This report from the Center for American Progress highlights how LGBTQ people and people living with HIV face unique challenges under the dual pressures of immigration enforcement and traditional law enforcement, especially as the Trump administration inc ...
admin - 5/11/2017 4:03pm
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (the Court) vacated the decisions of an immigration judge (IJ) and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), holding that their denial of Velasquez-Banegas’ (petitioner) application for asylum overl ...
admin - 5/1/2017 11:03am
This fact sheet from The Williams Institute highlights significant findings from its research on HIV criminal laws in California. Conduct criminalized includes condomless anal or vaginal sex with intent to transmit HIV and without HIV status disclosure, a ...
admin - 4/7/2017 11:18am
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit affirmed denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture (CAT) relief for an HIV-positive Mexican man. The Department of Homeland Security recommended Lopez, a Mexican citizen who has ...
admin - 9/21/2016 3:10pm
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) determination that Medina, a native and citizen of Bolivia, was ineligible for asylum because he failed to establish a well-founded fear of future prosecution ...
admin - 4/19/2016 11:14am
The International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (IAPAC) published its Guidelines for Optimizing HIV Care Continuum for Adults and Adolescents earlier this month. The guidelines, representing IAPAC’s efforts to close the gaps along the HIV care con ...
admin - 6/14/2017 4:26pm
The G-845 and G-845 Supplement Forms are used to confirm the immigration status of an individual applying for federal, state or local public benefits, including eligibility for benefits under Titles II, XVI, and XVIII. Typically, the G-845 and G-845 Suppl ...
admin - 11/4/2015 5:43pm
The Latino population is projected to rise to approximately 129 million people by the year 2060, with a huge shift toward the southern states. HIV/AIDS is a growing problem there, and people in these states are more likely to die from the virus due to dis ...
admin - 11/4/2015 5:22pm
Latinos are disproportionately affected by HIV infection in the United States. The rate of HIV infection in 2013 was nearly three times that of non-Hispanic whites according to the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) published by the Centers for ...
admin - 10/22/2015 9:55am
This statement addresses 1) broad public ignorance about HIV, STIs and identities associated with stigmatized diseases; 2) the criminalization of HIV; 3) HIV related discrimination in criminal justice and immigration detention facilities, and in the milita ...
admin - 6/14/2017 4:18pm