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The Growth of the U.S. Deportation Machine
Despite some highly public claims to the contrary, there has been no waning of immigration enforcement in the United States.
Read MoreThe Dream Act, DACA, and Other Policies Designed to Protect Dreamers
This fact sheet provides an overview of the Dream Act and other similar legislative proposals, explains changes made to DACA on March 13, 2019, and provides information about policies at the state level that support Dreamers.
Read MoreNo Childhood Here: Why Central American Children are Fleeing Their Homes
U.S. and regional response must realize that the majority of these children have significant protection needs.
Read MoreWill a Questionnaire Catch a Terrorist? Donald Trump’s “Extreme Vetting” Plan
One of Donald Trump’s more recent, outrageous ideas having to do with immigration is to conduct what he calls “extreme vetting” of prospective immigrants to the United States. The basic idea is to weed out those would-be immigrants “who support bigotry and hatred,” and the main target of this turbo-charged vetting is anyone who happens […]
Read MoreHow USCIS Estimates Application and Petition Processing Times
This fact sheet provides an overview of how USCIS calculates processing times and the concerns over the accuracy of these estimates.
Read MoreWhy the Department of Homeland Security Should Also End Private Prison Contracts
For two years, women and children from Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala have been fleeing to the United States to escape the extreme violence of gangs which control large swaths of territory within their home countries. And for two years the Obama Administration has responded to this humanitarian crisis by locking up the women and […]
Read MoreLengthy Detention and Reprehensible Conditions in Border Patrol Facilities, New Evidence Shows
Each year, the Border Patrol—a division of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)—holds hundreds of thousands of individuals in detention facilities near the U.S. southern border. These facilities are meant to hold individuals for a short time while they undergo initial processing and until a decision is made about the appropriate next step in their cases. […]
Read MoreDetained Beyond the Limit
This report reveals that individuals are frequently held for days and sometimes even months in holding cells in Border Patrol sectors along the U.S.’ southwest border.
Read MorePhoto and Video Evidence of Unconstitutional Immigration Detention Conditions from Doe v. Wolf
Photo and Video Evidence Unsealed in 2020 The following images show that inhumane conditions at Customs and Border Protection short-term detention facilities in Tucson, Arizona persist— despite an earlier court order in Doe v. Wolf. These images from early 2019 show: Overcrowding so severe that a person must crawl over a concrete bench to move around […]
Read MoreSuccessful Arizona Businesswoman to Congress: ‘Take Off the Political Jerseys and Support Comprehensive Immigration Reform’
Master communication and marketing guru Lisa Urias understands the tremendous economic impact of immigration on her home state. “We have a benefit being a border state, and that benefit is tremendous,” says the CEO of Urias Communications, a company that grosses roughly $6 million annually. “We have almost $17 billion in total trade value right […]
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