The Biden administration's stepped-up deportation activity and asylum crackdown is receiving criticism. The policies to deal with the continued flow into the United States at the southern border have become a target of immigrant advocates, who claim it is a betrayal of the promise for a more humane immigration system from this administration.

The Roman Catholic Church of the United States has sued the federal government over immigration restrictions that make it very cumbersome for foreign clergy to enter the country. For this reason, it is hard for the Church to bring in more priests from other countries, aggravating the shortage of clergy, especially in places with fewer U.S.-born priests.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has refused to relent in his controversial strategy of busing hundreds of migrants to Democratic-run cities around the country to protest federal immigration policies. Abbott said the initiative shines a light on the strain that the lack of adequate federal border security puts on Texas.

California lawmakers have passed a bill that provides loans for homeownership to undocumented migrants, another move to bridge housing inequity in the state. The bill proposes a program that would grant loans for down payments or mortgages to undocumented residents to help them gain secure housing.

The Biden administration's effort to legalize undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens has suffered a recent setback. This may make it more difficult for the administration to give legal status to these spouses, which complicates the pathway to citizenship for thousands of families.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is facing intense criticism over his decision to install floating barriers in the Rio Grande River as part of his Operation Lone Star program. In fact, these barriers-which aim to prevent migrants from crossing into Texas-are becoming notorious.

Tom Suozzi is set to take center stage at the Democratic National Convention and make the case for immigration reform. Suozzi-an outspoken, pragmatic voice who connects the dots between border security and a path to citizenship-seeks to shape the party platform ahead of the 2024 elections.

Going into the 2024 election, the DNC really wants to make immigration and border security a huge selling point. The party knows full well that Latino voters are perhaps the most crucial demographic in many parts of the country. In an effort to appease both sides, the party walks a fine line between border security and humane immigration policies.

A new analysis brings into sharp focus the multimillion-dollar contribution that immigrants make toward state and local tax revenues in the United States. As clearly reflected in available data, immigrants—both documented and undocumented—pay billions of dollars in taxes every year, hence contributing to services such as education, health, and infrastructure.

The United States opened a visa processing center on Wednesday in the Philippines as part of an effort to expedite the resettlement of Afghan nationals to the U.S. after the return of the Taliban to power. The new center would hasten the processing of SIVs for Afghans who worked with the U.S. military or government and their families.