W.I.N. NAACP MIAMI-DADE BRANCH SISTERS OF STRENGTH: THE POWER OF HER VOICE PANEL
Attorney Hemans was invited to speak at the W.I.N. NAACP Miami-Dade Branch Sisters of Strength: The Power of her Voice Panel discussing the importance of community, sharing ideas and using our voices to amplify the cause of those in our community.
The event was held at the Little Haiti Cultural Center in Miami, where a striking exhibit of female empowerment and bravery was on display.
Attorney Hemans focused on educating attendees about the intersectionality of Domestic Violence and Immigration Law as well as her journey in using her voice to defend the immigrants of Miami-Dade county and the United States at large.
Many thanks to Gabrielle Charles of the Miami Dade NAACP for this opportunity.
BRENDA FOREMAN, BROWARD COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE PANEL
Administration must restore legal status for thousands of immigrants, judge rules
ABC News reports that the Trump administration must restore the legal status of potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants who came to the United States legally through a Biden-era pathway, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs said the Department of Homeland Security acted unlawfully last year when it sent a notice telling many of the over 900,000 immigrants who used the CBP One app: “It is time for you to leave the United States.” During the Biden administration, nearly over 900,000 immigrants used the app to make appointments with immigration officials at ports of entry in hope of later applying for humanitarian parole or other forms of immigration relief that would allow them to enter the country. Those who were granted parole were allowed to temporarily receive work authorization while their cases were adjudicated.
DHS subsequently repurposed the app primarily to allow migrants to self-deport.
The Trump administration is likely to appeal Judge Burroughs’ decision.
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