Your weekly summary from the Council

 LATEST ANALYSIS 

• Biden’s Immigration Plan Is a Promising Start in the Work Ahead
  
  President-elect Biden’s plan is a strong start. But we must remember that it is just that—a start. The real work of rebuilding our country into a nation that accepts and embraces immigrants will take years of dedication. Read More »
   
• Making the Case for Ending Immigration Detention
  
  The government should rely on the expansive network of non-profit organizations providing medical, legal, and other services to immigrants—not immigration detention. Read More »
   
• USCIS Is Proposing an H-1B Rule That Ignores Why the Category Exists
  
  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is deliberately restricting U.S. employers from employing H-1B workers on the pretext that wage levels—and not education—are the key requirement. Read More »
   
• Court Protects Some TPS Holders’ Right to Apply for Green Cards
  
  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit ruled that certain people with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) can apply for green cards without leaving the United States. Read More »
   
• Immigration Advocates Can Have a Role in Advancing National Unity
  
  There are many lessons from the 2020 election for immigrant rights advocates. We must realize that immigration does not always have to stand alone in the policy debate. Read More »

 FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW  

• The Biden-Harris administration is expected to reverse many draconian policies that have reshaped the state of asylum at the border. This publication explains these complicated policies, including the Migrant Protection Protocols (also known as “Remain in Mexico”), metering, the Prompt Asylum Claim Review (PACR), and Humanitarian Asylum Review Process (HARP) programs, as well as a ban on asylum for individuals who transited through Mexico before arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border.
  
  Read more: Policies Affecting Asylum Seekers at the Border

 ACROSS THE NATION 

• The American Immigration Council and other immigrant rights groups filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court urging the justices to rule that immigrants who seek humanitarian protection from removal should have access to bond hearings—instead of being subjected to mandatory detention.

Read More: Council Files Amicus Brief on Opportunity for Detained Migrants with Prior Removal Orders Seeking Humanitarian Protection to be Released on Bond

 QUOTE OF THE WEEK 

“We know the path forward will be hard. For four years, we bore witness to the atrocities of a decidedly anti-immigration and racist agenda. Although we fought back against unprecedented attacks on immigration, there is much to be undone, and there is great need for progress through lasting reforms.

“At the American Immigration Council, we are ready to meet this moment and to join our next president in making our vision of a fair, just, and welcoming immigration system a reality.”

– Beth Werlin, executive director at the American Immigration Council

 FURTHER READING 

• The Guardian: US accused of using Covid as excuse to deny children their right to asylum
   
• The Arizona Republic: Under Trump asylum policy, hundreds of Cubans remain locked up in US detention centers
   
• The Philadelphia Inquirer: ‘The hopes are huge’: Philly-area immigrants are hopeful, if cautious, about a Biden presidency
   
• CNN: Trump administration's revisions to the naturalization exam could make the test harder for immigrants seeking citizenship

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