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New Illinois Law Allows Public Defenders to Represent Immigrants Facing Deportation
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a law in August that would allow the Cook County Public Defender to represent immigrants in the Chicago immigration court. The law is part of a movement to expand access to legal representation for people facing deportation. It comes on the heels of another pro-immigrant Illinois law that disallows immigration […]
Read MoreUnaccompanied Minors Among Thousands Evacuated from Afghanistan
Officials from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have confirmed that 34 unaccompanied minors from Afghanistan currently in the United States were among the approximately 123,000 Afghan nationals evacuated from Afghanistan last month. With more Afghan children expected to arrive in the United States, their future and what awaits them is unclear. An […]
Read MoreImmigrant Rights Advocates Urge Court to Permanently End Trump-Era Policy that Turned Back Tens of Thousands of Asylum Seekers
Immigrant rights advocates released a statement after presenting oral arguments before U.S. District Court of the Southern District of California, where they urged the court to declare unlawful and permanently end the Trump-era turnback policy.
Read MorePresident Biden is Overseeing a Historic Decline in Legal Immigration
The Biden administration predicts that it will fail to issue many of the legal permanent resident visas—also known as green cards—allotted this year for immigrants who have been sponsored by a U.S. employer or family member. The State Department estimates that roughly 100,000 visas for employment-based immigrants and 150,000 visas for family-based immigrants will go […]
Read MoreCoalition Letter Urges DHS to Issue a New Policy Memo to End “Remain in Mexico” Program
The Council signed on to a coalition letter urging DHS to issue a new policy memo providing a fuller explanation for the decision to terminate the Migrant Protection Protocols program, to comply with the Supreme Court’s order without restarting the program.
Read MoreFelony Reentry Immigration Law Is Unconstitutional Due to Racist Origins, Judge Rules
A federal judge ruled for the first time in U.S. history that a provision of U.S. immigration law which makes it a felony for someone to reenter the United States after having been deported is unconstitutional because of its racist origins. Since 1929, U.S. immigration law has made it a misdemeanor to “unlawfully enter” the […]
Read MoreSupreme Court Refuses to Stop the Migrant Protection Protocols From Going Back Into Effect
The Supreme Court refused to block an order to reinstate the Migrant Protection Protocols, also known as the “Remain in Mexico” policy. The decision comes after a Texas judge halted the government’s recission of the controversial and illegal program. The Supreme Court’s ruling means that the government must make “best efforts” to reinstate the program […]
Read MoreDiversity Visa Lottery Winners Might Lose Chance to Come to the U.S. Due to Delays, Trump Policies
For the second year in a row, many winners of the diversity visa lottery face the prospect of losing their chance to come to the United States because the federal government can’t—or won’t—issue their visas in time. The 2020 lottery winners are still suffering the effects of restrictive Trump-era policies. Winners of the 2021 lottery […]
Read MoreAfghan Immigrants in the United States
New American Economy has reviewed American Community Survey data from 2019 and discovered the following stats about Afghan immigrants in the United States. Total Population (2019)132,500 Top States for Afghan Immigrants: California (54,000) Virginia (24,500) Texas (10,400) Labor Force Participation Rate60.1% Employment Rate 94.0% Age Breakdown: 0-15: 22.3% 16-44: 48.2% 45-64: 18.6% 65+: 10.9% Years […]
Read MoreNew Americans in Miami-Dade County
New research released today in partnership with Miami-Dade County’s Office of New Americans, underscores the critical role immigrants play in population growth, essential services, and business creation in Miami-Dade county. The report also features profiles of five Miami-Dade residents: Sandra Campuzano, Gerard Philippeaux, Jeannie Tim Wong, Michael Burtov, and Luisa Santos. Key Findings: Immigration is […]
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