Royce Bernstein Murray

[Royce Bernstein Murray @roycebmurray]

Great news for Venezuelans in the U.S.! https://t.co/1Ppp0pxhs7

[American Immigration Council @immcouncil]

Americans are experiencing immigration issues as sacred values, or moral imperatives that cannot be easily traded off.

Our new report examines how these values turned immigration from a mundane policy issue into the hotly debated topic it is today. https://t.co/qIElCJ53b8

[Royce Bernstein Murray @roycebmurray]

No one better than @MichelleBrane to lead this important effort!

[Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff]

NEW: Biden admin to name refugee advocate @MichelleBrane of @wrcommission director of task force to reunite separated families, say sources. "If selected, Michelle would be a fantastic choice," said @ACLU’s @leegelernt. With @JuliaEAinsley + @GeoffRBennett.https://t.co/Tm7EOzJaRY

[Royce Bernstein Murray @roycebmurray]

@WendyElizCooper @immcouncil with partner orgs has been fighting for monetary damages for separated families through litigation. You can read more about the effort here: https://t.co/wUsmxwQ6uz

[Royce Bernstein Murray @roycebmurray]

It’s hard to put into words the devastating stories that separated parents told me from 3 ICE detention centers in El Paso this week. When reunifications begin in earnest, we cannot forget the damage that’s been done. Let me try to share their pain. #FamiliesBelongTogether 1/

[American Immigration Council @immcouncil]

Biden's new immigration executive orders will:

1. Create a family reunification task force.
2. Begin to lift restrictions on asylum at the border.
3. Repair the legal immigration system.
https://t.co/kKdmGm6aNL

[Priscilla Alvarez @priscialva]

Just in: DHS says it encourages all individuals, regardless of immigration status, to get the Covid-19 vaccine and notes ICE and CBP "will not conduct enforcement operations at or near vaccine distribution sites or clinics."

[Royce Bernstein Murray @roycebmurray]

May we all find our bliss.

[National Zoo @NationalZoo]

❄️🐼 Slides, somersaults and pure panda joy. Happy snow day from giant pandas Mei Xiang and Tian Tian! 🌨🐾
. . .
#SnowDay #PandaStory

[Royce Bernstein Murray @roycebmurray]

So nice to see a return to sound, protection-oriented decision-making. Extending Temporary Protected Status for Syria is critical, but redesignating it too expands those protections to all Syrians already in the U.S. who risk the same harm if returned. https://t.co/NmA3vCop3z

[Royce Bernstein Murray @roycebmurray]

Immigrants show up for their immigration court hearings.

The data in this new report makes this fact clear.

Legal counsel and strong orientations to the system are critical, but the use of detention to make people appear is not.

[American Immigration Council @immcouncil]

83% of nondetained immigrants with completed or pending removal cases attended all their hearings from 2008-2018.

This report presents key findings from a recent study of the rate at which immigrants appear for hearings in U.S. immigration court.

https://t.co/jNPrtZRM6d

[American Immigration Council @immcouncil]

The secretive Electronic Nationality Verification program has been used by @DHSgov since 2019 to speed up deportations of Hondurans, Guatemalans, and Salvadorans.

Here are the documents we obtained through FOIA that reveal how this program works. https://t.co/qcRTtCagbD

[Priscilla Alvarez @priscialva]

BREAKING: A federal judge in Texas temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s pause on deportations, delivering a blow to one of the administration’s first immigration actions. Story tk.

[American Immigration Council @immcouncil]

The GAO report confirms that CBP held people for over 7 days in 80% of all cases under PACR and HARP. Conditions in these “iceboxes” are terrible, as families are often forced to sleep on cold concrete floors and may go days without showers or a hot meal. https://t.co/2ZIYRYF81n

[American Immigration Council @immcouncil]

Every undocumented immigrant was a priority for deportation under the Trump administration. This included families, long-time residents, and Dreamers.

It devastated communities.

President Biden just announced he will revoke that executive order.
https://t.co/KPzf12q9VK

[American Immigration Council @immcouncil]

There are still more than 15,000 people in ICE detention—despite the severe danger to COVID-19 they face.

The Biden administration’s 100-day deportation moratorium is urgently needed.

During that period, @ICEgov should safely release as many people as possible.

[American Immigration Council @immcouncil]

Deferred Enforced Departure is being extended for thousands of Liberians who have lived in the U.S. for many years.

This gives people more time to apply for citizenship under a December 2019 law without risk of deportation.

[Royce Bernstein Murray @roycebmurray]

Watching inspirational and heartwarming inauguration programming while reading great executive orders on immigration is my new happy place.

[American Immigration Council @immcouncil]

Since 2017, the travel ban has torn apart thousands of immigrant families from 10+ Muslim-majority countries.

Reversing this unjust and unnecessary ban means families will no longer be kept from reuniting.
https://t.co/ChNq37SWyE

[American Immigration Council @immcouncil]

Q: Why did President Biden propose a path to citizenship for all undocumented immigrants in the United States?

A: Because there is no line to obtain citizenship for the millions who are a part of our communities.
https://t.co/sEO4Eo9qf5

[American Immigration Council @immcouncil]

If we want to rebuild America’s immigration system into one that is welcoming, our work must go beyond the courts and Capitol Hill.

We must change the divisive rhetoric that dominates the immigration debate.

#BelongingBeginsWithUs

[Royce Bernstein Murray @roycebmurray]

@GHuangWA Right back at you, @GHuangWA!

[Royce Bernstein Murray @roycebmurray]

Deep respect for everyone who fought tirelessly these past 4 years to not just bear witness, but to throw every tool they had with all the energy they could muster at the onslaught of the Trump immigration era.

We're on the cusp of a new era, not a moment too soon.