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Your weekly summary from the Council
LATEST ANALYSIS
- Federal Judge Strikes Down DACA: What You Need to Know
Judge Andrew Hanen of the Southern District of Texas struck down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, but in recognition of the impact on the 616,000 people who currently benefit from the program, he did not require U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to terminate any DACA protections or stop renewals while his decision goes through the appeals process. People who only recently submitted initial applications will not receive approvals from USCIS. Read More »
FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW
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June statistics released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) show that the Title 42 rapid expulsions policy put in place by the Trump administration has increased the number of single adults who attempt to cross the border repeatedly.
Since 2003, the federal government has spent record levels of money on the agencies that carry out immigration enforcement. But enforcement alone is not sufficient to address the challenges of border crossings.
This fact sheet from the American Immigration Council explains how much these border enforcement initiatives have cost throughout the decades and what outcomes—if any—the produced.
Read more: The Cost of Immigration Enforcement and Border Security
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“Stepped-up border enforcement itself accounts for part of the increase [in apprehensions at the U.S.-Mexico border]. The number of apprehensions is inflated because of the Title 42 policy, according to a fact sheet from the American Immigration Council, a nonprofit advocacy group. By simply pushing migrants back across the border without formally removing them, the policy makes it easier for migrants to attempt repeated crossings — and to be apprehended more than once. From 2014 to 2019, before Title 42 went into effect, only 15 percent of the migrants apprehended by the Border Patrol had been apprehended previously in the same year. In May 2021, recidivists accounted for 38 percent of apprehensions.
– David L. Wilson, co-author of 'The Politics of Immigration: Questions and Answers,' in 'Let’s Call the “Border Crisis” What It Is: Another Big Lie From the Right' from Truthout
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