Research and Analysis

Research and Analysis

The Council is a national leader in challenging the myths and misinformation that too often dominate the political and public debate around immigration.

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Policies Affecting Asylum Seekers at the Border

This fact sheet explains the complicated interplay and application of protection and border processing policies.

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How the United States Immigration System Works

U.S. immigration law is very complex. Here's basic information about how the U.S. legal immigration system is designed.

Most Recent Fact Sheets

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The Rules for Immigrants Wanting to Work in the United States on a Permanent Basis

April 6, 2020
This fact sheet defines the various components of the permanent, employment-based immigration system—and then describes how those components relate to each other in the application processes for each...
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Immigration Detention in the United States by Agency

January 2, 2020
This fact sheet describes the populations, duration, and conditions for noncitizens detained in the United States by department.
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Policies Affecting Asylum Seekers at the Border

January 29, 2020
This fact sheet explains the complicated interplay and application of protection and border processing policies.

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Most Recent Special Reports

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Noncitizens and Across the U.S. Immigration System

May 27, 2020
This report identifies disruptions throughout the immigration system because of the COVID-19 pandemic and makes recommendations for improvements to the federal government’s response.
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Changing Patterns of Interior Immigration Enforcement in the United States, 2016 -2018

July 1, 2019
To better understand the changing interior enforcement trends under the Trump administration, this report analyzes individual-level data on immigration enforcement outcomes.
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The Role of Contact and Values in Public Attitudes Toward Unauthorized Immigrants

April 30, 2019
This report uncovers the degree to which contact with immigrants and personal values are associated with views about unauthorized immigrants.

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Most Recent Advocacy

  • Advocacy

Council and WilmerHale File Administrative Challenge to Burdensome Records Requirement for Employment Authorization

May 12, 2020

The Council and the law firm WilmerHale filed a petition with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) challenging the requirement that asylum seekers...

  • Advocacy

Council Urges Governors to Release People Detained in ICE Custody During Coronavirus Pandemic

April 13, 2020

In order to preserve public health during the coronavirus outbreak, groups urged the governors of Colorado, New Mexico, and New Jersey...

  • Advocacy

Regulatory Comment on Establishing a System for Secretarial Review Over Cases Before the Department of Labor Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals

April 7, 2020
These comments were submitted on the regulatory changes in the Department of Labor’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Direct Final Rule, published in the Federal Register on March 6, 2020 by the American Immigration Council and the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

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