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The summer of 2014 saw a surge of women and children from Central America rushing into the United States, seeking asylum from raging violence in their home countries. This caused federal immigration officials to reconsider their stance on family detention. This fresh perspective resulted in the construction of the largest immigration detention center in the country. The facility, built by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is designed to hold up to 2,400 undocumented asylum-seeking women…
Read MoreOver the past several months, a tremendous border immigration surge of Central Americans has come to the Southwestern United States. No one knows for certain what has caused the increase in the number of people seeking refuge in the US, but generally it is credited to a perceived softening of immigration enforcement policy by the Obama Administration and overwhelming violence and corruption in countries including El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico. Regardless of where responsibility…
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On November 20, 2014, the President announced a series of executive actions which changed and created new immigration programs. These changes will help keep families together and provide an opportunity for many individuals living in the US without legal immigration status to normalize status in the US. The plans include: Expansion of the DACA Program (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) to include those who came to the US before turning 16 years old, who have…
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