Press Releases

Press Releases

Groups File Motion in Lawsuit to Block Florida’s Anti-Immigrant Law SB 1718

Groups File Motion in Lawsuit to Block Florida’s Anti-Immigrant Law SB 1718

Legal organization filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to block Section 10 of Florida’s draconian anti-immigrant law, Senate Bill 1718. Read More

Report Highlights Undocumented Students’ Vital Role in Addressing Workforce Gaps

Report Highlights Undocumented Students’ Vital Role in Addressing Workforce Gaps

The American Immigration Council and the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration released a report showing undocumented students enrolling in U.S. colleges and universities play a crucial role in addressing workforce gaps. Read More

Groups Sue Over Government Turnbacks of Asylum Seekers

Groups Sue Over Government Turnbacks of Asylum Seekers

Immigrant rights groups filed a class action lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s policy and widespread practice of requiring an advance appointment via the government’s CBP One smartphone app in order to present at a port and seek asylum. Read More

Civil Rights and Legal Advocates File Lawsuit Against Florida’s Anti-Immigrant Law SB 1718

Civil Rights and Legal Advocates File Lawsuit Against Florida’s Anti-Immigrant Law SB 1718

Legal organizations filed a federal lawsuit challenging Florida’s new anti-immigrant law, Senate Bill 1718. Read More

Complaint Filed Against ICE As Misuse of Solitary Confinement in Colorado Facility Raises Concerns

Complaint Filed Against ICE As Misuse of Solitary Confinement in Colorado Facility Raises Concerns

Immigration advocacy groups filed a complaint with DHS' oversight bodies urging an investigation into the increased use and misuse of solitary confinement at the Denver Contract Detention Facility in Aurora, Colorado. Read More

Legal Advocates to File Lawsuit Challenging the Constitutionality of Florida’s Anti-Immigrant Law

Legal Advocates to File Lawsuit Challenging the Constitutionality of Florida’s Anti-Immigrant Law

The Southern Poverty Law Center, American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Florida, Americans for Immigrant Justice, and American Immigration Council have announced they will file a federal lawsuit challenging Florida’s draconian Senate Bill 1718, which goes into effect, July 1. Read More

New Data Analysis Reveals ICE's Enforcement Activities Contradicted Biden Administration's Prioritization Guidelines

New Data Analysis Reveals ICE’s Enforcement Activities Contradicted Biden Administration’s Prioritization Guidelines

Newly analyzed government data exposes the discrepancy between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's actions and its own guidelines. Read More

U.S. Supreme Court Resoundingly Upholds Executive Authority on Immigration Enforcement Priorities, Rejects State Challenge

U.S. Supreme Court Resoundingly Upholds Executive Authority on Immigration Enforcement Priorities, Rejects State Challenge

The U.S. Supreme Court held in an 8-1 decision that states do not have the authority to challenge the executive branch’s authority to establish enforcement priorities. Read More

American Immigration Council Announces Honorees for 2023 Immigration Impact Awards

American Immigration Council Announces Honorees for 2023 Immigration Impact Awards

The American Immigration Council will honor two law firm partners and a Hispanic cultural organization with its Immigration Impact Award for their commitment to advancing the rights of migrants and bringing communities together on June 23 at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention in Florida. Read More

Ballet Hispánico to Be Honored with Immigration Impact Award for Bringing Communities Together Through Culture

Ballet Hispánico to Be Honored with Immigration Impact Award for Bringing Communities Together Through Culture

The American Immigration Council will honor Ballet Hispánico with its Immigration Impact Award on June 23 at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention in Florida. Read More

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