As the debate on America’s immigration policies continues to evolve, Republican governors have begun transporting migrants to more Democratic-leaning cities throughout the U.S. While some support the move, arguing that immigrants should be moved to what have been deemed sanctuary cities and locations where they can be better supported, others object and argue that the new policy is inhumane and carries racist undertones. Two of the main proponents of immigrant relocation are Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, both Republicans. In September, DeSantis organized flights from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard, an island in Massachusetts, for 50 Venezuelan…

Since Russia started its invasion of Ukraine in February, almost 4 million people have fled Ukraine in one of the most significant European refugee crises since World War II. Countries, including the United States, were then faced with the pressing question of how many of those refugees to accept — if any. By late March, the Biden administration announced that the U.S. would accept 100,000 Ukrainians and other displaced people fleeing the conflict. Priority was given to LGBTQI people, those with medical needs, journalists and dissidents. The move came amid broad popular support. A March AP-NORC poll found almost 70%…

A record number of unaccompanied children reached the U.S. border in March 2021, more than the last record set in March 2019. The surge left the Biden administration scrambling to find an immediate solution to house and care for the migrant children and families while balancing its long-term immigration agenda. On his first day in office, President Joe Biden introduced a legislative framework that demonstrated that he would be taking a different approach to immigration issues than his predecessor, former President Donald Trump. Specifically, the U.S. Citizen Act of 2021 would provide an eight-year pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants,…

The United States had a long-standing tradition of accepting immigrants fleeing political oppression, religious persecution, or violence through what’s known as the asylum process. Under existing policy, migrants must either present themselves to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) while crossing the border or request asylum if they are arrested. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services then holds a hearing to determine if they meet the criteria for asylum. As part of an attempt to limit immigration through the southern border, the Trump Administration in July issued a rule saying migrants cannot seek asylum in the United States if they have…