Press Releases

Press Releases

New Report: “The Belonging Barometer: The State of Belonging in America”

New Report: “The Belonging Barometer: The State of Belonging in America”

Over Zero and the Center for Inclusion and Belonging at the American Immigration Council are pleased to announce the launch of a groundbreaking new research tool and accompanying report, “The Belonging Barometer: The State of Belonging in America.” Read More

Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security Release Details of Dangerous New Asylum Transit Ban

Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security Release Details of Dangerous New Asylum Transit Ban

The American Immigration Council responds to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking by the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on the implementation of a new asylum transit ban. Read More

New Research Shows Immigrants Account for Nearly 13 Percent of Utah Physicians as Demand for Bilingual Workers Jumps 38.8 Percent

New Research Shows Immigrants Account for Nearly 13 Percent of Utah Physicians as Demand for Bilingual Workers Jumps 38.8 Percent

The American Immigration Council released new research, The Growing Demand for Healthcare Workers in Utah, which underscores the crucial role immigrants play in some of the state’s fastest growing and most in demand healthcare fields. Read More

New Research Shows the Key Role Immigrants Play in 13 States’ Healthcare Workforces

New Research Shows the Key Role Immigrants Play in 13 States’ Healthcare Workforces

The American Immigration Council reports underscore the key role of immigrant healthcare workforces of Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Read More

American Immigration Council Welcomes New Chief Development Officer and New Director of the Center for Inclusion and Belonging

American Immigration Council Welcomes New Chief Development Officer and New Director of the Center for Inclusion and Belonging

The American Immigration Council (Council) welcomes two new hires. Mina Devadas joins the Council as the new Chief Development Officer and Kimberly Serrano joins the Council as the new Director for the Center for Inclusion and Belonging. Read More

Class Action Filed Against USCIS for Extreme Processing Delays that Leave American Families Stranded

Class Action Filed Against USCIS for Extreme Processing Delays that Leave American Families Stranded

A group of immigrants filed a federal class action lawsuit in Seattle against U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), challenging bureaucratic logjams that have left them in a multi-year limbo. Read More

The Biden Administration Announces Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program

The Biden Administration Announces Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program

The Biden administration announced a new program allowing U.S. citizens and permanent residents to sponsor an individual to enter the United States as a formal refugee. Read More

Biden Administration Expands Use of Title 42 and Proposes New Asylum Ban, In Exchange for Creation of Alternate Pathways for Migration and New Methods of Seeking Asylum at Ports of Entry

Biden Administration Expands Use of Title 42 and Proposes New Asylum Ban, In Exchange for Creation of Alternate Pathways for Migration and New Methods of Seeking Asylum at Ports of Entry

The American Immigration Council responds to new announced a series of border policy reforms, including a variant of President Trump's asylum "Transit Ban", from the Biden administration. Read More

American Immigration Council Welcomes Dara Lind as Senior Fellow

American Immigration Council Welcomes Dara Lind as Senior Fellow

The American Immigration Council (Council) welcomes Dara Lind as its new Senior Fellow. In her new role, Lind will collaborate with the Council’s various programs in developing strategy and external communications to unpack complex information for the general public, decisionmakers, and the media. Read More

New Research Shows Immigrants Contributed $1.2 Billion to the Tyler Metro GDP

New Research Shows Immigrants Contributed $1.2 Billion to the Tyler Metro GDP

The new American Immigration Council report underscores the critical role immigrants play in the Tyler and Texas economy. Read More

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