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2023 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 MoreNew Menendez Plan Proposes Humane and Effective Solutions for Managing Migration at the Border
The American Immigration Council responds to the new Menendez Plan which proposes humane and effective solutions for managing migration at the border.
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, […]
Read MoreOpposition to Proposed Asylum Transit Ban Rule Across U.S.
Members of Congress, Faith Leaders, and Pediatricians Join Tens of Thousands of People Demanding Rescission of Biden Asylum Transit Ban.
Read MoreDHS Publishes Privacy Document About ATDs and the Data They Collect – Two Decades Late
Written by Raul Pinto and Rebekah Wolf of the American Immigration Council The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published the Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) implementation of Alternative to Detention Programs (ATD) on March 17. ATD programs provide noncitizens in removal proceedings the ability to remain in their […]
Read MoreDeadly Detention Center Fire Is a Reminder: Both the US and Mexico Are Failing Migrants
On Monday night, 39 migrants died, and another 27 were seriously injured, in a fire in a Mexican detention center in Ciudad Juarez. The migrants—most of them from Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Venezuela—were being held for deportation by the Mexican immigration enforcement agency INM, after a sweep to pick up migrants who were working […]
Read MoreAdvocates Release FOIA Data, Seek Transparency for Thousands of Afghans Seeking Humanitarian Parole and the Extensive Delays They Are Facing
The American Immigration Council and International Refugee Assistance Project released government records documenting the extensive delays experienced by thousands of Afghans who filed for humanitarian parole since the United States’ chaotic military withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021.
Read MoreAgency Failures Make Obtaining Humanitarian Parole Almost Impossible for Afghans
The facts on immigration—right in your inbox. Sign up with the American Immigration Council to receive the latest in immigration law and policy as well as opportunities and resources to educate the public about the value of immigration to American society. In July 2021, the Biden administration announced that the United States’ military mission in […]
Read MoreThe Growing Demand for Physicians in Nevada
This research brief highlights the crucial role immigrants in Nevada are playing to help address critical physician shortages.
Read MoreThis Is Pretty Simple, Mr. President: Don’t Restart Family Detention
The Biden administration is reportedly planning to detain large numbers of immigrant families again this spring. This is part of the administration’s plan to replace Title 42 with a new policy that will make it very difficult for the majority of migrants crossing the border to qualify for asylum in the United States. According to […]
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