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Undocumented immigrants who generate income must pay taxes

Undocumented immigrants who generate income must pay taxes to the Internal Revenue Service.

In the United States, failing to file taxes is considered a serious crime, which could lead to imprisonment and further worsen your immigration status.  

According to Univision, a study by the New American Economy reveals that the contribution of undocumented immigrants “is fundamental to the United States,” and that the majority of the 11 million undocumented immigrants “pay taxes and contribute economically and non-economically to their community.  

According to data from the bipartisan immigration research and advocacy organization, the significant contributions made by immigrants to the American economy are highlighted by the fact that they paid a total of 1.458 billion in taxes in 2018, including 1.308 billion in federal taxes. 

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Increase in Covid-19 cases in ICE jails

The number of Covid-19 infections has skyrocketed since November in immigrant detention centers due to the Omicron variant, worrying activists and organizations that defend immigrants' rights. 
According to Univision, the American Immigration Lawyers Association stated that cases have been detected at 10,00% since the beginning of the year, and according to the detention center, about 14.5 % of detainees were detained as of January 27, which is why Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, sent a letter mentioning the risks of infection because detainees in ICE jails are not adequately protected against the spread of COVID-19.
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Undocumented immigrants detained by ICE will be placed under house arrest

This program aims to reduce detention costs and to carry out the migration process in a more humane way. The initiative seeks to be implemented in Baltimore and Houston., With up to 200 migrants in each city, however, it is expected to expand to the rest of the country by the end of this year. This program primarily benefits foreigners seeking asylum, a legal benefit available, and who do not pose a risk to public or national security; according to a report by the Axios website, which states that The Joe Biden administration will expand the federal program known as Detention Alternatives..Furthermore, a representative from the Department of Homeland Security mentioned that alternatives to detention are an effective method for track down unreleased citizens from the custody of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office who are awaiting their immigration proceedings.

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Title 42 immigration policy extended

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have taken steps to maintain the Title 42 immigration policy.  

This controversial immigration policy, implemented during Donald Trump's administration at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, allows the expulsion from the United States of migrants found at the border with Mexico for public health reasons.

The extension of this policy was based on an assessment of the pandemic's impact on the United States and its borders, taking into account the increase in cases and hospitalizations due to the Omicron variant. Meanwhile, immigration activists have asked the White House to suspend the order, arguing that it lacks a health basis and endangers immigrants.

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Work permits will be extended in the USA

The U.S. immigration service will extend the validity of certain work permits for some specific immigrant categories for one to two years, in order to alleviate the backlog of applications in immigration courts and offices.

The Office of Citizenship and Immigration Services indicates that the categories for those applying for this extension are:

Asylum seekers and refugees with deportation withholdings or in the process of deportation;
Self-petitioners who are victims of domestic violence
Immigrants protected by a temporary deferred action (other than DACA).

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1,600 children have not been reunited with their parents in the United States

A year later, nearly 1,500 children have still not been returned to their families after being forcibly separated at the border with Mexico during the Donald Trump administration.

On Univision News, Michelle Brane, executive director of the 'trask force' program, which seeks to reunite separated families, mentioned that about 130 children have been reunited with their parents in the United States, and almost 400 are in the process of being reunited. The program also seeks to offer these families a three-year authorization to remain in the United States legally with a work permit.

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Lawsuit against the United States over program that reunites migrants with their children

Eight states sued the United States government in court over a program that reunites Central American migrants with their children.

The Republican-led states of Texas, Arkansas, Alaska, Florida, Indiana, Missouri, Montana, and Oklahoma sued the Joe Biden administration over the refugee and parole program for Central American minors implemented since March of last year, which also allows immigrants living legally in the United States to petition for their children as refugees from countries such as El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.

The plaintiffs consider it an abuse of power to revive this program, since they say it allows certain foreigners who are in American territory to obtain a protected status after illegally entering the country.

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Access to legal representation increases for undocumented immigrants in the United States

Thanks to the Legal Access at the Border program, the United States government will help increase access to legal representation for undocumented immigrants detained at the border with Mexico.

The program seeks to improve the efficiency of immigration court procedures by providing legal services to undocumented individuals.

According to the publication, the expansion of services would benefit:

Undocumented immigrants detained and in the custody of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a branch of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Undocumented immigrants who are in or may be placed in deportation proceedings
Undocumented immigrants seeking to enter the United States from locations along the southwest border (with Mexico)
Undocumented immigrants who may be enrolled in the Migrant Protection Program (MPP)
The legal services provided to undocumented immigrants will include general information and legal guidance on options and procedures related to remaining in the United States during deportation proceedings, such as the non-refoulement interview (NRI) before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), as well as immigration court practices and procedures, relief and protection from deportation, and other relevant resources.

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Mental health conditions experienced by undocumented immigrants in the U.S.

Germán Cadenas entered the United States at the age of 15 along with his mother and younger brother to visit his father; however, given the need in his native country, Venezuela, they decided to let their visas expire and stay in the USA, so Cadenas lived as an undocumented immigrant for 9 years.

After almost 10 years, at the age of 34, Cadenas was able to become a U.S. citizen, a professor of Psychology at Lehigh University, and has managed to publish a large amount of research focused on the psychology of undocumented immigrants.

According to research they have compiled over more than a decade, American immigrant communities have been shown to suffer from mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and feelings of low self-esteem.

Researchers and advocates say these mental health problems can be caused by being persecuted, detained, and marginalized, as well as feeling dehumanized in every possible way. Examples include exclusionary higher education, exploitative and low-paying employment practices, civil rights violations, and uncertainty in changing immigration policies.

Cadenas discovered that once immigrants identify systems that harm them mentally and then join social justice activism to resist and dismantle those same systems, their efforts serve as a "coping mechanism that helps defend their psychological health" and helps others heal.

That is why Germán created activist movements, from which to work on the traumas that, like him, many immigrants deal with.

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The DHS will implement immigration law enforcement priorities

The Department of Homeland Security announced that the implementation of the guidelines for compliance with the Civil Immigration Act, signed by Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas on September 30, would begin on November 29 of this year.

The memorandum dated September 30, 2021, announces that under the new guidelines, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will ensure a fair and equitable case review process that provides non-citizens and their representatives with the opportunity to obtain a prompt review of any enforcement action taken.

Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas stated, “DHS will carry out our mission to safeguard our country in a fair and humane manner. In making our enforcement decisions, we will focus our efforts on the greatest threats while recognizing that the majority of undocumented non-citizens, who have been here for many years and have contributed positively to the well-being of our country, are not priorities for removal.»