immigration courts

End of federal funds leave migrant children to navigate system alone, warns immigrant rights group

WLRN News Staff

More than 20,000 unaccompanied immigrant children across the U.S., including hundreds in South Florida, could be forced to navigate the complex U.S. immigration court system without an attorney or legal advisor after federal funding ended Friday, warns the Miami-based Americans for Immigrant Justice.

Immigration

Judge slams Noem over termination of temporary legal status for 60,000 immigrants

Ariana Figueroa | Florida Phoenix

A federal judge in California Wednesday found the Trump administration unlawfully terminated temporary protections for more than 60,000 nationals from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua.

Pareen Mhatre was born in India but has spent almost all of her life in Iowa City. She has never known a life outside the United States, but she has no clear path to permanent residency.

They Came To The U.S. As Children, But At 21, Their Legal Status Runs Out

Hafsa Fathima

Pareen Mhatre is one of 200,000 young people who grow up in the U.S. but "age out" of their legal status. With no clear path to permanent residency, they're hoping Congress will step in.

COVID-19 Prompts Some Immigration Facility Closures – But Fewer In South Florida

Tim Padgett

To help stop transmission of the coronavirus, many federal immigration facilities have closed as of Tuesday night. But many are staying open in South…