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Obama Approves Plan to Let Central American Children Apply for Refugee Status

Obama Approves Plan to Let Central American Children Apply for Refugee Status

Oct 1, 2014 | Asylum, Central America, Deportations, El Salvador, gang violence, Guatamala, Honduras, Immigration activism, immigration law, Immigration reform, Obama Administration, President Obama, rape, Refugee, sexual assault, social group, unaccompanied minors, young immigrants

This week, the White House announced that President Barack Obama has approved a plan to allow several thousand young children from Central American countries to apply for refugee status in the United States, thus providing a legal path for some of them to join family...
Undocumented Immigrants Face Tighter Standards for Asylum

Undocumented Immigrants Face Tighter Standards for Asylum

Sep 29, 2014 | Asylum, asylum division, Central America, Deportations, Honduras, Immigration activism, immigration law, persecution, social group, unaccompanied minors, undocumented immigrants

As a Miami immigration lawyer, I have been following with interest a disturbing new development. Undocumented immigrants who enter the United States illegally are becoming less likely to be deemed eligible for asylum, as federal authorities tighten standards amid an...
South Florida Ranks Third in the United States in Accepting Central American Minors

South Florida Ranks Third in the United States in Accepting Central American Minors

Sep 9, 2014 | Asylum, Central America, Deportations, executive action, Honduras, immigration law, Immigration reform, Obama Administration, Special Immigration Juvenile status, unaccompanied minors, young immigrants

According to the latest federal government figures, South Florida ranks third among the nation’s metropolitan areas with the highest number of Central American minors placed with sponsors, chiefly parents and other relatives. Harris County, which includes Houston, has...
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