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What’s in the 2025 House Reconciliation Bill?
Analysis of the immigration and border-related spending recommendations for reconciliation measures approved in the House Judiciary, Homeland Security, and Armed Services Committees in FY 2025.
Read MoreNew Report Shows Asian and Pacific Islander Texans Held Over $73.4 billion in Spending Power
New research from the American Immigration Council underscores the crucial role that Asian and Pacific Islanders (API) play in Texas’ labor force, housing market, population growth, and economy.
Read MoreLanguage Access Continues to Be An Important—and Contested—Part of American Life
One month after President Trump declared English as the only official language of the United States, communities across the country celebrated Language Access Month throughout April. The month emphasizes the importance of ensuring that all people—regardless of the language they speak—can access the information, services, and rights they are entitled to. Despite the recent executive […]
Read MoreIn Kilmar Abrego Garcia Case, Trump Administration Escalates Its War on Due Process
Less than a week after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration must “facilitate” the “release from custody in El Salvador” of wrongfully-deported Maryland father Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Trump administration has doubled down on defiance, with administration lawyers telling a federal court that Mr. Abrego Garcia is detained in the custody of […]
Read MoreEl gobierno de los Estados Unidos detiene ilegalmente a padre de dos hijos en la tristemente célebre prisión salvadoreña
El Consejo Americano de Inmigración, el Proyecto Nacional de Inmigración y el Centro de Derechos Constitucionales presentaron hoy una petición de hábeas corpus enmendada en nombre del Sr. Edicson David Quintero Chacón.
Read MoreU.S. Government Illegally Detains Father of Two in Notorious Salvadoran Prison
The American Immigration Council, National Immigration Project, and the Center for Constitutional Rights today filed an amended habeas corpus petition on behalf of Mr. Edicson David Quintero Chacón.
Read MoreProtected No More – How States Are Responding to Immigration Enforcement in Sensitive Locations
For almost 15 years, immigrants in the United States were able to seek medical care, attend school, and access other critical services without much worry of encountering immigration enforcement in these locations. This all changed on the first day of the new Trump administration, when the Department of Homeland Security Secretary revoked a policy that […]
Read MoreTrump Administration Terminates CHNV Program, Impacting More Than a Half-Million Immigrants
On March 25, the Department of Homeland Security announced in the Federal Register that it was revoking humanitarian parole for hundreds of thousands of immigrants living in the U.S. legally under the Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan parole program (CHNV). In early April, parolees started receiving individual letters notifying them that their permission to stay […]
Read MoreThe Fight for Immigrant Students’ Education: Policies, Barriers, and What’s at Stake
By: Jojo Tompkins, State and Local Fellow, American Immigration Council For generations, the United States has upheld education as the foundation for better opportunities. But the fraught politics of immigration are creating new barriers for immigrant children and families in accessing both K-12 schooling and higher education. These actions place undue burdens on immigrant students […]
Read MoreThese Men Were Deported to El Salvador With No Due Process. Their Stories Show Why an Investigation Is Necessary
In the weeks before March 15, the Trump administration’s preparations for a major operation kicked into high gear. Venezuelan men attending routine check-ins with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ended up leaving in handcuffs. ICE agents fanned out across communities and began questioning and detaining men with tattoos. By the week of the March 10, […]
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