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Your weekly summary from the Council
LATEST ANALYSIS
FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW
- Thousands of immigrants will celebrate Independence Day this weekend by becoming U.S. citizens at naturalization ceremonies across the country. However, there are also millions of immigrants who want to become citizens of the United States but cannot just “apply for citizenship” because of our nation’s outdated immigration laws.
Read more: Why Don’t Immigrants Apply for Citizenship?
ACROSS THE NATION
- A federal court ruled that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was unlawfully detaining immigrant youth. ICE officers must now consider less restrictive settings for unaccompanied immigrant youth—including releasing them to family members or youth shelters—before being transferred to ICE detention centers.
Read more: Stopping ICE From Unlawfully Detaining Immigrant Youth
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“But in a sweeping decision on Thursday, Thuraissigiam’s path to asylum came to an end when the Supreme Court ruled that Congress could, without violating the Constitution, strip Thuraissigiam and thousands of asylum-seekers like him of the right to go to court and challenge even major errors in the asylum process. With the courts stepping away, the burden is now on Congress to fix its mistakes and protect due process.
–Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Policy Counsel at the American Immigration Council
Read more: Policies Affecting Asylum Seekers at the Border
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