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Your weekly summary from the Council
LATEST ANALYSIS
“If I spoke too loudly, solitary. If I climbed on top of a table to get a guard’s attention, solitary. If I had suicidal thoughts, solitary. When the guards would tease me about being deported back to my home country and make airplane sounds at me and gesture like a plane was taking me away, I would become upset and then get solitary for being upset.” Read More »
The Biden administration has started a program to allow some Central and South Americans who are stuck in the family visa backlog to come to the United States and reunite with their relatives while they wait for their immigrant visas to become available. Read More »
FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW
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Florida’s agriculture and construction industries have already begun to suffer the consequences of Governor Ron DeSantis’ new immigration law that went into effect July 1. Among other provisions, the law imposes harsher penalties for undocumented workers and employers who hire them.
According to local employers, the effect of the law was immediate. Some construction companies report that their staff shrunk as much as 50% in the days since Florida implemented the law.
Florida’s economy—and the U.S. economy at large—depends on immigrants. This Labor Market Series examines how labor demands are evolving and how immigration plays into our ability to meet these demands.
Read more: Labor Market Series
ACROSS THE NATION
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The American Immigration Council and the Center for Gender and Refugee Studies filed a Freedom of Information Act request to obtain information about U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s efforts to require the use of the CBP One app as the primary method for seeking asylum at ports of entry. This information seeks to shed light on CBP’s recent treatment of asylum seekers, and their access to processing appointments scheduled via CBP One, revealing potential violations of their rights.
Read more: Council Seeks Records on CBP’s Treatment of Migrants at the U.S.-Mexico Border
- The American Immigration Council, the National Immigration Project (NIPNLG), and the Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network (RMIAN) filed an administrative complaint with the U.S. the Department of Homeland Security's oversight bodies demanding an immediate investigation into the misuse of solitary confinement at the ICE Denver Contract Detention Center in Aurora, Colorado. This complaint exposes the fear detainees face in reporting safety concerns, given the punitive nature of solitary confinement.
Read more: Complaint Urges Investigation Into Misuse of Solitary Confinement in Colorado Immigration Detention Center
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“ICE is responsible for the safety of detained individuals, which it has repeatedly demonstrated it cannot provide. The egregious use of solitary confinement is detrimental to detained individuals' mental and physical well-being. Despite a documented history of abuse and numerous deaths at the Aurora facility, this complaint illustrates the systemic failure by ICE to ensure a safe environment for the people they detain. The misuse and overuse of solitary confinement leaves people in detention fearful to report safety concerns for fear of its punitive use, and without recourse to protect themselves.”
– Rebekah Wolf, senior policy counsel at the American Immigration Council
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