How Congress Can Better Protect Immigrant Victims of Crime
…two forms of relief that allow them to obtain legal status on their own. One is the Violence Against Women Act, enacted in 1994 and widely used in the past…
Read MorePosted by | Feb 9, 2012 | Family-Based Immigration, Legislation
…two forms of relief that allow them to obtain legal status on their own. One is the Violence Against Women Act, enacted in 1994 and widely used in the past…
Read MorePosted by Tory Johnson | Jul 14, 2020 | Abuses, Enforcement, Interior Enforcement
…them to withhold even more information. According to a leaked government memo, the Trump administration granted ICE’s request to be designated a “security/sensitive” agency when it comes to the Freedom…
Read MorePosted by Amanda Peterson Beadle | Mar 6, 2013 | Legislation, Reform
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) has been a longtime supporter of comprehensive immigration reform, so it caught many off guard this week when, in his new book, Bush came…
Read MorePosted by Mary Giovagnoli | Sep 1, 2011 | Enforcement
…the price you pay for implementing your vision of immigration policies. For instance, following the failure of comprehensive immigration reform in 2007, the Bush Administration publicly commented on its executive…
Read MorePosted by Patrick Taurel | Jun 13, 2014 | Immigration Courts, Temporary Protected Status
…or natural disasters. The Congressional Research Service estimates that there are over 300,000 noncitizens residing in the United States with TPS. Once granted, immigrants can renew a TPS designation periodically…
Read MorePosted by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick | Jan 22, 2019 | Asylum, DACA/DAPA, Federal Courts/Jurisdiction, Humanitarian Protection, Legislation, Temporary Protected Status
President Trump went in front of the public on Saturday and claimed he was going to propose a “compromise” to end the ongoing government shutdown. Instead of offering a bipartisan…
Read MorePosted by Katie Shepherd | Oct 20, 2017 | Due Process & the Courts, Immigration Courts, Right to Counsel
Immigrants facing deportation fare far better if they have a competent attorney representing them. For example, studies show that for asylum seekers, representation generally doubles the likelihood of being granted…
Read MorePosted by American Immigration Council Staff | Aug 13, 2012 | DACA/DAPA, Enforcement
…that allowed farmworkers and other undocumented immigrants to obtain lawful permanent residency, a prerequisite for obtaining U.S. citizenship, albeit in exchange for meeting certain costs and requirements. Under that definition…
Read MorePosted by Hillary Marston | Jun 20, 2019 | Due Process & the Courts, Enforcement
When a person files a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, the government is required to respond to the person within 20 days, with few exceptions. Yet when someone requests…
Read MorePosted by Mary Kenney | Nov 6, 2014 | Adjustment of Status, Immigration Courts, Temporary Protected Status
…those who were not “inspected and admitted or paroled” into the United States (i.e. those who crossed the border without passing through an official checkpoint) must leave the country to…
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