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Your weekly summary from the Council
LATEST ANALYSIS
FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW
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The Biden Administration ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to discontinue the use of two detention facilities in Georgia and Massachusetts. The agency will also terminate a 287 (g) agreement with the Bristol County Sheriff's Office in Massachusetts.
The complex network of facilities ICE uses to detain immigrants has a long history of human rights and due process violations. The administration should invest in community-based alternatives to detention and in providing noncitizens navigating the removal process with appointed counsel.
This fact sheet from the American Immigration Council provides a snapshot of the extent of available community-organizations and services that help migrants navigate the complexities of the U.S. immigration system.
Read more: Community Support for Migrants Navigating the U.S. Immigration System
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287 (g) agreements between local law enforcement and ICE undermine trust and cooperation with the communities they work to protect.
This fact sheet from the American Immigration Council explains the agreement in which the federal government and state and local law enforcement collaborate to enforce federal immigration law.
Read more: The 287(g) Program: An Overview
ACROSS THE NATION
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A Trump-era rule finalized on the last day of the administration’s term drastically increased fees across-the-board in immigration proceedings for those appealing deportation orders and seeking asylum.
In a letter spearheaded by the American Immigration Council and joined by over 150 advocacy organizations, legal services providers, and others supporting people in immigration proceedings urged the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR) to repeal the rule that immediately denies access to justice for economically disadvantaged individuals seeking a fair day in court.
Read more: Request to Repeal EOIR Rule Imposing Immigration Fee Increases
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President Biden assumed office with commitments to create a more humane system of immigration enforcement, curtail harsh enforcement activities, and reduce the hardship experienced by immigrant communities across the United States.
A new report released this week by the American Immigration Council analyzes the most significant changes to interior enforcement in the Trump era, the Biden administration’s commitments and accomplishments in restructuring immigration enforcement, and makes recommendations on how to create meaningful and lasting reforms.
Read more: Tracking the Biden Agenda on Immigration Enforcement
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
The Biden administration announced that ICE would stop detaining immigrants at the Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia and the C. Carlos Carreiro Immigration Detention Center in Bristol County, Massachusetts.
“This is great news given the documented history of abuse within both facilities. It’s time for us to move away from a system where we spend billions of dollars detaining record numbers of immigrants at great risk of harm.”
– Jorge Loweree, director of policy with the American Immigration Council
FURTHER READING
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- Are you an Immigration Lawyer? Don't miss the American Immigration Lawyers Association's Annual Conference June 9-12.
Learn more here about the AILA Annual Conference on Immigration Law
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