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NYC Comptroller Brad Lander has ‘productive’ migrant support meeting — but admits there are ‘big gaps to fill'
New York Post (11/29/23)
The comptroller said once eligible migrants are granted work authorization, there is currently no system in place to help them find jobs and get hired. No one has stepped up to provide case management and workforce development services, according to the Democrat.
Migrants flood East Village block for shot to get back into NYC shelters: ‘a humanitarian crisis’
New York Post (11/28/23)
The scores of asylum seekers lining the sidewalk on East 7th Street near Tompkins Square Park are among the thousands forced to reapply for temporary housing after being booted under the administration’s 30-day cap on shelter stays.
Border Patrol sending migrants to unofficial camps in California's desert, locals say
KHSU (11/21/23)
Every day for the past few months, coyotes drop off over 300 migrants at a miles-long gap in the border wall in the Southern California desert. When the migrants cross it, they find themselves on the outskirts of the tiny community of Jacumba, population of about 600. They end up at camps like this one, an open field near the highway, where Border Patrol has told them to wait. Activists and locals say it's a humanitarian disaster. And they say no one is helping.
Refugees Settling Into Home in Upstate New York: ‘We Need Them as Much as They Need Us’
Wall Street Journal (11/24/23)
A new program by the US Department of State called Welcome Corps is working with grassroots organizations to place refugees in small cities like Oneonta, New York.
Florida grand jury calls for new tax to curb illegal immigration
Politico (11/27/23)
A statewide grand jury put into place by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to investigate migrant-related issues called on state legislators to impose new restrictions on immigration—including a tax on all wire transfers of money overseas. The fee could generate tens of millions that could pay for beefed up enforcement, education, or money to help state agencies deal with unaccompanied migrant children.
Finland will close 4 border crossings with Russia, accusing Moscow of organizing a flow of migrants
Associated Press (11/16/23)
The Finnish Border Guard says migrants have in the past days arrived mainly from Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Turkey, and Somalia, and nearly all have arrived at the border zone on bicycles that Finnish and Russian media reports say were provided and sold to them.
El Salvador slaps a $1,130 fee on African and Indian travelers as US pressures it to curb migration
Associated Press (11/13/23)
El Salvador’s government has begun imposing a $1,130 fee on travelers from dozens of countries connecting through the nation’s main airport amid US pressure to help control migration flows to its southern border.
Reports Worth Revisiting
Immigration Judge Hiring and Projected Impact on the Immigration Courts Backlog
Congressional Research Service (07/28/23)
This report provides an overview of trends in immigration caseloads, case completions, and Immigration Judge (IJ) hiring and staffing levels. It also provides projections of the impact of different IJ hiring scenarios on the pending-cases backlog over the next 10 fiscal years. Based on the assumptions and averages used in the analysis, it would take 300 or more additional IJs to begin to reduce the backlog. Hiring 300 IJs, however, likely would not fully clear the backlog in the observed 10-year timeframe.
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