Executive Action

Executive Action

Coalition Outlines Immigration Priorities for a Just Budget in Fiscal Year 2023

Coalition Outlines Immigration Priorities for a Just Budget in Fiscal Year 2023

The Council and more than 130 organizations urged the Biden administration to redirect government funding for fiscal year 2023 away from draconian enforcement measures and invest in legal services and community-based programming. Read More

Reconciliation and Immigration: What You Need to Know

Reconciliation and Immigration: What You Need to Know

On the day that President Biden took office, he promised to send a bill to Congress to create a path to legal status for undocumented immigrants. Unfortunately, that bill, the U.S. Citizenship Act, has made little progress since it was introduced in February. Even the passage in the… Read More

Biden Administration Commits to Returning Deported Veterans

Biden Administration Commits to Returning Deported Veterans

Since the founding of the United States, immigrants have served in the U.S. military. In recognition of the sacrifices involved in military service, the federal government has provided an expedited path to citizenship for immigrant servicemembers for years—but it isn’t automatic and not all who serve qualify. Given how easy… Read More

Biden Signals Big Changes to Legal Immigration and Asylum Law with Spring Regulatory Agenda

Biden Signals Big Changes to Legal Immigration and Asylum Law with Spring Regulatory Agenda

Twice each year, the federal government publishes a “regulatory agenda,” a preview of all the proposals that are in the pipeline to become federal regulations. Last week, the Biden administration used the 2021 Spring Regulatory Agenda to indicate the many ways that it intends to move away… Read More

Returning to Our Humanitarian Obligations, AG Garland Restores Protections for Many Asylum Seekers

Returning to Our Humanitarian Obligations, AG Garland Restores Protections for Many Asylum Seekers

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced today that he is restoring a vital lifeline to victims of severe domestic violence, gang violence, and violence on account of family relationships. Read More

Tracking the Biden Agenda on Immigration Enforcement

Tracking the Biden Agenda on Immigration Enforcement

This report analyzes the Biden administration's 100 days progress in reforming immigration enforcement and recommendations for how to best move forward. Read More

Tracking the Biden Agenda on Legal Immigration in the First 100 Days

Tracking the Biden Agenda on Legal Immigration in the First 100 Days

This report analyzes the most significant changes to the legal immigration system made by the Biden administration during its first 100 days in office, and makes recommendations to foster a fair and efficient system. Read More

How the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Affected Immigration: One Year Later

How the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Affected Immigration: One Year Later

It’s been one year since the COVID-19 pandemic first affected immigration on a global scale. The impact has been swift, devastating, and long-lasting. On March 11, 2020, former President Trump issued a proclamation announcing travel restrictions on two dozen European countries. It was one of the first major signs from… Read More

Coalition Letter to President Biden on Immigration Executive Orders

Coalition Letter to President Biden on Immigration Executive Orders

The American Immigration Council urged President Biden to end the illegal and inhumane asylum and border policies implemented by the Trump administration. Read More

Biden Took Eight Administrative Actions on Immigration. Here’s What You Need to Know.

Biden Took Eight Administrative Actions on Immigration. Here’s What You Need to Know.

On his first day in office, President Biden took significant steps towards undoing the harm of the Trump administration’s immigration policies—and reforming our punitive and inhumane enforcement system. In response to years of work by immigrants and advocates, Biden quickly signed a series of executive actions related to immigration. Here… Read More

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