DHS’ New Work Permit Measures Are Welcome Change with Potential to Address USCIS Challenges

Sep 29, 2023 | 0

Spotlight on the Changing Demographics of Hispanic Americans

by American Immigration Council Staff | Sep 28, 2023 | Demographics, Immigration 101 | 0

By Karen Aho and Robin Lundh of the American Immigration Council Today, Hispanic Americans form...

New Board of Immigration Appeals Decision Sets Roadblock for Cubans, Others Seeking Green Cards

by Emma Winger | Sep 28, 2023 | Detention, Due Process & the Courts, Enforcement, How the Immigration System Works | 0

A recent Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision bars certain recently arrived noncitizens...

What Does the Looming Government Shutdown Mean for Our Immigration System?

by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick | Sep 28, 2023 | How the Immigration System Works, Immigration Courts | 0

After weeks of failed negotiations on spending, Congress has less than a week left to avert a...

Communities Celebrate Their Commitment to Welcoming and Belonging During Welcoming Week

by American Immigration Council Staff | Sep 22, 2023 | Diversity & Inclusion, Economics, Integration, State by State | 0

Co-Authors: Rich André, Asma Easa, Micaela McConnell, Paloma Ramos Last week, communities across...

New Report Uncovers CBP’s Role in Policing Racial Justice Protests in Summer 2020

by American Immigration Council Staff | Sep 21, 2023 | Abuses, Border Enforcement, Enforcement | 0

Co-Authors: Emily Creighton and Tsion Gurmu In the summer of 2020, after George Floyd’s murder,...

Fifth Circuit Allows Texas to Keep Its Controversial ‘Buoy Barrier’ in Place for Now

by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick | Sep 14, 2023 | Border Enforcement, Enforcement | 0

Since President Biden took office, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has been escalating both rhetoric...

New Immigration Court Rule Would Protect Critical Docket Management Tools and Rescind Trump-Era Changes

by Gianna Borroto | Sep 14, 2023 | Due Process & the Courts, Immigration Courts, Reform | 0

The Department of Justice has proposed a new rule to protect immigration judges’ ability to...

Biden Administration Fights to Keep Private Immigration Jails Open, Despite Promises

by Suchita Mathur | Sep 8, 2023 | Abuses, Detention, Enforcement | 0

“There should be no private prisons, period, none, period. And we are working to close all of...

A Snapshot of Undocumented College Students in the United States

by Steven Hubbard | Sep 8, 2023 | Demographics, Immigration 101 | 0

The school year has started, and many college students are returning to campuses nationwide,...

Seeking Refuge Across the US, Little Amal Starts Her Journey

by American Immigration Council Staff | Sep 7, 2023 | Humanitarian Protection, Refugee Status | 0

Co-authors: Micaela McConnell, Paloma Ramos “Don’t forget about us,” is the cornerstone message...

USCIS Updates Key CSPA Interpretation to Protect Some Immigrant Youth, But Backlogs Continue to Cause Hardships

by Adriel Orozco | Sep 5, 2023 | Adjustment of Status, Benefits & Relief, Family-Based Immigration, How the Immigration System Works | 0

On August 24, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a new update to...

With Challenge to CHNV Parole Program, the ‘Right to Welcome’ Goes on Trial in Texas

by Dara Lind | Aug 30, 2023 | Benefits & Relief, Federal Courts/Jurisdiction | 0

The Biden administration’s humanitarian parole program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and...

Business & the Workforce

Fortune 500 Companies with Immigrant Roots Generated More Money Than the GDP of Most Western Nations

by Steven Hubbard | Aug 29, 2023

When Fortune released this year’s Fortune 500 list—the magazine’s iconic ranking of the year’s...

UNDERSTANDING IMMIGRATION

The Ghost of Public Charge Keeps Scaring Immigrant Families Away From Public Benefits

by American Immigration Council Staff | Aug 25, 2023

When the Trump administration proposed an overhaul of federal policy regarding when immigrants...

IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT

Biden Keeps Ties with Billion-Dollar Business of Immigration Detention, Despite Reports of Serious Abuse

by Emma Winger | Aug 17, 2023

On Thanksgiving Day 2017, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested Kamyar...

HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMS

Ukraine and Sudan Receive TPS Extensions, Redesignations as Global Displacement Continues to Rise

by Adriel Orozco | Aug 24, 2023

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the extension and redesignation of...

Benefits & Relief

Biden’s Family Reunification Parole Programs Offer Hope—But With a Blind Spot

by Dara Lind | Aug 16, 2023

When the Biden administration launched new Family Reunification Parole programs earlier this year,...

ECONOMICS OF IMMIGRATION

Expansion of Central American Minors Program Offers New Opportunities for Families to Reunite

by Gianna Borroto | Apr 27, 2023

The Departments of State and Homeland Security announced recently that the Central American Minors...