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Resistance in the Heartland: Fighting ICE in Small-Town Iowa and Nebraska

Paul Street Chaumtoli Huq

November 07, 2018 |

Law at the Margins |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Mount Pleasant, Iowa

Inter-ethnic organizations and grassroots communities can quickly channel resources and support to families and communities devastated by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids. In Mount Pleasant, Iowa, a network of immigrant groups have stepped in to provide legal and financial assistance, as well as family support, to the local Latinx community. The groups include IowaWINS, an organization that originally operated in support of Syrian immigrants.

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Undocumented Black Migrants Build an Informal Organizing Network

Carla Pineda

November 06, 2018 |

Law at the Margins |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Grassroots organizers use mobile technology to spread information and resources to underserved immigrant communities. Groups like the Haitian Bridge Alliance and UndocuBlack mobilize legal and social resources for immigrants who belong to groups often characterized as “invisible” in the public discourse, because they represent such a small percentage of the migrant population. Mobile tech enables these nonprofits to publicize individual cases and quickly connect immigrants to appropriate social networks.

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Legal immigration is a mess. These startups are trying to help

Katharine Schwab

October 30, 2018 |

FastCompany |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Services like Boundless and Borderwise are helping immigrants navigate what is often a confusing and complicated process: applying for greencards. About 7,000 people a month use Boundless and so far they’ve had a 100 percent success rate. Boundless also has a network of vetted lawyers who review the applications. Services like these are increasingly more useful since the Trump administration is passing barriers that makes it easier for USCIS to reject applications. It’s turned into a world where it’s never been more important to get the paperwork done right the first time."

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Borderwise

Meerabelle Jesuthasan

October 30, 2018 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Borderwise is an online interface that makes it easier to apply for a green card or naturalization in the United States. Since Borderwise was created in 2016, more than 80.000 immigration forms have been prepared using the interface. In addition to streamlining immigration paperwork, the startup also offers low or no-cost legal aid to applicants.

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The Foreigner

Catalina May

October 02, 2018 |

Radio Ambulante |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Chile, Coihueco

In 2016 an influx of Haitian immigrants start migrating to Chile. In Coihueco, a small rural town in Chile, they are met with open arms. Towns people organize to find them shelter, raise funds so they can bring over their families, and coalesce to make the town welcoming and supportive. In contrast a slew of racists incidents plague the capital, and the Chilean government changes their immigration laws, making it difficult for Haitian immigrants to settle in the country.

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These Schools Are Taking Action to Keep ICE Out of the Classroom

Sonja Sharp

October 02, 2018 |

Vice |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Across the nations students and school districts are organizing around measures that support immigrant children and families. Websites dedicated to sanctuary cities, Know Your Rights workshops, and undocumented clubs are just a few of the things people are doing to help immigrant families cope with deportation. “We’re trying to get beyond a fear-based response and to do the deeper work of what does it mean to have a new generation of youth who feel empowered and engaged and see themselves as resources and allies to each other.”

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Eight drivers, five days: A migrant's emotional journey to find her daughter

Marrisa J. Lang Arelis R. Hernández

September 11, 2018 |

The Washington Post |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Immigrant Families Together is a coalition of volunteers trying reunify parents and children that were separated due to the Donald Trump administration’s “Zero Tolerance” policy. They are paying for bonds, releasing immigrants, and driving them across state lines to be reunited with their children. Already, they’ve helped reunite a dozen families.

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A New Deal for Refugees

Tina Rosenberg

August 21, 2018 |

The New York Times |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Uganda

After hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees fled to Europe in 2015, wealthy European countries became more invested in fixing a broken immigration system, something which had traditionally fallen on poorer countries. Now, more countries are trying to integrate refugees into society, rather than keeping them separated from society in camps. Can countries like Uganda and Jordan who’ve attempted refugee resettlement provide an example for the rest of the world?

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U.S. Cities Issue IDs to Protect Undocumented Immigrants

Liz Brazile

August 20, 2018 |

Yes! Magazine |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Poughkeepsie, New York

Over 20 U.S. cities have passed municipal I.D. laws, which provide a form of identification to undocumented immigrants. “Municipal IDs are one of the most effective measures that cities can implement to protect and empower undocumented people.” Poughkeepsie, New York, is the latest city to pass such a law, and several others are in the process of doing so.

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In A State That Voted For Trump, The Teachers Rallied When ICE Raided A Rural Nebraska Town

Hamed Aleaziz

August 09, 2018 |

Buzzfeed |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, O'Neill, Nebraska

Teachers, neighbors, and administrators came together to support children of immigrant parents during a raid. They converted an elementary school that was closed during the summer break, made sandwiches, brought toys, and took care of children that weren’t their own.

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