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Defensores legales presentarán demanda para impugnar la constitucionalidad de la ley antiinmigrante de Florida
MIAMI – El Southern Poverty Law Center, la Unión Americana de Libertades Civiles, la ACLU de Florida, Americans for Immigrant Justice y el American Immigration Council han anunciado que presentarán una demanda federal impugnando el proyecto de ley draconiano del Senado de Florida 1718, que entra en vigor hoy, 1 de julio. Los grupos están […]
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 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 […]
Read MoreIs Chevron deference on the Supreme Court’s chopping block?
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide a case that asks the Court to overturn Chevron v. National Resources Defense Council—an influential decision that requires courts to defer to federal agencies’ reasonable interpretations of ambiguous laws. The Supreme Court’s decision to take the case about fishing regulations—Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimond—has immigration attorneys talking. But […]
Read MoreCoalition Urges Biden Administration To Use Alternatives to Detention As Title 42 Is Lifted
The American Immigration Council joined a coalition of 232 organizations calling on the Biden administration to ensure asylum seekers are not placed in immigration detention as Title 42 is lifted.
Read MoreBeyond A Border Solution
America needs durable solutions. These concrete measures can bring orderliness to our border and modernize our overwhelmed asylum system.
Read More2023 Immigration Impact Awards
Purchase Tickets Here Date: Friday, June 23, 2023 Time: 7:00 – 10:00 pm ET Location: Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center 6000 W Osceola Pkwy, Kissimmee, FL We are happy to share that the American Immigration Council has made some changes to our annual awards event (formerly the American Heritage Awards). We have a new […]
Read MoreSenior Media Fellows
Who We Work With We primarily work with people who have never published an opinion piece or essay before but have a story they want to tell. In recent years, many of our pieces have been authored by Dreamers, refugees, healthcare professionals, farmers STEM workers, and business leaders. Our writers fall into four general categories: […]
Read MoreImmigrants Help Fund Our Public Programs
Over the next 30 years, immigrants will pay more in taxes than they will consume in benefits, a new study from the Cato Institute found. This net positive flow in tax contributions shows that immigrants will continue to play an outsized role in supporting public services like schools and safety net programs such as nutrition […]
Read MoreBiden’s Reviving Phone-Booth Asylum. Here’s Why It Was a Disaster
The Biden administration is yet again turning to the Trump playbook as it tries to slap together a border crackdown to succeed the end of the Title 42 “public health” order next month. The latest revived Trump-era idea: keeping asylum seekers in Border Patrol custody for longer, and conducting asylum screening interviews in phone booths, […]
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