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Biden’s Asylum Transit Ban – Where Are We Now?
The end of the COVID-19 public health emergency back in May meant an end to Title 42. That policy, grounded in an obscure public health law, was put in place by the Trump administration in March 2020 to stifle asylum rights at the U.S. southern border. To prevent a post-Title 42 rise in border crossings […]
Read MoreNew Data Analysis Reveals ICE’s Enforcement Activities Contradicted Biden Administration’s Prioritization Guidelines
Newly analyzed government data exposes the discrepancy between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s actions and its own guidelines.
Read MoreSupreme Court Allows Biden Administration to Reinstitute Its Immigration Enforcement Priorities
Last Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in U.S. v. Texas, which allows the Biden administration to resume its implementation of guidelines for immigration enforcement within the interior of the United States, otherwise known as enforcement priorities. The Court held that the states challenging the legality of the enforcement priorities lacked the required […]
Read MoreICE Didn’t Follow Federal Enforcement Priorities Set by Biden Administration
In 2021, the Biden administration issued policy guidance on how ICE should carry out immigration enforcement. This report is a breakdown of how ICE carried out these policies.
Read MoreBallet Hispánico to Be Honored with Immigration Impact Award for Bringing Communities Together Through Culture
The American Immigration Council will honor Ballet Hispánico with its Immigration Impact Award on June 23 at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention in Florida.
Read MoreMayer Brown Partner Ori Lev to Be Honored with Immigration Impact Award for Advancing Rights of Asylum Seekers
The American Immigration Council will honor Mayer Brown Partner Ori Lev with its Immigration Impact Award—which recognizes the talents, contributions, and accomplishments of immigrants and their advocates—on June 23 at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention in Florida.
Read MoreVinson & Elkins Partner Stephen Medlock to Be Honored with Immigration Impact Award for Defending the Right to Access the US Asylum Process
The American Immigration Council will honor Vinson & Elkins Partner Stephen Medlock with its Immigration Impact Award on June 23 at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention in Florida.
Read MoreStarting Anew
A record 100 million people around the globe were forced to flee their homes in 2022, up from 65 million in 2015. Of those displaced last year, 32.5 million were refugees who had to leave their country in fear of persecution due to their race, religion, nationality, political opinion or group membership.
Read MoreFlorida Wants All New Migrants Arriving at the Border Locked Up. The Courts are Helping.
Florida officials think the federal government must detain everyone – or virtually everyone – who arrives at the U.S.-Mexico border without a visa. And it is using the courts to try to make that happen. Just last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit refused to stop two federal district court decisions […]
Read MoreHouse GOP Lays out Flimsy Case for Mayorkas Impeachment
Over the last two years, the House GOP has become increasingly vocal about their disagreements with the Biden administration on immigration and border policy. In recent weeks, this disagreement has reached a fever pitch. There has been a revitalized push from members of the House GOP to impeach Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro […]
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