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April 2024
Greetings. This installment of Immigration Disclosures highlights the Council’s most recent lawsuit to get information from immigration enforcement agencies about an Alternative to Detention (ATD) Program, and the Council’s work to request city-level data about refugee resettlement from the U.S. Department of State.
Initial Disclosures:
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Due
to
the
Council
and
its
partners’
efforts,
U.S.
Citizenship
and
Immigration
Services
(USCIS)
reported
that
it
processed
99.3%
of
new
A-File
requests
the
agency
received
between
December
2023
and
March
2024.
A-Files
contain
crucial
information
about
individuals’
immigration
history.
They
are
vital
when
people
apply
for
immigration
benefits
or
seek
defense
against
removal.
Read
USCIS’
latest
compliance
report
here
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process.
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To
track
individuals
enrolled
in
the
FERM
program,
ICE
uses
SmartLINK,
an
app
operated
by
BI,
Inc.,
a
subsidiary
of
the
private
prison
company
Geo
Group.
Read more: Council Files Lawsuit to Get Records about Program that Monitors Families Seeking Asylum [[link removed]]
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