Despite the Trump Administration’s aggressive anti-immigration policies, there has been a significant increase in the number of undocumented migrants attempting to enter the United States. As of August 2019, there have been 811,016 apprehensions at the U.S.-Mexico border, which is already 200,000 more people than 2017 combined. However, instead of developing new policies to improve...Read More

In the last few months, there has been a startling increase in the number of arrests made at the U.S.-Mexico border. According to Customs and Border Protection (CBP), over 76,000 migrants – including 7,000 unaccompanied children – were detained by border agents this last February. These arrests skyrocketed again in March, when ICE effectively detained...Read More

After the Trump Administration announced the cancellation of the DACA program, many young people have wondered what their future holds. The DACA program, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, has permitted certain immigrant children who came to the United States when they were young to remain in the country. This program was created under the...Read More

In 1995, the Cuban Adjustment Act was revised after President Clinton’s negotiations with the Cuban government. In its previous interpretation, any people who were intercepted in U.S. waters off the coast of Florida would be allowed to remain in the U.S. After this negotiation, people intercepted on the water would be sent home, but those...Read More