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FY 2024 Government Funding Package Is a Mixed-Bag on Immigration
President Biden signed the final 6-bill “minibus” funding package for fiscal year (FY) 2024 on March 23, which includes funding for the agencies that implement our immigration laws. This was the culmination of months of negotiations mired by attempts to insert restrictive border and immigration policy changes into the budget. While the compromise package doesn’t […]
Read MoreNew Report Shows Immigrants in Androscoggin County, Maine Paid Over $24 Million in Taxes and Held Over $74 Million in Spending Power in 2019
Immigrants play a crucial role in the labor force in southern Maine, according to data in a new report.
Read MoreImmigration Impact Awards 2024
Date: Friday, June 14, 2024 Time: 6:30 pm CT – Pre-Awards Reception (Open to all attendees), 7:30 pm CT – Immigration Impact Awards Location: Marriott Marquis 2121 S Prairie Ave, Chicago, IL 60616 The American Immigration Council is hosting our annual Immigration Impact Awards on June 14th at the Marriott Marquis, Chicago. Together, we will […]
Read More200 Immigration-Related Bills Have Already Been Introduced in State Legislatures in 2024
Amid inaction from the federal government on immigration policy and growing calls for action from localities, some state legislatures are taking a proactive role in welcoming immigrants and refugees. Once again, states are leading the way on immigration policy in the U.S. Despite being less than a month into the 2024 state legislative cycle, state […]
Read MoreNew Research Shows Immigrants in Gainesville Paid $76 Million in Taxes and Held nearly $242 Million in Spending Power in 2019
GAINESVILLE, FL — A new report released today by New American Economy in partnership with the City of Gainesville and the R??ural Women’s Health Project, underscores the critical role immigrants in Gainesville play in education, business creation, and STEM innovation. Despite making up 11.3 percent of Gainesville’s population, immigrants accounted for 23 percent of the […]
Read MoreLegalization Through 245(i)
This fact sheet from the Council provides an overview of how current immigration law allows certain undocumented immigrants to become Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs) without first having to leave the United States.
Read MoreAdjustment of Status Under § 245(i) for Noncitizens Previously Removed
Duran Gonzalez is a Ninth Circuit-wide class action challenging DHS’ refusal to follow Perez-Gonzalez v. Ashcroft, 379 F.3d 783 (9th Cir. 2004). In Perez-Gonzalez, the Ninth Circuit had said that individuals who had been removed or deported could apply for adjustment of status (under INA § 245(i)) along with an accompanying I-212 waiver application. In Duran Gonzales v. DHS, 508 F.3d 1227 (9th Cir. 2007), the Ninth Circuit overturned Perez-Gonzalez, deferring to the BIA’s holding that individuals who have previously been removed or deported are not eligible to apply for adjustment of status. See Matter of Torres-Garcia, 23 I&N Dec. 866 (BIA 2006). The Court subsequently said, however, that some plaintiffs may be able to establish that the new rule should not apply retroactively.
Read MoreWeekend Reading: Highlights from this week’s immigration news (June 20-24)
This week, the Supreme Court held a split vote on immigration, resulting in a maintained block on President Obama’s plan to protect from deportation millions of undocumented immigrants who are parents of citizens or permanent residents (DAPA) and young people who were brought to the United States before their 16th birthday and have been in […]
Read MoreLetter by the Council and AILA urging USCIS to address reports of widespread and recurrent restrictions on access to counsel. (Mar. 24, 2011)
In this March 24, 2011 letter, the Council and AILA urged USCIS to address reports of widespread and recurrent restrictions on access to counsel. These restrictions, documented in a nation-wide survey (http://www.aila.org/infonet/final-results-attorney-representation-before-dhs) of immigration attorneys, included limitations on attorneys’ ability to communicate with their clients, restrictions on attorney seating during USCIS interviews, and limitations on attorneys’ ability to submit documents to the interviewing officer.
Read MoreRecord Number of International Students Add $24 billion to U.S. Economy
A record number of international students studying in the U.S. contributed billions to the U.S. economy during the 2012-2013 academic year, according to an economic analysis by NAFSA: Association of International Educators. Over the academic year, international students and their families support 313,000 jobs and contributed $24 billion to the U.S. economy. The NAFSA report […]
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