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GTCN Convening 2021
Global Talent Chamber Network Virtual Convening 2021 Chamber Leadership: A Modern Workforce for a Changing Economy Join NAE and chambers from across the country for a unique online peer-to-peer learning opportunity Session I1:00 – 2:10 pm ET / 12:00 – 1:10 pm CT / 10:00 – 11:10 am PT The Immigration Landscape: Partnerships in Reform […]
Read MoreCourt Says Turnbacks of Tens of Thousands of Asylum Seekers Are Unlawful
A federal judge declared unlawful the U.S. government’s turnbacks of asylum seekers arriving at ports of entry along the U.S southern border. The court ruled that the United States is required by law to inspect and process asylum seekers when they present themselves at ports of entry, and condemned the practice of denying access to the asylum process through metering and similar practices.
Read MoreNew 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 MoreThe American Immigration Council Grieves the Passing of Dale M. Schwartz
WASHINGTON-We are grieved to learn of the sudden passing of Dale Schwartz who died peacefully on August 27. Dale was a member of a visionary group of leaders at the American Immigration Lawyers Association who co-founded the American Immigration Council in 1987. His hope was to create a companion non-profit that would advance the cause […]
Read MoreFarm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021
This fact sheet provides an overview about the legalization program through which certain undocumented farmworkers in the United States could earn legal status.
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 MoreState and Local Policy Associate
New American Economy (NAE) is seeking a State and Local Policy Associate to assist in project management, writing, research, and communications. The State and Local Policy Associate will work on multiple projects, primarily with NAE’s State and Local Initiatives team, but also with the Research, Arts and Culture, and Communications teams, as well as the […]
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