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American Immigration Council Hosts New American Fellows Showcase in Brooklyn to Highlight Immigrant Voices and Advocacy
The American Immigration Council will host the New American Fellows Showcase to amplify advocacy and immigrant voices.
Read MoreBond Hearings for Asylum Seekers Are Latest Casualty of the Recent Supreme Court Term
For almost two decades, asylum seekers taken into Border Patrol custody who passed a “credible fear” interview have been eligible to seek release from detention on bond while they go through the asylum process. But now that right is gone. On July 29, a federal district court in Washington erased a key legal victory which […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know about the new proposal to update The Registry
Democrats in the House of Representatives have introduced a bill that would allow undocumented immigrants who have lived in the United States for at least seven years to legalize their status. The bill would change a provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act known as “Registry,” which allows certain long-term residents of the United States […]
Read MoreWelcoming and Inclusive State Policies: A Midyear Review of State Legislative Sessions in 2022
As immigration bills languish in Congress, state legislatures continue to pave the way in welcoming immigrants and refugees in 2022. With the majority of the 46 state legislatures that convened this year having adjourned, many states—once again—used the legislative process to pass bills that make their communities more inclusive for all state residents. These initiatives […]
Read MoreNew Research Shows Texas Immigrants Accounted for Over 20 Percent of Workforce Across Several Leading Industries
New research on released today by the American Immigration Council–in partnership with the Texas Association of Business and the Texas Business Leadership Council–underscores the crucial role immigrants in Texas play in some of the state’s fastest growing and most in demand fields.
Read MoreTending to America’s Food Supply
This fact sheet analyzes the essential role of immigrant workers in America’s food production, particularly in the meat and dairy industries
Read MoreIn Blow to Asylum, House Appropriations Committee Greenlights Title 42
The House Appropriations Committee on Friday passed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill for Fiscal Year 2023, as part of the year-over-year process that Congress undertakes to fund the government. Although the bill contains several pro-immigrant measures, much of that progress was overshadowed by a successful last-minute amendment targeting asylum. The amendment would […]
Read MoreMexico’s Supreme Court Declares Immigration Checkpoints Unconstitutional
Mexico’s Supreme Court released a decision on May 18 that struck down the policy of stopping and searching individuals to check their immigration status as racist and discriminatory—and therefore unconstitutional. Such searches have been part of Mexico’s broad attempt to crack down on migration through its territory, largely due to pressure from the United States […]
Read MoreUtah Once Again Leads by Example on Immigrant Inclusion
As the politics and partisanship of a mid-term election year ramp up, Utah is proving that bipartisan and public-private collaboration is still possible. On May 3, public and private sector leaders came together to launch a New American Task Force to develop a comprehensive strategy to maximize opportunities for—and address some of the main barriers […]
Read MoreThe Supreme Court Overturning Roe v. Wade Could Have Harmful Ripple Effects for Immigrants
Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, which is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, could have damaging effects to immigrant rights secured through the courts. The draft opinion—published last week in an unprecedented leak—is based in a legal concept known as “originalism,” which looks to the original text of the […]
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