Federal Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Asylum Seekers’ Rights to Present at POEs

Nov 4, 2024 | 0

What Is the ‘Bipartisan Border Bill’ and How Would It Change the US Immigration System?

by American Immigration Council Staff | Nov 1, 2024 | Asylum, Border Enforcement, Enforcement, Humanitarian Protection, Reform | 0

The “bipartisan border bill” has been front and center in the presidential election, but it is...

Seasonal Immigrant Workers Are in High Demand. America’s H-2B Visa Program Isn’t Keeping Up.

by Steven Hubbard | Nov 1, 2024 | Business & the Workforce, Employment Based | 0

Foreign workers have long provided critical support to American businesses in the busy...

FOIA Documents Show Troubling Gaps in Transparency at Torrance County Detention Facility

by Laila Khan | Oct 29, 2024 | Abuses, Detention, Enforcement | 0

The Torrance County Detention Facility, located in the remote deserts of New Mexico, is notorious...

Temporary Protected Status: What’s Up With That?

by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick | Oct 29, 2024 | Humanitarian Protection, Immigration 101, Temporary Protected Status | 0

On October 17, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that Secretary Mayorkas was...

Collective Action Protections for H-2A Workers Face Uphill Legal Battles

by Adriel Orozco | Oct 25, 2024 | Business & the Workforce, Employment Based | 0

In April, the Department of Labor (DOL) published an expansive regulation aimed at increasing...

Volunteer to Support Immigrants: Pro Bono Attorneys and Interpreters Needed

by Kel Smith-Holbourn | Oct 25, 2024 | Asylum, Humanitarian Protection | 0

Are you an attorney looking for a way to provide pro bono legal support to people working on their...

Business Leadership on Immigration During an Election Year

by Micaela McConnell | Oct 25, 2024 | Business & the Workforce, Changing Culture, Diversity & Inclusion, Employment Based | 0

At a time when anti-immigrant rhetoric is splashed across the news, it can be easy to get lost in...

The Origins of Birthright Citizenship in the United States, Explained

by Laila Khan | Oct 18, 2024 | Birthright Citizenship, History of Immigration, Immigration 101 | 0

For over a century, the United States has applied the principle of jus soli, or birthplace-based...

Immigrants Do Not Commit More Crimes in the US, Despite Fearmongering

by American Immigration Council Staff | Oct 17, 2024 | Demographics, Immigration 101, Immigration and Crime | 0

Written by Yared Avalos Iniguez, Communications Intern and Hannah Boyke, Research Intern Across...

The Current State of the Border: Crossings Remain Low While Pressure Builds in Southern Mexico

by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick | Oct 16, 2024 | Asylum, Border Enforcement, Enforcement | 0

It was only 10 months ago when the U.S. set record highs at the border, with roughly 250,000...

CHNV Parole Won’t Last Forever – But There Are Options for Its Beneficiaries to Stay in the US

by Dara Lind | Oct 16, 2024 | Benefits & Relief, Waivers and Relief from Deportation | 0

In the last two years, nearly 500,000 immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela have...

The 5th Circuit Fight for DACA Is a Personal One

by American Immigration Council Staff | Oct 11, 2024 | Benefits & Relief, DACA/DAPA | 0

Written by Ilse Ramirez, Paralegal, and Andrea Rathbone Ramos, Digital Communications Specialist...

Business & the Workforce

Immigrants Are Making Ohio Great. Let’s Talk About That.

by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick | Sep 17, 2024

20 years ago, Springfield, Ohio, had a problem. Like many communities in the Rust Belt, it seemed...

UNDERSTANDING IMMIGRATION

What is Tim Walz’s Record on Immigration?

by American Immigration Council Staff | Oct 2, 2024

While immigration remains a top issue for the nation as a whole, for years Minnesota has taken an...

IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT

New Report Shows the Devastating Costs of Mass Deportation

by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick | Oct 2, 2024

As politicians debate the fate of millions of undocumented immigrants living in communities across...

HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMS

Fighting Over Whether Haitian Immigrants Are ‘Legal’ Misses the Point: They’re Legally Vulnerable

by Dara Lind | Sep 30, 2024

As Springfield, Ohio, and its purported (largely invented) problems with its Haitian population...

Benefits & Relief

Judge Grants Texas’ Request to Keep Families Apart, At Least For Now

by Suchita Mathur | Sep 3, 2024

A mere three days after 16 Republican-led states sued the Biden administration over its “Keeping...

ECONOMICS OF IMMIGRATION

Immigrant Entrepreneurs and the Fortune 500: Powering the US Economy in 2024

by Steven Hubbard | Sep 13, 2024

Immigrant entrepreneurs continue to shape our economy and play a critical role in the success and...