Fact Sheet

Fact Sheet

Council and Partners File Oversight Complaint on Violations of Due Process and Inhumane Conditions at Torrance County Detention Facility

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

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

Power of the Purse: Contributions of Hispanic Americans in Texas

Power of the Purse: Contributions of Hispanic Americans in Texas

New research from American Immigration Council underscores the crucial role the Hispanic population plays in Texas’ labor force, population growth, and economy. The new series of factsheets, Power of the Purse: Contributions of Hispanic Americans in Texas, were prepared in partnership with the Texas Association of… Read More

Council Advocates for Meaningful Access to Legal Representation in Immigration Detention

Council Advocates for Meaningful Access to Legal Representation in Immigration Detention

The American Immigration Council and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) advocated for attorney access in immigration detention facilities in a letter sent a letter to DHS and ICE. Read More

Council and Partners Call on ICE and USCIS to Eliminate Delays for Detained Asylum Seekers

Council and Partners Call on ICE and USCIS to Eliminate Delays for Detained Asylum Seekers

The Council and partners urged ICE and USCIS in a letter to ensure timely credible and reasonable fear interviews at U.S. immigration detention centers. Read More

Council and Partners Comment on Changes to Streamlined Asylum Removal Proceedings

Council and Partners Comment on Changes to Streamlined Asylum Removal Proceedings

The Council, AILA, and the Immigration Justice Campaign commented on the proposed creation of “Dedicated Docket” in immigration court to complete the claims of asylum-seeking families within 300 days. Read More

Council and Partners Offer Guidance to DHS on Terminating the Migrant Protection Protocols

Council and Partners Offer Guidance to DHS on Terminating the Migrant Protection Protocols

The Council and 30 other organizations sent a letter to DHS offering an assessment of the factual and legal bases for terminating the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) program. Read More

Coalition Letter Calls on Biden Administration to End Private and Local Detention Contracts and Take Steps to Dismantle Detention System

Coalition Letter Calls on Biden Administration to End Private and Local Detention Contracts and Take Steps to Dismantle Detention System

The American Immigration Council joins a coalition letter that calls on the Biden administration to terminate local detention contracts and halt all other efforts to expand the ICE detention system. Read More

Council and AILA Follow Up with DHS Regarding a Functioning System of Discretionary Release from ICE Detention

Council and AILA Follow Up with DHS Regarding a Functioning System of Discretionary Release from ICE Detention

The Council and AILA, through their Immigration Justice Campaign followed up on their March 25, 2021 letter to the DHS and ICE with examples of unfair denials of requests for release at ICE facilities around the country. Read More

Coalition Letter Urges Biden Administration to Uphold Commitment to Create a Humane Immigration System

Coalition Letter Urges Biden Administration to Uphold Commitment to Create a Humane Immigration System

The American Immigration Council joined 38 other civil rights organizations in urging President Biden to live up to his administration’s commitment to a humane and just immigration policy.  The letter urges the administration to stop violating the rights of asylum seekers. It… Read More

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