# Immigration
Harris County judge wins prestigous award
To celebrate July 4, the Carnegie Corporation of New York announced its annual list of Great Immigrants. This list honors naturalized citizens "whose contributions and actions have enriched and strengthened our society and our democracy." Since 2006, the list has been created to celebrate these individuals; in 2022, 34 people were recognized.
Florida Supreme Court Approves Gov. DeSantis’ Request for Grand Jury To Investigate Immigration and People Trafficking
DeSantis tackling "Biden's border crisis" On June 29, Florida's Supreme Court approved a petition that had been filed by Governor Ron DeSantis to impanel a statewide grand jury to investigate immigration-related issues such as the smuggling of undocumented children into the state. The governor was quick to acknowledge the decision on Twitter:
Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Measures To Protect Floridians From the Effects of “Biden’s Border Crisis”
Tackling the adverse effects being felt in Florida. Governor DeSantis on June 17Twitter of GovRonDeSantis. On June 17 Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis briefed press in Northern Florida, addressing what he referred to as "Biden's Border Crisis". The press conference was intended to discuss what the governor sees as clear and present dangers for Floridians if the existing southern border crisis continues to unfold as it has, lately.
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Monmouth Vicinage to Host Naturalization Ceremony in Celebration of Flag Day
Monmouth Vicinage welcomes 25 new citizens from 17 countries in a naturalization ceremony inducting them as citizens of the USA. The Monmouth Vicinage will host a naturalization ceremony for 25 new citizens from 17 countries on Tuesday, June 14 at 12:30 p.m. at the Monmouth County Courthouse.
Parsippany Library to Document Local and Immigrant Experiences of Asian Community
Parsippany library partners with Drew University to create oral history and photo essays documenting the local and immigrant experiences of the Asian-American community. Parsippany-Troy Hills – The Parsippany-Troy Hills Public Library System will be partnering with coLAB Arts, based in Bridgewater, NJ, to produce oral histories and photo essays documenting the local and immigrant experiences of the Asian community with the support of a Morris County Heritage Commission re-grant award.
Governor DeSantis Confirms He Will Shortly Sign a Bill To Reroute Illegal Immigrants From Florida to ‘Sanctuary States’
Gov. DeSantisMatt Johnson from Omaha, Nebraska, United States, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. On June 9 Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis shared his intentions regarding the potential arrival of immigrants in Florida who have crossed the southern border with Mexico into the U.S. and are being redistributed across the country by the federal government.
Impending Title 42 expiration leaves Arizona lawmakers without clear solutions amid looming immigration influx
(Phoenix) — The public health emergency order known as "Title 42" was added to the United States Code via the Public Health Service Act of 1944. For more than 75 years, Title 42 provisions went practically-unused, even after the power to invoke the provisions was transferred from the Surgeon General to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Massachusetts lawmakers consider issuing driver's licenses to "undocumented" immigrants and refugees
Massachusetts lawmakers are close to passing a law that would allow "undocumented" immigrants and refugees to get a driver's license. Nikita Kobrin (Canva Pro license) On Thursday, the Massachusetts Senate will vote on a bill that, if passed, would allow immigrants and refugees who have not yet achieved US citizenship status to obtain a driver's license from the Commonwealth's Department of Transportation.
Governor Abbott trims health funding & other departments to inject half a billion into his border control plan
Texas will see state health, justice, public after, and other departments receive trimmed funding due to half a billion that has to go towards his border control plan called Operation Lone Star.
Abbott's border plan led to zero migrant detentions & not a single illegal drug seizure after costing taxpayers billions
Governor Abbott's Texas border control proclamation has resulted in not a single migrant being detained, and up to so far, there has not been any illegal drug seizure. This is after costing taxpayers over $4 billion, a report has found.
Will Texas Governor Greg Abbott Run For President In 2024? It's Possible
Texas Governor Greg Abbott's controversial approach to the Texas border crisis might be a first step toward a potential presidential candidacy in 2024, according to The Hill. "Texas Gov. Greg Abbott drew national attention this week by sending two buses full of Latin American asylum applicants from the southern border to Washington, D.C., the latest move to fuel speculation that he’s plotting a future campaign for the White House."
Missouri, Arizona, & Louisiana take swift action to stop the Biden Administration with a lawsuit today.
Missouri, Arizona, and Louisiana Attorneys General take swift action to stop the Biden Administration from allegedly violating the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), putting all the states at risk.
Opinion: Open borders are the new vehicle for slave labor in this country.
President Biden said in his State of the Union that we need more immigration to fill jobs. -Image of migrants at the Southern Border-:U.S Border Patrol Facebook Page-: "Revise our laws so businesses have the workers they need and families don’t wait decades to reunite," Biden said. "It’s not only the right thing to do — it’s the economically smart thing to do." -Joe Biden.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott to use unused border wall panels to secure the border.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has announced his plans that Texas will use the unused border wall panels to secure its border. This comes in response to President Joe Biden's decision to halt the construction of former President Trump's border wall.
Limited cooperation between ICE and Sonoma County Sheriff
Sonoma County Sheriff BadgeSonoma County Sheriff's Office. Fear of arrest and deportation remains an issue in Sonoma County according to activists, despite limits on cooperation between local and immigration authorities detailed in a special county meeting last week.
'Terrible living conditions, delayed payments' - conditions facing Texas National Guard troops on Mexico border
Texas members of the National Guard on the Mexico border are reportedly living under terrible conditions on top of dealing with delayed payments that are coupled with missions that are not clear.
Denver spends $750,000 to help immigrants fight deportation
(Denver, Colo.) Denver likely will spend $750,000 on legal services for immigrants. The expense is on Wednesday's Safety, Housing, Education and Homelessness Committee consent agenda. The consent agenda contains routine matters. Unless a City Council member calls it out, the contract passes without discussion.