Press Releases

Statement from NAE Executive Director Jeremy Robbins on Announcement of U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021
“New American Economy applauds the Biden-Harris administration for sending the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 to Congress, which would address important challenges that past administrations and Congress have failed to remedy for decades,” said Jeremy Robbins, Executive Director of New American Economy. “Creating a path to citizenship for the undocumented,… Read More

A New Vision for Immigration Creates a Welcoming and Inclusive Immigration System
President Joseph R. Biden announced a welcoming and inclusive vision for immigration in a legislative proposal that provides a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants who call the United States home. Read More

Statement of NAE Executive Director Jeremy Robbins on Biden-Harris Domestic Policy Council Personnel Appointments
“The work of rebuilding our immigration system — into one that is smart, fair, and humane — will be one of the most important challenges facing the Biden-Harris administration,” said Jeremy Robbins, Executive Director of New American Economy. “With the appointments of talented, respected leaders like Tyler Moran and Esther… Read More

Federal Court Blocks Dramatic Immigration Courts Fee Increases
A federal court blocked nearly all of a Trump administration rule that would have drastically increased fees in immigration proceedings in which the government seeks to deport immigrants, many of whom are long-term residents of this country. Read More

Court Blocks Trump Administration Attempt to Thwart Court Order Protecting Asylum Seekers
A federal court issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration’s latest attempt to prevent asylum seekers from accessing the U.S. asylum process. Read More

Immigrant Rights Advocates Ask Court to Block Trump Administration Attempt to Thwart Court Order
Immigrant rights advocates moved for a temporary restraining order to block the Trump administration’s latest attempt to circumvent an earlier court order prohibiting the government from applying an asylum ban to people whom U.S. Customs and Border Protection had previously turned away from ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border. Read More

Statement from NAE Executive Director Jeremy Robbins following outcome of Georgia Senate runoffs
Following the results of the George Senate runoffs, NAE Executive Director Jeremy Robbins issued the following statement: “For decades, there has always been an excuse not to fix our broken immigration system,” said Jeremy Robbins, Executive Director of New American Economy. “It is now evident that the votes are there in both… Read More

Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Immigration Courts Fee Increases and Access to Justice
The American Immigration Council, the National Immigration Law Center and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s new rule that drastically increases fees across-the-board in immigration proceedings. Read More

District Court Orders Immigration Agencies to Produce Immigration Case Files in First of Its Kind Class Action
Judge William H. Orrick granted summary judgment in favor of two nationwide classes suing DHS, USCIS, and ICE for failing to timely produce the class members’ immigration files (A-Files). The court ordered the agencies to clear their backlogs by responding to the more than 40,000 thousand cases outstanding within 60 days. Read More

New Rule Spells Death for the Asylum System—AILA and the Council Urge the Biden Administration to Prioritize its Undoing
The American Immigration Lawyers Association and the American Immigration Council urge the Biden administration to prioritize undoing of new rule that spells death for the asylum system Read More
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