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Egyptian Immigrant is an Advocate in Baltimore County
Noureen Badwi Student at Georgetown and a Paralegal at Venable LLP When Noureen Badwi was two, her family immigrated to the U.S. from Egypt under her mother’s scholar visa. Her mother, who was the valedictorian of a 12,000 person class at Cairo University and later became a professor in the U.S., worked tirelessly so that […]
Read MoreGroups Sue Over Government Turnbacks of Asylum Seekers
Immigrant rights groups filed a class action lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s policy and widespread practice of requiring an advance appointment via the government’s CBP One smartphone app in order to present at a port and seek asylum.
Read MoreAmerica Is Falling Behind in the Global Talent Competition
In June, the Canadian immigration minister announced a new initiative to attract high-tech talent to Canada — from the United States. The Tech Talent Strategy targets foreign-born workers who have come to the United States to study or work but who may have difficulty receiving or renewing U.S. work visas to stay. In addition to […]
Read MoreUndocumented College Students
This fact sheet looks at the population of undocumented students in higher education institutions across the country.
Read MoreDefensores de Derechos Civiles y Legales Presentan una Demanda Contra la Ley Antiinmigrante de Florida SB 1718
Organizaciones legales, presentaron una demanda federal que impugna la nueva ley antiinmigrante de Florida, el Proyecto de Ley 1718 del Senado.
Read MoreDefensores de Derechos Civiles y Legales Presentan una Demanda Contra la Ley Antiinmigrante de Florida SB 1718
Organizaciones legales, presentaron una demanda federal que impugna la nueva ley antiinmigrante de Florida, el Proyecto de Ley 1718 del Senado.
Read MoreCivil Rights and Legal Advocates File Lawsuit Against Florida’s Anti-Immigrant Law SB 1718
Legal organizations filed a federal lawsuit challenging Florida’s new anti-immigrant law, Senate Bill 1718.
Read MoreBiden Administration Will Allow More Families Stuck in Visa Backlog to Reunite in US
The Biden administration has started a program to allow some Central and South Americans who are stuck in the family visa backlog to come to the United States and reunite with their relatives while they wait for their immigrant visas to become available. But while the new programs could help nearly 75,000 people, its success […]
Read MoreThe Economic Contributions of Immigrants in Ohio’s Workforce
New research from the American Immigration Council, The Economic Contributions of Immigrants in Ohio’s Workforce, highlights the crucial and outsized role immigrants in Ohio are playing to help fill workforce shortages.
Read MoreLaw Criminalizing ‘Encouragement or Inducement’ of Immigrants to Live in the US Unlawfully Is Upheld in SCOTUS Case
Written by Kelly Chauvin, Summer 2023 Legal Intern for the American Immigration Council Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a section of immigration law that forbids “encourag[ing] or induc[ing]” a non-citizen to enter or reside in the United States did not violate the U.S. Constitution’s protection of free speech guaranteed in the First […]
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