US: Lawsuit Over ‘Remain in Mexico’ Program Secrecy
The American Immigration Council, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Human Rights Watch, and the law firm Winston & Strawn LLP filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Northern District of California today to compel the release of records about the US Migrant Protection Protocols, also known as the “Remain in Mexico” program. Read More
Twelve Local Communities Awarded Research to Support Immigrant-inclusive COVID-19 Relief Measures.
New American Economy announces research support to local communities committed to including immigrants in emergency responses. NEW YORK, NY – Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic local leaders in communities across the country have been working tirelessly to ensure that all community members — and particularly the most vulnerable… Read More
New Data Shows Immigrants Contributed $920 Million to Longview’s GDP in 2017
Immigrants accounted for 11.8 percent of all entrepreneurs in the Longview Metropolitan Area LONGVIEW, TX – Immigrants contributed $920 million to the GDP of the Longview metropolitan area in 2017, according to new research from New American Economy (NAE) in partnership with the Longview Chamber of Commerce. In… Read More
Complaint Details ICE’s Failure to Protect Those in its Custody Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
The American Immigration Council and the American Immigration Lawyers Association , through their joint initiative the Immigration Justice Campaign, filed an oversight complaint with the Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and the Office of the Inspector General highlighting the experiences of individuals detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
Yeyo’s El Alma De Mexico Special Recipe
We at New American Economy are so excited to have Rafael Rios joining us Tuesday, May 5, for a very special and exclusive demo on our Instagram Live in celebration of Cinco De Mayo! Rafael is the Executive Chef, Founder, and CEO of Yeyo’s El Alma De Mexico. Yeyo’s is… Read More
New Documents Reveal Immigration Judge Hiring Plan Designed to Stack the Courts, Prioritize Politics Over Justice
The American Immigration Lawyers Association and the American Immigration Council released documents obtained via Freedom of Information Act litigation revealing the Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review’s updated hiring plan for immigration judges and appellate immigration judges. Read More
Plaintiffs Will Continue Fight to Halt Dangerous and Unconstitutional Practices by EOIR and ICE
Today’s Court decision denying the emergency temporary restraining order in NIPNLG, et al., v. EOIR, et al., is deeply disappointing. This lawsuit was brought against the Executive Office for Immigration Review and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to protect the health of immigration attorneys, immigrants, and the public from the impact of dangerous and unconstitutional policies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
MáLà Project Special Recipe
We at New American Economy are so excited to have Amelie Kang joining us Tuesday, April 28, for a very special and exclusive demo on our Instagram Live! Amelie opened the first location of MáLà Project in East Village at just 24-years-old, turning her love for original Chinese home cooking… Read More
Trump’s Immigration Ban Does Not Keep Us Safer or Solve our Economic Challenges
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to temporarily suspend immigration to the United States. The order applies to many individuals currently outside the United States who do not yet have immigrant (permanent) visas. Read More
New American Economy Statement on Trump Administration’s Suspension of Green Cards
In response to President Trump’s decision to suspend much of U.S. immigration for 60 days, New American Economy issued the following statement: “The President is rightly eager to get the economy moving again, but a 60-day suspension of green cards will only slow down that process and hurt American businesses… Read More
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