Chinese Immigrant Gives Back as Community Leader, Business Owner, and Non-Profit Co-Founder
It was during the Great Recession, with work slow, that a colleague of Ken Tse’s invited him on a mission trip to Cuba, where they provided donations and encouragement to those in need. “Even though the country was in turmoil, full of poverty, and they didn’t have much,” he said. Read More
Trump Travel Ban Will Have Severe Economic, Humanitarian Costs
These travel bans do nothing to make us safer or more prosperous: they harm our economy and indiscriminately punish immigrants who otherwise qualify to come to the United States legally. Read More
New Report Shows Asian and Pacific Islander Texans Held Over $73.4 billion in Spending Power
New research from the American Immigration Council underscores the crucial role that Asian and Pacific Islanders (API) play in Texas’ labor force, housing market, population growth, and economy. Read More
Attorneys & Advocates Discuss the Harms of the Trump Administration’s Forced Disappearances to El Salvador
Since March 15, the Trump administration has disappeared over 280 people to a notorious prison in El Salvador, the CECOT, well-known for its abusive conditions and use of torture. Read More
Lawsuit Filed After U.S. Embassy Presumes Innocent Man is a Gang Member and Separates Family Based on Tattoos
The lawsuit is on behalf of a U.S. citizen whose husband was in the final stages of obtaining his green card when the U.S. Embassy in Guatemala presumed he was a gang member and failed to consider evidence proving his innocence. Read More
El gobierno de los Estados Unidos detiene ilegalmente a padre de dos hijos en la tristemente célebre prisión salvadoreña
El Consejo Americano de Inmigración, el Proyecto Nacional de Inmigración y el Centro de Derechos Constitucionales presentaron hoy una petición de hábeas corpus enmendada en nombre del Sr. Edicson David Quintero Chacón. Read More
U.S. Government Illegally Detains Father of Two in Notorious Salvadoran Prison
The American Immigration Council, National Immigration Project, and the Center for Constitutional Rights today filed an amended habeas corpus petition on behalf of Mr. Edicson David Quintero Chacón. Read More
New Report Shows Immigrants Play a Critical Role in Mid-Michigan’s Population Growth, Workforce, and Economy
A new report, Contributions of New Americans in Mid-Michigan, released by the American Immigration Council, in partnership with the Michigan Global Talent Coalition, underscores the crucial role immigrants play in the region’s economy. Read More
American Immigration Council Suing Trump Administration Over Unprecedented Requirement That Immigrants Register with the Government
The registration requirement paves the way for widespread potential abuse and turns the United States into a 'show me your papers’ country. Read More
Mousa’s Story
IJC connects hundreds of people with legal representation that can change the course of their lives. One of these individuals is Mousa, who our partners in Colorado connected us with when he was being detained by ICE at the detention facility in Aurora, CO. Mousa is from an East African… Read More
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