Indiana attorney general billing Texas trip to taxpayers
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita took a state-paid trip to the U.S-Mexican border last week and attended a Donald Trump rally along the way.
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Immigrants’ and Language Rights Center bridges language, cultural gaps to help clients
Comprised of a team of attorneys and paralegals, Indiana Legal Services’ Immigrants’ and Language Rights Center provides help to immigrants who are either primarily seeking asylum or have been victims of a crime.
Diverse Notre Dame Law students help immigrants gain asylum
Through an externship at Notre Dame Law, students work on asylum cases, typically in pairs, for immigrants in Indiana.
Clay County officials sued over ‘lack of transparency’ regarding possible jail expansion
A not-for-profit practice representing a coalition of immigrant-rights groups has filed a lawsuit against Clay County officials, alleging the county’s commissioners, county council and sheriff’s office have all failed to provide transparency in developing plans for a possible expansion of the Clay County Justice Center, which houses U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees.
COA reinstates much of Gary’s welcoming ordinance
The city of Gary can roll out the welcome mat once again after the Court of Appeals of Indiana found that much of its welcoming ordinance did not violate state law.
Timeline extended for resettling Afghan refugees in Indiana
Federal officials said Tuesday that they’ve pushed back their timeline to resettle roughly 4,100 Afghan refugees who are still at the Indiana National Guard’s Camp Atterbury training post more than two months after they arrived there.
Advocates help Indiana’s Burmese community navigate legal waters
Indiana’s Burmese population is currently considered the largest in the world outside of Southeast Asia and advocates in the Hoosier State have been helping refugees navigate immigration matters, local laws and cultural differences for years.
Wilson and Collier: Navigating the Form I-9 process amid ongoing delays
In the wake of COVID-19, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has experienced, and is still experiencing, delays in processing applications, which can result in employees experiencing employment authorization gaps or employees or applicants providing unfamiliar documents as part of the Form I-9 process.
Clay County considering expanding jail to house more ICE detainees
The Clay County Jail is considering adding on to its facility to house more ICE detainees.
Brown: New COVID-19 global travel requirements
After almost 20 months of historic restrictions, travelers are once again being welcomed into the United States with proof of vaccination and a negative COVID test.
High court adds climate change, immigration cases to docket
Over the objections of the Biden administration, the Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider a climate change case that could limit the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to curb greenhouse gas emissions. The court also said it would hear a Republican-led immigration challenge.
African citizen who omitted info about his kids loses petition for review of immigration denial
A man seeking U.S. citizenship who omitted information about his children from his visa application is not eligible for naturalization, the Indiana Southern District Court has ruled.
More Afghans arriving in Indiana to await resettlement
More than 6,600 Afghan refugees who began arriving at the Indiana National Guard’s Camp Atterbury training post nearly six weeks ago are awaiting resettlement.
Feds: 3 charged in Mexican migrant worker conspiracy
Three people have been indicted in a multistate conspiracy involving the forced labor of Mexican agricultural immigrants, federal authorities announced Wednesday.
Appeals court sides with Biden’s deportation priorities
A federal appeals court on Wednesday allowed the Biden administration’s selective criteria on who should be deported to remain in effect, rejecting one of Texas’ challenges to the president’s immigration policies.
Long road ahead: Immigration lawyers prepare to help Afghan evacuees
Thousands of Afghan evacuees will live on the same Hoosier military base over the next several weeks, but soon their journeys to permanent resettlement will move on a case-by-case basis.
COA to hear argument in Gary sanctuary city lawsuit
A Gary ordinance intended to welcome residents regardless of immigration status has caused a legal stir in the community and is headed to the Indiana Court of Appeals for review next week.
Gov. Holcomb visits Afghan evacuees at Camp Atterbury
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb visited Afghan refugees at the Indiana National Guard’s Camp Atterbury training base nearly a week after the first wave of evacuees arrived.
Citizenship classes offered for immigrants
The Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site, in partnership with the New York Historical Society, will be offering a series of classes to help green card holders prepare for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services naturalization exam.
Mexico undecided on reinstating ‘remain in Mexico’ policy
Mexico’s Foreign Relations Department refused to say Wednesday whether the government will allow the U.S. to reinstate the “remain in Mexico” policy of sending asylum seekers back across the border to wait for hearings on asylum claims.