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Attorney General Barr Rolls Back Asylum Protections for Families
Attorney General William Barr issued a decision that significantly restricts the ability of many current asylum seekers to win their cases on Monday. In Matter of L-E-A-, Barr issued a new immigration court decision that says people should generally not be granted asylum if they face persecution because of who their family is. Many individuals […]
Read MoreImmigrants and Families Appear in Court
Comprehensive analyses of the government’s own data show that in the vast majority of situations, immigrants placed into removal proceedings appear for all of their court hearings.
Read MoreImmigrants and Their Children Founded Almost Half of All US Fortune 500 Companies
From the highest levels of corporate America to virtually every level of the labor force, immigration creates new jobs in the U.S. economy. The businesses founded by immigrant entrepreneurs directly employ all types of workers. Immigrant workers also support the jobs of other workers through the wages they spend and the work they perform. This […]
Read MoreAppeals Court Decision Means Hundreds of Migrants Were Unlawfully Convicted
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision clarifying limits on when federal prosecutors can charge immigrants with illegal entry and reentry into the United States this week. Under this decision, it will be more difficult for the government to criminally charge immigrants who attempt to enter the United States outside a port of […]
Read MoreCalifornia Judge Blocks Implementation of Trump’s New Asylum Rule
A federal judge in California blocked the implementation of a new rule yesterday that would have prevented most immigrants who arrive at the U.S. southern land border from qualifying for asylum in the United States. This decision came just hours after a D.C. court ruled in the opposite direction. The nationwide preliminary injunction issued by […]
Read MoreCookbook Author Julia Turshen and the Unifying Power of Food
New American Economy, a bipartisan immigration research and advocacy group, teamed up with chef Julia Turshen and the League of Kitchens to film a cooking class with League of Kitchens instructor Jeanette Chawki, originally from Lebanon. What started as a class in New York City to learn an authentic Lebanese recipe for hummus evolved into […]
Read MoreTrump Implements Nationwide ‘Send Them Back’ Immigration Policy
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Monday morning that it would vastly expand “expedited removal,” a provision of the law that permits the agency to rapidly deport certain individuals without an opportunity to see an immigration judge. Under the expansion, DHS can rapidly deport undocumented immigrants in the United States who crossed the […]
Read MoreReligion News Service Opinion: The refugee crisis broke my heart, but refugees mended it
For most of my life, the word “refugee” meant little to me. I knew its definition but never its gravity. My eyes were opened when I read a harrowing biography about one man’s journey through the Sudanese refugee crisis. Then, in 2015, when pictures of a dead Syrian refugee toddler who had washed ashore made […]
Read MoreNew data shows the number of immigrant entrepreneurs in Austin grew by 17.5 percent in one year
New York – Today New American Economy (NAE), a bipartisan research and advocacy organization focused on immigration, released new data highlighting the significant contributions immigrants make to Austin’s community and economy. The data shows that immigrants in Austin are driving economic growth — there were more than 25,000 immigrant entrepreneurs in the metro area, a […]
Read MoreThe Institutional Hearing Program: An Overview
The Institutional Hearing Program permits immigration judges to conduct removal proceedings for noncitizens serving criminal sentences in certain correctional facilities.
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