Your weekly summary from the Council

 LATEST ANALYSIS 

• USCIS Fee Hikes Will Go Into Effect for These Applications
  
  The agency will impose an astronomical 80% increase to the cost of becoming a U.S. citizen and a first-time fee for asylum applicants. Read More »
   
• Trump’s Public Charge Rule Is Blocked Again Over Impact of COVID-19
  
  Doctors are celebrating this court ruling as a major victory for public health. Read More »
   
• Government Secretly Held Asylum-Seeking Children in Hotels
  
  The Trump administration has been detaining immigrant children in hotels along the U.S.-Mexico border for weeks before expelling them from the United States. Some of the children are as young as 1. Read More »
   
• What You Need to Know About the Partial DACA Rescission Memo
  
  The memo does serious damage to the DACA initiative and creates a cruel uncertainty for Dreamers in the middle of a global pandemic. Read More »
   
• Trump Deployed Federal Agents With a History of Abuse to Racial Justice Protests
  
  Any federal law enforcement at local protests should be cause for alarm, but U.S. Customs and Border Protection's presence is particularly troubling. Read More »

 FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW 

• Immigration enforcement is under the public spotlight ahead of next week's release of the "Immigration Nation" Netflix docuseries. This fact sheet explains which government agencies oversee the nation’s immigration detention system.
  
  Read more: Immigration Detention in the United States by Agency

ACROSS THE NATION

• U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel were deployed to protests across the country. The American Immigration Council is filing a Freedom of Information Act request to help the public gain a better understanding of the ramifications of the deployments, which reflect a clear lack of transparency.
  
  Read more: Demanding Records on CBP’s Deployment to U.S. Cities During Racial Justice Protests
   
• USCIS' $1.2 billion budget shortfall came under scrutiny at a congressional hearing. The Council called on Congress to demand greater transparency, fiscal responsibility, and efficiency before it considers appropriating emergency funding for USCIS.
  
  Read more: Statement for the House Committee on Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Hearing on "Oversight of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services”

 QUOTE OF THE WEEK 

“The story of immigration to the United States is ultimately one of human potential—the desire to work hard, support one's family, and contribute to the future of our powerful nation. We cannot allow the government agency tasked with welcoming newcomers to be stopped in its tracks. USCIS and its thousands of employees must be enabled to continue the important work they do each and every day. With funding and accountability from Congress, this vision is possible."

–Sharvari Dalal-Dheini, the director of government relations at the American Immigration Lawyers Association and Royce Bernstein Murray, managing director of programs at the American Immigration Council

 FURTHER READING 

• NBC Latino: 'Very alarmed': Dreamers slam Trump's new limits on DACA program 
   
• Newsweek: Private Border Wall 'Looks Like It's Going to Fall Into The River' After Hanna

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