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Collective Action Protections for H-2A Workers Face Uphill Legal Battles

In April, the Department of Labor (DOL) published an expansive regulation aimed at increasing protections for the growing number of temporary agricultural workers entering the United States on H-2A nonimmigrant visas. A key component of the regulation establishes new protections for H-2A workers to engage in collective action to advocate for themselves or others regarding […]

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Volunteer to Support Immigrants: Pro Bono Attorneys and Interpreters Needed

Are you an attorney looking for a way to provide pro bono legal support to people working on their immigration cases? Or someone who could volunteer as an interpreter for those attorneys?  Consider joining the Immigration Justice Campaign. We give volunteer attorneys all the help they need to take on immigration cases—whether or not they’ve […]

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NEW REPORT: Gaps in Detention Data from Torrance Detention Facility Show Racial Disparities

In a New Mexico detention center, ICE categorized People with African, Asian, and South American backgrounds as racially ‘white’

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Torrance County Detention Facility’s Troubling Role in Detaining Haitian Migrants During the 2021 Del Rio Incident

Table of Contents Background Methodology & Organization Analysis of Detained Individuals Race and Ethnicity Analysis Placements into Torrance in 2021 Haitians at Torrance Abuses Continue into 2022 Conclusion Executive Summary The Torrance County Detention Facility (Torrance) is one of approximately 200 facilities across the United States where Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detains immigrants with […]

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Ninth Circuit Upholds Rights of Asylum Seekers, Rules “Metering” Unlawful

In a decision issued on Oct. 23, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals largely affirmed a lower court decision that found the U.S. government’s systemic practice of turning back asylum seekers (“metering”) at the U.S.-Mexico border is unlawful.

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The Origins of Birthright Citizenship in the United States, Explained

For over a century, the United States has applied the principle of jus soli, or birthplace-based citizenship, to grant American citizenship to anyone born on U.S. territory regardless of their parent’s immigration status. But over the past few decades, anti-immigrant politicians have advocated for the restriction of birthplace-based citizenship to deny birthright citizenship, primarily to […]

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Birthright Citizenship in the United States

This fact sheet explains birthright citizenship, the Fourteenth Amendment, and its interpretations. Who is eligible for birthright citizenship? Can birthright citizenship be taken away?

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FEMA’s Role in Migrant Assistance: Exploring the Shelter and Services Program

When local communities receive new immigrants who have been released at the border by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), they often provide necessary support to ensure that people have their immediate and short-term emergency needs (such as food and temporary shelter) met. Over the last decade, as large numbers of asylum seekers began arriving […]

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Court Allows Legal Challenge to CBP One Turnback Policy to Proceed

A case that challenges that U.S. government’s policy of turning away asylum seekers who legally approach ports of entry can move forward, a judge ruled.

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Mass Deportation

The mass deportation of millions of undocumented individuals would be tremendously expensive and would have a catastrophic impact on our economy—one that would be expansive and impact every American. The American Immigration Council analyzes the fiscal costs and economic impacts of such a mass deportation operation.

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