’s deportation priorities
A federal appeals court on Wednesday allowed the Biden administration’s selective criteria on who should be deported to remain in effect, rejecting one of Texas’ challenges to the president’s immigration policies.
Long road ahead: Immigration lawyers prepare to help Afghan evacuees
Thousands of Afghan evacuees will live on the same Hoosier military base over the next several weeks, but soon their journeys to permanent resettlement will move on a case-by-case basis.
COA to hear argument in Gary sanctuary city lawsuit
A Gary ordinance intended to welcome residents regardless of immigration status has caused a legal stir in the community and is headed to the Indiana Court of Appeals for review next week.
Gov. Holcomb visits Afghan evacuees at Camp Atterbury
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb visited Afghan refugees at the Indiana National Guard’s Camp Atterbury training base nearly a week after the first wave of evacuees arrived.
Citizenship classes offered for immigrants
The Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site, in partnership with the New York Historical Society, will be offering a series of classes to help green card holders prepare for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services naturalization exam.
Mexico undecided on reinstating ‘remain in Mexico’ policy
Mexico’s Foreign Relations Department refused to say Wednesday whether the government will allow the U.S. to reinstate the “remain in Mexico” policy of sending asylum seekers back across the border to wait for hearings on asylum claims.
Supreme Court orders ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy reinstated
The Supreme Court says the Biden administration likely violated federal law in trying to end a Trump-era program that requires people to wait in Mexico while seeking asylum in the U.S.
SCOTUS halts reinstating ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy
The Supreme Court is temporarily halting a judge’s order that would have forced the government to reinstate a Trump administration policy forcing thousands to wait in Mexico while seeking asylum in the U.S.
Indiana leads 15-state brief in favor of remain-in-Mexico immigration policy
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita this week led a 15-state coalition in opposition to President Joe Biden’s attempt to overturn the previous administration ‘s remain-in-Mexico immigration policy. A federal appeals court has declined Biden’s request to stay the injunction against his revocation of the policy, just days after Rokita filed an amicus brief.
Immigrant detentions soar despite Biden’s campaign promises
The number of U.S. immigrant detainees has more than doubled since the end of February, to nearly 27,000 as of July 22, according to the most recent data from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The rising detentions is a sore point for President Joe Biden’s immigration allies, who hoped he would reverse his predecessor’s hardline approach.
7th Circuit affirms findings that immigrant’s marriage was a ‘sham’
A woman who emigrated to Indiana from Nigeria after marrying her now ex-husband was denied a petition to stay in the United States after the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the adverse credibility findings of two immigration judges that her marriage was a sham.
‘A blaring siren’ for Democrats after ruling halts DACA
Immigrants and advocates are urging Democrats and President Joe Biden to quickly act on legislation to protect young immigrants after a federal judge in Texas on Friday ruled illegal an Obama-era program that prevents the deportation of thousands of them brought into the U.S. as children.
Supreme Court says no right to hearing for some immigrants
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the government can indefinitely detain certain immigrants who say they will face persecution or torture if they are deported to their native countries.
Supreme Court rules against immigrants with temporary status
A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Monday that thousands of people living in the U.S. for humanitarian reasons are ineligible to apply to become permanent residents.
Supreme Court ruling gives immigrant facing deportation hope
A Guatemalan man who lived in a Massachusetts church for more than three years to avoid deportation said Tuesday he’s hopeful a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision boosts his efforts to remain in the country.
Local refugee organizations prepare to rebuild after Biden raises cap
Only 21 refugees have been resettled to Indiana so far this fiscal year, in the midst of a global pandemic and a historically low federal annual cap on the number of refugees allowed in the United States. On Monday, the Biden administration quadrupled that limit, from 15,000 to 62,500, effective May 15.
An unusual coalition as Supreme Court rules for immigrant
An unusual coalition of Supreme Court justices joined Thursday to rule in favor of an immigrant fighting deportation in a case that the court said turned on the meaning of the shortest word, “a.”
What to watch during Biden’s 1st big speech to Congress
President Joe Biden is putting the finishing touches on his first address to a joint session of Congress, a prime-time speech on Wednesday night on the eve of his 100th day in office.
Fired immigration lawyer who refused to withdraw gets brief suspension, probation
An Indianapolis lawyer who tried to continue representing clients in an immigration matter after being fired for noncommunication has been temporarily suspended from the practice of law.