A mere three days after 16 Republican-led states sued the Biden administration over its “Keeping Families Together” parole process, a federal judge in Texas handed the plaintiffs a temporary “administrative stay,” ordering the federal government to stop granting any applications under the new process while the lawsuit proceeds. |
What would a second Donald Trump presidency mean for immigrants? One way to answer the question is to look at what former Trump administration officials see as their highest priorities for a future Trump presidency. That’s why Project 2025, a task force run by the Heritage Foundation, has gotten so much more attention than Trump’s official campaign plans or the GOP platform. |
A federal oversight agency published a report claiming that 32,000 children classified as unaccompanied minors did not show up to their immigration court dates. Media outlets quickly characterized the report’s findings as suggesting that ICE lost track of the children. But these media reports are misleading. |
Over the last decade, many politicians have called for overhauling the United States’ election systems by mandating strict voter ID for both registering to vote and actual voting. Many have justified this stance by either claiming the U.S. election system is vulnerable to fraud. However, a close examination of the evidence put forward by proponents of these strict limitations on voting shows just how extraordinarily rare noncitizen voting truly is—and how there is no burning need to impose new restrictions on access to voting.
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Welcoming Week begins on September 13! The annual campaign held Sept. 13 – 22 by Welcoming America, brings together neighbors of all backgrounds to build strong connections and affirm the importance of welcoming and inclusive places in achieving collective prosperity.
The American Immigration Council’s toolkit provides a template for building welcoming spaces in your own communities as an individual or group. You can use the toolkit as a guide throughout Welcoming Week and all year long.
Read more: Toolkit for Building Welcoming Communities
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Members of the Council are currently in South Africa for the 6th World Conference on Remedies to Racial and Social Inequality.
The team is presenting on our Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) work on U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s involvement in Black Lives Matter protests during the summer of 2020.
The report—a joint project between the Council, the Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI), and the UCI School of Law Immigrant Rights Clinic—dives into CBP’s role in policing BLM protests without proper authorization from local or state officials.
Read more: Beyond the Border: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Presence at Racial Justice Protests in Summer of 2020
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