Press Releases

Press Releases

Federal Court Upholds Immigrants' Right To Reopen Cases From Outside the U.S.

Federal Court Upholds Immigrants’ Right To Reopen Cases From Outside the U.S.

Washington, D.C. – Today, a federal appellate court chastised the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) for preventing noncitizens from reopening their cases from outside the United States. This important ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit repudiates the government’s view that immigration judges and the… Read More

President Obama’s Plans for Winning the Future include Immigration Reform

President Obama’s Plans for Winning the Future include Immigration Reform

Washington, D.C. – Last night in his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama called on Republicans and Democrats to work together to “win the future” by taking on challenges that have been decades in the making—challenges like updating our current immigration laws to meet the needs of the… Read More

House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement

House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement

Washington D.C. – Today, the newly named House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement held its first hearing of the new session entitled, “ICE Worksite Enforcement – Up to the Job?” The name change seems to be a signal that Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith and Subcommittee Chairman Elton Gallegly… Read More

State Legislators Attack Fundamental Constitutional Values

State Legislators Attack Fundamental Constitutional Values

Washington, D.C. – Today, State Legislators for Legal Immigration (SLLI), a coalition of state legislators, revealed their plan to challenge the 14th Amendment and the Constitutional definition of citizenship. Claiming that they need to correct a “monumental misapplication of the 14th Amendment” and protect their states from the “illegal alien… Read More

State Lawmakers from Critical States Speak Out in Favor of DREAM Act

State Lawmakers from Critical States Speak Out in Favor of DREAM Act

Washington D.C. – Today, a group of state legislators from Colorado, Massachusetts, Maine, Texas, and Utah participated in a briefing to share their support for federal legislation know as the DREAM Act. The bi-partisan DREAM Act passed the House of Representatives and awaits a final vote in the Senate in… Read More

Press Release: Partnership Grows to Over 100 Members

Press Release: Partnership Grows to Over 100 Members

Partnership Co-Chair Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that the Partnership for a New American Economy has now grown to over 100 mayors and CEOs, representing leading companies and major cities from across the country. Mayor Bloomberg spoke at the New York Stock Exchange at the annual meeting of the Partnership for… Read More

Press Release: Speech by Mayor Bloomberg on Immigration and National Economic Growth

Press Release: Speech by Mayor Bloomberg on Immigration and National Economic Growth

Partnership Co-Chair Mayor Michael Bloomberg highlighted immigration reform as a key component of a national plan for economic growth and job creation. Mayor Bloomberg gave his remarks to assembled civic and business leaders at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in an event co-sponsored by the Association for a Better New York… Read More

Restrictionist Group Continues Cynical Legacy of Counting Costs While Ignoring Benefits

Restrictionist Group Continues Cynical Legacy of Counting Costs While Ignoring Benefits

In a new report, the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) paints a misleading financial portrait of the DREAM Act. The report, entitled Estimating the Impact of the DREAM Act, claims that the bill would be a burden on U.S. taxpayers and would “crowd out” native-born students in the… Read More

Legal Action Center Argues for Greater Federal Court Oversight of Immigration Decisions

Legal Action Center Argues for Greater Federal Court Oversight of Immigration Decisions

Washington D.C. – In a continuing effort to promote greater federal court oversight of immigration decision-making, the American Immigration Council’s Legal Action Center (LAC) recently submitted amicus (friend of the court) briefs in two cases involving motions to reopen. For noncitizens facing removal from the United States, a motion to… Read More

The American Immigration Council Addresses Problems with Draft Immigration Detainer Policy

The American Immigration Council Addresses Problems with Draft Immigration Detainer Policy

Washington D.C. – The American Immigration Council has joined a number of organizations in formally commenting on a proposed detainer policy issued by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Detainers are requests from ICE to local law enforcement agencies (LEAs) to hold people – whom they suspect may be… Read More

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