NEW ORLEANS — Vilma Palacios has been held at the Basile, Louisiana detention center since June, even though she says she was in the process of renewing her work permit. “I told him 'why am I under ...

An unsheltered migrant family from Venezuela lays covered in blankets on the sidewalk in front of Sacred Heart Church in El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. The Biden administration announced ...

A pilot project allowing asylum-seeking migrants to apply for work permits in Chicago will begin on Thursday in a partnership between city, state and federal governments. The effort will be led by The ...

Work permits issued to immigrants who have applied for asylum or a range of other humanitarian programs will now be valid for 18 months rather than five years, under a new policy announced Thursday by ...

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