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The Border Isn’t Open. Just 1 in 3 People at the Border Last Year Could Access the Asylum Process.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published new data last week showing that over the past 12 months, the Border Patrol has carried out nearly 1.7 million apprehensions at the southern border—a record. Opponents of President Biden quickly jumped on the news to renew claims that the border is somehow open. But focusing only on […]

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Biden Administration Halts Mass Worksite Raids By ICE

The Biden administration just took a significant step toward reining in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas issued a memorandum that orders the agency to halt all mass worksite raids. The memorandum also orders the agency to shift its focus to employers that break the law—rather than […]

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Biden Administration Doubles Down On Title 42 As Del Rio Expulsions Draw to A Close

In September, nearly 15,000 Haitians arrived near Del Rio, Texas seeking asylum in the United States. But rather than allowing them to seek protection, as is their right under United States law, the Biden administration instead began a process of mass expulsions to Haiti. With expulsions to Haiti finally slowing to a trickle  after 70 […]

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US Policy Toward Haitian Immigrants Is Part of a Long, Troubled History

Shocking images have emerged of Border Patrol officers on horseback charging toward Haitian immigrants in and around the border town of Del Rio, Texas. Thousands of Haitians have come to our southern border as conditions in their home country continue to deteriorate following a devastating earthquake in August and the assassination of President Jovenel Moise […]

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Del Rio Migrant Camp Shows How Biden Administration Is Not Living Up to Its Promises

Roughly 14,000 Haitians arrived at the border across from Del Rio, Texas in mid-September and walked across the Rio Grande to seek asylum. Many first left Haiti in 2010 following a devastating earthquake that killed over 100,000 people and have been pushed from country to country ever since. With Haiti in disarray following the assassination […]

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Immigration Reform in Budget Reconciliation Is Off to a Rocky Start but Much Is Yet to Come

Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough on September 19 rejected Democrats’ initial attempt to include immigration reform provisions in a $3.5 trillion spending bill currently making its way through Congress. Senate Democrats are already formulating alternative proposals for MacDonough to consider in the days ahead. Democrats had initially proposed that the spending bill provide a pathway to […]

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The Economic Contributions of Hispanic Americans

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, we are partnering with UnidosUS, the nation’s largest Latino civil rights and advocacy organization, to highlight the contributions of Hispanic Americans to our society and economy. To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, we take a look at the most recent data from the 2020 Census and the American Community Survey to shed […]

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Ethiopian Immigrant Couple Start Home-Care Business in Minnesota

Abraham & Aster Giorgis DaluOwners of A&A Reliable Home Health Care In the 1970s, Abe and Aster Giorgis Dalu attended the same high school in Ethiopia — then, a decade later, they reunited by chance in the United States, where they had both settled. Now married, the pair run A&A Reliable Home Health Care, employing 70 […]

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The 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 […]

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New Americans in Miami-Dade County

New research released today in partnership with Miami-Dade County’s Office of New Americans, underscores the critical role immigrants play in population growth, essential services, and business creation in Miami-Dade county.  The report also features profiles of five Miami-Dade residents: Sandra Campuzano, Gerard Philippeaux, Jeannie Tim Wong, Michael Burtov, and Luisa Santos. Key Findings: Immigration is […]

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