The Supreme Court Overturning Roe v. Wade Could Have Harmful Ripple Effects for Immigrants

May 13, 2022 | 0

USCIS Lengthens Work Permit Automatic Extension Period to Address Adjudication Delays

by Emma Winger | May 11, 2022 | Benefits & Relief, Immigration 101 | 0

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a temporary rule last week that...

The Border Patrol Is Going to Eliminate Its Secretive Critical Incident Teams

by Katy Murdza | May 10, 2022 | Abuses, Border Enforcement, Enforcement | 0

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) announced in a May 6 memorandum that it would eliminate its...

Immigrants Will Be Vital in America’s Fastest Growing Jobs Through 2030

by Steven Hubbard | May 5, 2022 | Business & the Workforce, Employment Based | 0

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted global supply chains and kept people from going back to work...

Local Communities Take the Lead in Welcoming All

by Micaela McConnell | May 3, 2022 | Changing Culture, Diversity & Inclusion, State by State | 0

Local communities across the country have long experienced the positive effects of growing...

U.S. Census: A Closer Look at the Fastest Growing Minority Group in the United States

by Andrew Lim | May 2, 2022 | Demographics, Diversity & Inclusion, Economic Impact, Uncategorized | 0

Data from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau show that there are approximately 20.7 million Asian and...

Federal Court Orders Biden Administration to Temporarily Halt Title 42 Wind Down

by Gianna Borroto | Apr 28, 2022 | Border Enforcement, Enforcement | 0

A federal court in Louisiana issued an order on Wednesday temporarily preventing the Biden...

Biden Administration Creates New Parole Program for Ukrainians

by Rebekah Wolf | Apr 27, 2022 | Asylum, Humanitarian Protection | 0

The Biden administration announced a special parole program for Ukrainians that began April 25....

Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in ‘Remain in Mexico’ Case

by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick | Apr 26, 2022 | Border Enforcement, Enforcement, Humanitarian Protection | 0

Over three years after the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) went into effect, the Supreme Court...

Abbott’s Anti-Immigrant Blockade Cost the US Billions in Just a Few Days

by American Immigration Council Staff | Apr 22, 2022 | Border Enforcement, Enforcement | 0

Less than a week after the Biden Administration announced the impending end to the COVID-era Title...

The Biden Administration Needs to Change Course on Green Cards Before It’s Too Late

by Walter Ewing | Apr 22, 2022 | How the Immigration System Works, Immigration 101 | 0

The Biden administration failed to issue many of the immigrant visas—more commonly known as green...

I Visited Biden’s MPP Tent Courts. The Changes Since Trump Don’t Fix the Program’s Flaws.

by Katy Murdza | Apr 21, 2022 | Due Process & the Courts, Immigration Courts | 0

More than two years after visiting the Trump administration’s “Migrant Protection Protocols” (MPP)...

Settlement Deadline in Lawsuit Addressing a One-Year Filing Deadline for Asylum Applications

by Karolina Walters | Apr 21, 2022 | Asylum, Humanitarian Protection | 0

Immigration law requires that asylum seekers file applications for asylum within one year of last...

Business & the Workforce

Congress Ends Months of Uncertainty for Immigrant Investors in Regional Centers

by Leslie Dellon | Mar 25, 2022

For more than 8 months, noncitizens with approved immigrant petitions for investments in regional...

UNDERSTANDING IMMIGRATION

New Census Data Highlights Important Role of Immigration in Countering US Population Decline

by Andrew Lim | Mar 30, 2022

More than two-thirds of U.S. counties saw natural decreases in population between 2020 and 2021,...

IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT

What is President Biden’s Plan for Ending Title 42?

by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick | Apr 12, 2022

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced in early April that it would end...

HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMS

The US Response to Ukraine Shows We Have the Capacity for Humanitarian Relief

by Rebekah Wolf | Apr 6, 2022

At the beginning of March 2022, as millions of Ukrainians were being displaced by Russian...

Benefits & Relief

New Biden Administration Policies Offer Crucial Protections for Immigrant Youth

by Gianna Borroto | Mar 18, 2022

The government made two important announcements on March 7th affecting immigrant children who have...

ECONOMICS OF IMMIGRATION

Immigrants Punch Above Their Weight as Taxpayers

by Nan Wu | Apr 14, 2022

As Tax Day approaches, it’s a good time to bring the significant tax contributions of...