Weekly Roundup, July 18th

In immigration in the news this week:

Immigration Advocate, Detained on Texas Border, Is Released in Visa Case via The New York Times

57,000 Reasons Immigration Overhaul May Be Stalled for Now via The New York Times

Why Our Immigration Courts Can’t Handle the Child Migrant Crisis via Mother Jones

The Children of the Drug Wars, A Refugee Crisis, Not an Immigration Crisis via The New York Times

Patrick, Van de Putte Hone Their Immigration Messages via The Texas Tribune

Public attitudes toward immigration: Research review via Journalist’s Resource

Pope Francis: Immigrant Children Must Be ‘We” via The Huffington Post

Washington Immigration Film Festival presents stories behind the statistics via The Washington Post

From the detention and release of immigration activist, Jose Antonio Vargas, to the protests happening across the US in response to the Central American refugees arriving at the borders, watch here for a brief synopsis: