Center for Immigration Studies
Seeking Release from Immigration Detention
This fact sheet gives a brief overview of the process individuals must undergo to seek release from immigration detention. Read More
Driving Growth: The Economic Impact of Immigrants in the Great Lakes Region, 2014-2017
A new report from New American Economy and the Great Lakes Metro Chambers Coalition finds that from 2014 to 2017, the immigrant population in the Great Lakes Region has been a driving force behind the region’s economic growth. Driving Growth: The Economic Impact of Immigrants… Read More
New Rule Seeks to End Flores Agreement and Indefinitely Detain Immigrant Children
he Trump administration announced that it will publish a new regulation on Friday that allows for the indefinite detention of immigrant children. The rule will terminate the Flores Settlement Agreement, which currently requires that the government hold children in the least restrictive setting and release them as quickly as possible, generally within 20 days. Read More
New Americans in Dallas County
Read the Report: New Americans in Dallas County Download Now New research from New American Economy shows that immigrants accounted for 40 percent of Dallas County’s business owners in 2017. The report, New Americans in Dallas County, was prepared in… Read More
Nicaraguan Immigrant Helps Toledo, OH Become Safe and Accessible for All
Meyling Ruiz and her brother were babies when her parents fled their homeland during the Nicaraguan Revolution. It was 1988, and Sandinista soldiers had already taken her 15-year-old cousin to fight for the regime. Civil unrest, food shortages, violence, and murder reigned. “They didn’t know how long that… Read More
From Alexandria, Egypt to Charlotte, NC: An Immigrant’s Support for Other International Students Pays Off
Tarek Elshayeb is from Alexandria, Egypt, and came to the United States to attend graduate school at Clemson University in South Carolina. “I was looking for a better education, better work opportunities, a better life in general,” he says. While studying for his master’s degree in human resources, he obtained… Read More
Catch as Catch Can: How a Worker Shortage in Fish Processing Facilities is Slowing U.S. Economic Growth
Read the Brief: How a Shortage of Workers in Fish Processing Facilities Is Increasing Our Reliance on Imported Seafood and Slowing U.S. Economic Growth Download the Report In recent years, seafood has emerged as an increasingly critical part of the American diet. As U.S. consumers… Read More
New Public Charge Rule Guts Legal Immigration Eligibility
The Department of Homeland Security announced a new regulation that redefines who can be considered a “public charge” under immigration law. The new regulation will likely have a chilling effect on America’s family-based immigration system, drastically limiting who will be permitted into the United States. Read More
Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Fast-Track Deportations
The American Immigration Council, American Civil Liberties Union, and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP filed a federal lawsuit today challenging the Trump administration’s new rule that massively expands fast-track deportations without a fair legal process such as a court hearing or access to an attorney. Read More
Recommitting Ourselves to the America We Still Believe In
We mourn the loss of precious life and reflect on the devastation that hit our nation over the weekend. Terrible things happen when fear and hate are normalized. The American Immigration Council stands with the resilient and welcoming communities of El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. Read More
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