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The crash came less than a week after Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas issued an executive order barring private transportation suppliers from providing ground transit to many migrants. His press office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Wednesday night.

The order “scared off” licensed drivers who transported migrants in the Rio Grande Valley, said Felicia Rangel-Samponaro, the founder and director of the Sidewalk School for Asylum Seekers.”

10 Killed in Crash of Packed Van in South Texas The vehicle was carrying 30 people believed to be migrants in Brooks County, about 80 miles north of the Mexico border, the authorities said.

The intersection of two crises: workers’/immigrants’ tights and the climate emergency.

My Father and the Heat Dome We all deserve better than to work in 117-degree heat

“Perez is among scores of immigrants hoping to get their deportation cancelled because they didn’t receive proper notice of the court proceedings.

“In April, the Supreme Court ruled in Niz-Chavez vs. Garland that the federal government must provide all required information to immigrants facing deportation in a single notice.”

High court ruling gives immigrants facing deportation hope BOSTON (AP) — Just a few short months ago, Lucio Perez moved out of the western Massachusetts church he’d lived in for more than three years to avoid deportation.

The ICE is cracking. The advance of a human- and family- friendly policy.

ICE to avoid detaining pregnant, nursing, and postpartum women - The Boston Globe US Immigration and Customs Enforcement will no longer detain most pregnant, nursing, and postpartum women for deportation, reversing a Trump-era rule that permitted officials to jail thousands of immigrants in those circumstances, according to a new policy released Friday.

By any means necessary, stop the deportations and reform immigration.

Court ruling could lead to immigration law reform AMHERST — Lucio Perez, who spent 3 ½ years in sanctuary in an Amherst church to avoid deportation to Guatemala, could have his case reopened, and might be able to seek permanent residency in the United States, based on a recent Supreme Court decision,...

https://www.wcvb.com/article/sheriff-hodgson-blasts-federal-decision-to-close-ice-unit-in-bristol-county-massachusetts-jail-as-political-hit-job/36491920

Sheriff Hodgson blasts federal decision to close ICE unit as 'political hit job' The Biden administration said the Bristol County Jail, which has drawn complaints of inhumane conditions, will no longer be used to detain immigrants.

Dismantle the prison-industrial complex preying on immigrants.

Biden to withdraw Trump rule collecting DNA from immigrants, citizen sponsors The Biden administration plans to withdraw a Trump-era proposal that would have greatly expanded the biometric data collected from immigrants, quashing a policy that would have allowed the government to demand eye s

A win.

Franklin County closes ICE detention center GREENFIELD — The Franklin County Jail and House of Correction has closed its immigration detention center, saying the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has not maintained the threshold agreed upon to financially justify keeping...

As climate change further prods immigration (think the prolonged drought in the Northern Triangle) the US responds with military force, further enriching military contractors and increasing ghg emissions to worsen climate change. A very bad plan.

A lucrative border-industrial complex keeps the US border in constant ‘crisis’ | Todd Miller In 1994, the US’s annual border and immigration budget was $1.5bn. In 2020, the budget exceeded $25bn - a 16-fold increase

This needs to be improved, big time.

A Closer Look at Biden's Immigration Plan for Central America Joe Biden entered the White House with some inspiring yet contradictory positions on immigration and Central America. He promised to reverse Donald Trump's draconian anti-immigrant policies while, through his "Plan to Build Security and Prosperity in Partnership with the People of Central America,"....

https://www.gazettenet.com/Lucio-Perez-ends-sanctuary-stay-in-Amherst-39399387

Supporters celebrate Lucio Perez leaving sanctuary after 3½ years AMHERST — After three and a half years, Lucio Perez can leave the First Congregational Church without the risk that he will be deported. Perez, a Guatemalan immigrant, began living in the church in October 2017 after a stay of his deportation was...

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2021/03/05/gov-abbott-blames-immigrants-for-spreading-covid-in-what-advocates-dismiss-as-rhetoric-at-its-best/

Gov. Abbott blames immigrants for spreading COVID in rhetoric that advocates dismiss as xenophobic Gov. Greg Abbott continued blasting President Joe Biden on Thursday, accusing the administration of “recklessly releasing hundreds” of COVID-positive...

A step forward.

Castro, Padilla, Warren, and Lieu Announce Pathway to Citizenship For Essential Workers | U.S. Congressman Joaquin Castro The Official U.S. Congressional website of Congressman Joaquin Castro