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LATEST ANALYSIS
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DHS Changes H-1B Registration Process to Give Noncitizens an Equal Chance of Selection [[link removed]]
The Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently issued a final rule that changes H-1B registration selection and makes other changes related to the registration process.
FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW
Last week, a federal judge blocked a Texas law [[link removed]] from taking effect that would have given Texas authorities the ability to arrest and deport individuals suspected of entering the U.S. without authorization at the U.S.-Mexico border.
The American Immigration Council fought against Texas’ unconstitutional bill, known as SB 4, as well as two other anti-immigrant bills. We proudly joined 150+ organizations from the TRUST Coalition to strongly oppose SB 4.
Read more: Joint Statement Opposing Anti-Immigrant Legislation in Texas – TRUST Coalition [[link removed]]
ACROSS THE NATION
President Biden recently granted Deferred Enforcement Departure (DED) status for Palestinian nationals in the United States for 18 months, through August 14, 2025.
Like Temporary Protected Status (TPS), DED has been a lifeline to thousands of individuals already in the United States when problems in a home country make their departure or deportation untenable.
This updated fact sheet from the Council provides an overview of DED and TPS, which countries currently are designated for the statuses, and the benefits of each status.
Read more: Temporary Protected Status: An Overview [[link removed]]
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“We are experiencing displacement around the world at a level never seen in recorded history, and people are turning up at our southern border for a variety of different reasons. There are four failed [nation] states in our hemisphere alone."
– Jorge Loweree, Managing Director for Programs and Strategy at the American Immigration Council [[link removed]]
FURTHER READING
CNN: Texas AG sues a nonprofit that helps migrants, accusing it of ‘alien harboring.’ But the group calls the lawsuit ‘unfounded’ [[link removed]]
Houston Chronicle: Biden and Trump in Texas play political games over border security, immigration [[link removed]]
NPR Georgia: An influx of new citizens could influence the 2024 election in Georgia [[link removed]]
Univision: 47,000 latinos podrían hacerse ciudadanos y participar en las elecciones en Carolina del Norte [[link removed]]
Verify This: Viral post falsely claims ‘illegal migration’ has grown tenfold between 2017 and 2023 [[link removed]]
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