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National Immigration Correspondent, The New York Times. [email protected] Send tips & thoughts!
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NU! Millions of immigrants are carrying a Red Card the size of a credit card . It can make the difference between staying in this US or being deported. My latest: via @NYTimes.
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Distributed by a legal aid group, the “red card” lays out key rights and protections. Demand for them has surged since President Trump returned to office.
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NEW: Trump's contested birthright citizenship order also targets people lawfully in the country, and it is sowing stress and confusion. My latest:
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The executive order would ban citizenship for children born in the United States to foreign workers on visas that often lead to permanent residency.
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NU! Rumors of immigration raids are causing panic -- disrupting daily lives and hurting businesses. But will Trump's tactics induce people to self deport? My latest with great colleagues @haleaziz @hknightsf
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Schools, churches and shops are feeling the chilling effect of the fear of deportation. One minister said fewer congregants were showing up for services.
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NEW: Pregnant immigrants wonder if their babies will be American. My latest: via @NYTimes.
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President Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship is already facing lawsuits, but that has been little comfort to women who expect to give birth after the order goes into effect.
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NU: Haitians who were denigrated during the election campaign pick and pack your Xmas gifts. My latest. via @NYTimes.
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Many Haitian immigrants work at an Amazon warehouse near Springfield, packaging thousands of holiday gifts. But after Donald Trump won the election, some worry about their future.
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Immigrants are racing to get ahead of the Trump crackdown. My latest: via @NYTimes.
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Donald Trump’s promise to carry out mass deportations has driven fearful immigrants to seek protections and advice.
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NU: Has Texas proven that it sufferend financial injury from DACA? The fate of a program that has assisted hundreds of thousands of undocumented young people is in court again. Reporting from New Orleans:
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An appeals court is considering a challenge that could end DACA, which has allowed hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants to live and work in the United States.
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In Springfield, Ohio, a businessman who praised his Haitian workers is getting death threats. My latest from a town reeling since the Republican ticket spread falsehoods about immigrants.
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The lifelong Republican employs fewer Haitians than others in Springfield, but his life has been upended since Donald J. Trump spread falsehoods about immigrants in his hometown.
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Why did Haitians head to Springfield. My latest.
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Businesses needed workers, and Haitians, many already authorized to work, heard living costs were low. But the newcomers have strained resources, and that has fueled tension.
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NU: Father of child in Ohio killed by Haitian immigrant in bus crash accuses Trump, Vance of exploiting his death. "Please Stop the Hate!" My latest:
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Nathan Clark says the candidates are exploiting his son’s death in a crash caused by an immigrant outside the small city of Springfield. “This needs to stop now.”
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NU: Trump, Vance spread outlandish claim that Haitians in this Ohio town to fill open jobs are stealing, eating pets. I visited and wrote about what is really happening recently. Read the piece for free here.
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Jobs attracted thousands of Haitians to Springfield, and employers were ecstatic. But then an immigrant driver was involved in a fatal school bus crash. And JD Vance entered the fray.
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NU: Haitians headed to a midwestern town to fill jobs Americans didn't fill. Then tragedy struck, bringing out racism and politicians, including JD Vance. My latest.
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Jobs attracted thousands of Haitians to Springfield, and employers were ecstatic. But then an immigrant driver was involved in a fatal school bus crash. And JD Vance entered the fray.
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GOP states sue to halt program for undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens, just days after it opened for applications.
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The new Biden administration initiative, which could put many undocumented spouses of Americans on a path to U.S. citizenship, began taking applications this week.
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ICYM! More eligible immigrants are motivated to become U.S. citizens as the election approaches. via @NYTimes.
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The government has reduced a backlog of applications that built up during the Trump administration. New citizens say they are looking forward to voting in November.
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RT @jodikantor: Susan Faludi reviewed SHE SAID, starting with a fair question: why would anyone want to read one more word about Harvey Wei….
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The new book, by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, revisits their landmark sexual-assault investigation and exposes the powerful people who protected Weinstein for years.
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NU: Is mass deportation possible? Broad declarations, scant details from Trump and RNC. “It would cost billions of dollars. It would take 20 years. It would cause the economy to shrink,” said one expert. Read for free here:
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Donald Trump is calling for the biggest deportation program in American history. The costs and hurdles would be enormous.
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NEW: Biden offers small tweak that could bring big relief to thousands of Dreamers in DACA limbo.
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A new Biden administration measure enables “Dreamers” to get work visas that could free them from relying on the DACA program, whose survival is in doubt.
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NEW: Texas sent migrants to certain Democratic strongholds. They are moving on — to red states, too.
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After aid runs out elsewhere, some migrants relocate to places like Salt Lake City, where they find help but hurdles, too. “Consider another state,” says a flier distributed by Utah.
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Mixed-status families could benefit from Biden action.
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The White House is weighing relief for immigrants who crossed the border unlawfully but are eligible for green cards through marriage to U.S. citizens.
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