/immigration Immigration en-US WLRN Mon, 16 Sep 2024 18:46:05 GMT /immigration/2024-09-16/florida-hospitals-ask-immigrants-about-their-legal-status-texas-will-try-it-next Texas hospitals who are enrolled in state health plans, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program will start asking patients' immigration status in November. Florida has had a similar law since 2023. Neither state will report immigration status answers to law enforcement. Mon, 16 Sep 2024 18:46:05 GMT /immigration/2024-09-16/florida-hospitals-ask-immigrants-about-their-legal-status-texas-will-try-it-next Associated Press /government-politics/2024-09-16/trump-haitian-pets-racist-north-miami North Miami Mayor Alix Desulme, who is Haitian-American, says former President Donald Trump's inflammatory remarks about Haitian immigrants abducting cats and dogs in Ohio were made to bully the community and is part of his campaign's anti-immigrant message. Mon, 16 Sep 2024 12:54:01 GMT /government-politics/2024-09-16/trump-haitian-pets-racist-north-miami Jimena Romero /immigration/2024-09-12/politifact-fl-city-officials-and-residents-say-there-is-no-venezuelan-gang-takeover-in-colorado Surveillance video showing what appears to be a group of Spanish-speaking armed men entering an Aurora, Colorado, apartment complex has stoked fears about people in the U.S. illegally. But city officials and apartment residents have disputed the claims. Thu, 12 Sep 2024 13:35:46 GMT /immigration/2024-09-12/politifact-fl-city-officials-and-residents-say-there-is-no-venezuelan-gang-takeover-in-colorado Sofia Ahmed | Politifact FL /immigration/2024-09-11/desantis-urges-a-rejection-of-a-2022-migrant-flights-case Gov. Ron DeSantis and other defendants Monday argued a federal judge should dismiss a class-action lawsuit challenging the Florida-backed flights of 49 migrants from Texas to Massachusetts in 2022. Wed, 11 Sep 2024 20:33:29 GMT /immigration/2024-09-11/desantis-urges-a-rejection-of-a-2022-migrant-flights-case Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida /immigration/2024-08-19/bidens-offer-of-a-path-to-us-citizenship-for-spouses-leaves-some-out Registration has begun under President Joe Biden's offer of a path to citizenship to spouses of U.S. citizens without having to first leave the country. An estimated 500,000 spouses could benefit. But some are feeling left out. Mon, 19 Aug 2024 19:06:08 GMT /immigration/2024-08-19/bidens-offer-of-a-path-to-us-citizenship-for-spouses-leaves-some-out Gisela Salomon and Elliot Spagat | Associated Press /immigration/2024-08-05/immigration-permits-from-four-latin-american-countries-halted-amid-sponsorship-fraud The Biden administration has temporarily suspended permits for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans to enter the United States and stay up to two years amid concerns about fraud by their financial sponsors. Mon, 05 Aug 2024 12:47:06 GMT /immigration/2024-08-05/immigration-permits-from-four-latin-american-countries-halted-amid-sponsorship-fraud Elliot Spagat | The Associated Press /government-politics/2024-07-01/desantis-cites-illegal-foreign-workers-for-veto-of-housing-bill A farmworker housing bill, unanimously passed by the Florida House and Senate, was vetoed by Gov. DeSantis. He cited "illegal foreign workers" in his veto letter. Mon, 01 Jul 2024 14:30:00 GMT /government-politics/2024-07-01/desantis-cites-illegal-foreign-workers-for-veto-of-housing-bill News Service of Florida /government-politics/2024-06-28/biden-administration-grants-temporary-legal-immigration-status-to-300-000-haitians The Homeland Security Department says more than 300,000 Haitians already in the United States will be eligible for a major expansion of temporary legal status because conditions in the Caribbean nation are unsafe for return. Fri, 28 Jun 2024 18:36:21 GMT /government-politics/2024-06-28/biden-administration-grants-temporary-legal-immigration-status-to-300-000-haitians Sergio R. Bustos /npr-breaking-news/2024-06-28/biden-administration-extends-protected-status-for-up-to-309-000-migrants-from-haiti TPS is not a permanent legal status but protects against deportation, allows migrants to get a work permit, and sometimes travel authorization. Fri, 28 Jun 2024 17:02:33 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2024-06-28/biden-administration-extends-protected-status-for-up-to-309-000-migrants-from-haiti Sergio Martínez-Beltrán /americas/2024-06-18/biden-gives-legal-protections-to-immigrant-spouses-of-u-s-citizens The new policy is one of the most significant actions to protect immigrants in years. It affects about 500,000 people who have been living in the United States for more than a decade. Tue, 18 Jun 2024 20:13:29 GMT /americas/2024-06-18/biden-gives-legal-protections-to-immigrant-spouses-of-u-s-citizens Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Miriam Jordan, Jazmine Ulloa and Hamed Aleaziz | The New York Times