Filter
Statement for the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security on “The Effect of Sanctuary City Policies on the Ability to Combat the Opioid Epidemic”
The statement includes our report, The Criminalization of Immigration in the United States, which details empirical data demonstrating that immigration is not linked to higher crime rates.
Read MoreStatement for the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security on “Stopping the Daily Border Caravan: Time to Build a Policy Wall”
The statement shares our analysis and research regarding the nation’s asylum system and the United States’ obligations, as well as our deep concern around the administration’s family separation policies and increased prosecution of migrants for entry-related offenses that the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have implemented.
Read MoreStatement for the Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest on “Oversight of the Administration’s FY 2017 Refugee Resettlement Program”
The statement emphasizes the important role that the United States has played in the past in protecting the world’s most vulnerable people and why we need to continue to welcome those fleeing dire situations and not deny them entry.
Read MoreCertain Detained Asylum Seekers Must Receive a Bond Hearing Within 7 Days, Judge Orders
Asylum seekers are often imprisoned in immigration detention for weeks or months before they can ask a judge to release them, even though they’re entitled to bond hearings. But this injustice may soon be corrected for some asylum seekers. On Friday, a U.S. district court judge ruled that certain detained asylum seekers must receive a […]
Read MoreFOIA Requests Seek Data About Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Adjudications
Under the Trump administration, we have seen an uptick in requests for additional information about petitions filed by U.S. employers on behalf of foreign-born workers. We also have seen greater numbers of denials of these petitions. According to the employers and their workers, these trends reflect unlawful adjudications across the board. In response to these changes, the Council filed two Freedom in Information Act requests.
Read MoreUSCIS Hits H-1B Cap Within Days, Showing America Needs Foreign Workers
As another H-1B season comes to an end, one thing is clear: the demand for educated foreign workers is as high as ever. The annual H-1B cap was reached within a mere 5 business days. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began accepting petitions for Fiscal Year 2020 on April 1. On April 12, the […]
Read More‘We Just Heard Screaming.’ ICE Arrests 280 Workers in Texas Immigration Raid
The scene outside a technology repair company in Allen, Texas on Wednesday was bleak. In the aftermath of an immigration raid, family members gathered to make phone calls, connect with attorneys, and give support to the workers arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that afternoon. ICE agents arrested more than 280 employees suspected of […]
Read MoreHouston Chronicle Opinion: Texas has a nursing shortage. Don’t prevent me from becoming one.
As a freshman at Texas Woman’s University, I’m working toward my dream of becoming a nurse. I hope to give compassionate care to Texans and also help address the state’s nursing shortage because of a growing demand for nurses and lack of supply. But now two bills in the Texas Legislature would significantly raise education costs for […]
Read MoreTrump Threatens to Close the Border After Cutting Aid to Central American Countries
President Trump has threatened to close the U.S.-Mexico border—again. As families continued to arrive at the border in March—typically the busiest month for border crossings—Trump declared he would close the border and cut off aid to three Central American countries for not stopping people from coming to the United States. This marks at least the […]
Read MoreRemoving Barriers: Expanding In-State Tuition for Dreamers in South Carolina
Employers and communities across South Carolina are facing critical worker shortages with no end in sight. In fact, the state’s unemployment rate of 3.2 percent ranks below the national average. It is imperative that state policies leverage local talent toward a robust workforce by ensuring that every graduate of South Carolina’s high schools can access […]
Read MoreMake a contribution
Make a direct impact on the lives of immigrants.
