Reports
Coalition Letter on COVID-19 to Domestic Policy Council and Executive Office of Immigration Review
The American Immigration Council, sent a letter to the White House Domestic Policy Council and the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) letter raising major concerns about the ICE and EOIR response to COVID-19 and calls on the Biden administration to effectuate new emergency responses as the virus overruns local health systems across the nation. Read More
What Immigration Issues Do Americans Hold Sacred?
Understanding how deeply we hold our immigration stances may matter as much as what our stances are. Read More
Measuring In Absentia Removal in Immigration Court
This analysis of data provided by the federal government reveals that 83% of all nondetained immigrants with completed or pending removal cases attended all their hearings from 2008 to 2018. Read More
The Electronic Nationality Verification Program: An Overview
U.S. immigration agencies use a range of programs to deport—or remove—certain noncitizens from the United States. Under the Trump administration, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and two of its component agencies, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), expanded their avenues for removal. One method, the Electronic Nationality Verification (ENV) program, was touted as a way to expedite the repatriation of certain Central Americans. Read More
The “Migrant Protection Protocols”: an Explanation of the Remain in Mexico Program
Under the “Migrant Protection Protocols”, individuals who arrive at the southern border and ask for asylum (either at a port of entry or after crossing the border between ports of entry) are given notices to appear in immigration court and sent back to Mexico. Read More
The Biden Administration and Congress Must Guarantee Legal Representation for People Facing Removal
The Biden administration should take steps immediately upon entering office to expand federally funded legal representation programs for people facing removal. Here's why. Read More
New Americans in Dayton, Ohio
New research from New American Economy shows that immigrants contributed $5.3 billion to the GDP of the Dayton region in 2018. The report, New Americans in Dayton, was prepared in partnership with the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce. In addition to their financial contributions,… Read More
New Americans in Akron, Ohio
New research from New American Economy shows that immigrants contributed $2.1 billion to the GDP of the Akron region metropolitan area in 2018. The report, New Americans in Akron, was prepared in partnership with the Greater Akron Chamber. In addition to their financial contributions,… Read More
New Americans in Butler County, Ohio
New research from New American Economy shows that immigrants contributed $1.4 billion to the GDP of the Butler County metropolitan area in 2018. The report, New Americans in Butler County, was prepared in partnership with the Greater Hamilton Chamber of Commerce. In addition to… Read More
Comments Filed to Oppose Serious Flaws in Proposed Motion to Reopen Rule
The American Immigration Council and the American Immigration Lawyers Association filed comments to address the serious flaws in the Department of Justice’s proposed changes to regulations governing motions to reopen, motions to reconsider, and requests to stay deportation. The comments urged DOJ to rescind their proposed rule.
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