Dear John,

COVID-19 has disrupted nearly every aspect of the U.S. immigration system. And over the past seven months, the American Immigration Council tracked the major immigration law and policy changes and outlined their impact.

We just released this updated analysis and recommendations in the Special Report, “The Impact of COVID-19 on Noncitizens and Across the U.S. Immigration System.”

The report explains why:

• The COVID-19 immigration bans are thinly veiled attempts to implement drastic changes to our legal immigration system under the guise of preserving economic opportunities for native-born Americans.
• Reopening the immigration courts—without appropriate precautions—risks the safety of immigrants, attorneys, and court staff.
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement is responsible for allowing COVID-19 to spread inside its detention centers.

The report also highlights important data, including:

• How immigration restrictions continue to keep the number of visas granted 25 percent below the norm.
• The number of people sent to immigration detention after being arrested has reached 75 percent of pre-pandemic levels.
• 20,000 people have a pending Migrant Protection Protocols case and either remain in Mexico, in a dangerous state of limbo, or have given up and returned to their home country.

Reports like this expose how the Trump administration has exploited a public health crisis to shut down our immigration tradition.

The Council will continue to track these developments and fight to ensure that the United States remains a welcoming country.

Sincerely,

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