Advocacy
Council Files Complaint Against ICE for Medical Neglect of People Sick With COVID-19 in Colorado Facility
The American Immigration Council filed a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security's oversight bodies urging an investigation into a COVID-19 outbreak—including threats of retaliation against detained people—at the Denver Contract Detention Facility in Aurora, Colorado Read More
Coalition Asks Inspectors General to Review Implementation of Biden Executive Order Against Private Prisons
The Council joined other organizations in calling for the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Offices of the Inspectors General to formally review the implementation of Executive Order 14006. Read More
Coalition Letter Calling for Implementation of the Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act provisions
The American Immigration Council and 13 other organizations urged USCIS to expand premium processing to ensure the agency remains solvent while efficiently and effectively adjudicating all immigration benefit applications and petitions. Read More
Coalition Letter Calling on the Biden Administration to End MPP and Title 42
The Council condemned the Biden administration's expansion of MPP and continued use of Title 42 to turn away asylum seekers at the border. Read More
Council and AILA Submit Comment Supporting DACA Regulation with Certain Modifications
The Council and AILA submitted comments in support of a proposed rule for incorporating Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) DACA into regulation. Read More
Council and Partners File Oversight Complaint on Violations of Due Process and Inhumane Conditions at Torrance County Detention Facility
The American Immigration Council, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), ACLU of New Mexico, Innovation Law Lab, and the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild filed an oversight complaint with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s(DHS) Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) and Office of the Inspector… Read More
Council and AILA Submit Comments Regarding CBP Collection of Information at Land Borders
The Council and AILA summited comments on a DHS and CBP information collection request for the processing of undocumented immigrants at ports of entry at land borders, but the organizations remain concerned about the process' lack of clarity and transparency. Read More
Coalition calls on Congress to Fund Appointed Counsel in Immigration Proceedings
The American Immigration Council joined a coalition letter asking Congress to support funding for appointed counsel for immigration proceedings for Fiscal Year 2022. Read More
Coalition Effort Calls for Fair and Efficient Work Permit Process for Asylum Seekers
The Council joined 74 other organizations in a letter calling for DHS to eliminate restrictions on work authorization for asylum seekers. Read More
Council and Partners Call on ICE to Ensure Due Process in Operation Horizon
The Council sent a letter to ICE expressing concerns about "Operation Horizon"—ICE's plan to mail Notices to Appear to individuals released from the border— which could lead to a significant number of wrongful “in absentia” removal if individuals do not receive the NTA and subsequently miss a hearing before an immigration judge. Read More
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