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American Immigration Council and New American Economy Announce Merger
Two of the nation’s leading immigration advocacy organizations are merging, adding the research, state and local policy, and art and culture arms of New American Economy to the legal, federal policy, and belonging work of the American Immigration Council and creating a unified organization uniquely able to protect immigrants’ rights, secure a path to economic […]
Read MoreBiden Reinstates the ‘Remain in Mexico’ Program: What You Need to Know
Following months of negotiations with Mexico, the Biden administration announced that it would reinstate the Trump-era Migrant Protection Protocols (informally known as the “Remain in Mexico” program) on Monday, after a Texas court in August ordered it to reinstate the program. Although the new version of MPP will make some positive changes, the Biden administration […]
Read MoreAmerican Immigration Council and New American Economy Announce Merger
Two of the nation’s leading immigration advocacy organizations are merging, adding the research, state and local policy, and art and culture arms of New American Economy to the legal, federal policy, and belonging work of the American Immigration Council and creating a unified organization uniquely able to protect immigrants’ rights, secure a path to economic success for immigrants, and make American communities more welcoming.
Read MoreThe Restart of MPP is a Betrayal of President Biden’s Promises To Restore a Humane Asylum System
The Biden administration announced today that it will begin to reimplement as early as Monday the Migrant Protection Protocols—a Trump-era policy also known as the “Remain in Mexico” program. Under MPP, the U.S. government sent nearly 70,000 people seeking humanitarian protection to dangerous areas of Mexico to await their hearings, leading thousands to suffer.
Read MoreOver 250,000 Young People Are at Risk of Deportation When They Turn 21
A lesser-known group of young people who grew up in the United States with immigration status—typically the children of noncitizens who entered the U.S. on temporary work visas—is increasingly at risk of deportation. They are known as Documented Dreamers, and when these young adults turn 21, they “age out” of their previous lawful status, which […]
Read MoreCBP’s Plan to Expand Data Collection of Individuals Before Arrival at the Border Leaves Questions Unanswered
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) plan to collect information from more individuals before they arrive at the border has raised questions about how the agency will gather and use the information as well as privacy concerns. CBP’s proposal would broaden the category of individuals who may submit biographic and biometric information before appearing at […]
Read MoreICE Continues to Ignore FOIA Request for Reports on Enforcement Activities and Removals
Immigration advocacy groups filed a FOIA lawsuit against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement requesting ICE’s internal reports on enforcement activities and removals under the Biden-Harris administration’s interim enforcement priorities.
Read MoreCouncil Sues to Obtain ICE’s Reports on Enforcement Actions and Removals
This FOIA lawsuit seeks to compel DHS and ICE to disclose the weekly reports ICE was required to produce about their enforcement activities and removals pursuant to the DHS’ January 20 and February 18 memos establishing new immigration enforcement priorities.
Read MoreANNOUNCEMENT
By joining the legal and litigation work, federal policy expertise, and innovative work on belonging from the Council with the research, state and local policy work, and arts and culture programming from NAE, the newly combined organization will have a broad suite of advocacy tools to better expand and protect the rights of immigrants, […]
Read MoreBelonging Begins With Us
The American Immigration Council is proud to support Belonging Begins With Us, a new campaign dedicated to fostering a more welcoming nation where everyone–regardless of their background–can feel they belong. Our nation has gotten stuck in a dangerous “us v. them” mindset which is deeply damaging to us as individuals and our future […]
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