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Your weekly summary from the Council
LATEST ANALYSIS
- New Enforcement Priorities Show Some Improvement, Maintain Old Framework
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas issued the long-awaited new set of enforcement priorities On September 30. While the new memo makes some meaningful changes from the previous iterations of the enforcement priorities memos, it still embraces the framework of prioritizing groups of people for enforcement, rather than identifying groups of people to prioritize for protection, as many advocates have called for. Read More »
- With New Florida Lawsuit, States' Efforts to Dictate Federal Immigration Policy Continue
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced a new lawsuit on Tuesday seeking an order requiring the Biden administration to detain almost all people arriving at the Southwest border. It is the latest in a string of lawsuits brought by states with Republican governors seeking to shape federal immigration policy. Read More »
- What You Need to Know About the New Proposed DACA Regulation
The Biden administration followed through on its Day One promise to create a new regulation to “preserve and fortify” the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals initiative (DACA) on September 27. The new rule would codify the original DACA protections as announced in 2012 without expanding them to include new groups of undocumented youth. Read More »
FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW
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Certain immigrants can “register” for legalization if they entered the country on or before a specified date and demonstrated good moral character and continuous residence since their entry. If Congress advanced the registry date, millions of non-citizens who are long-term residents of the United States could potentially apply for legalization. This week, Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough rejected a proposal that would have included a date change to the immigration registry.
This fact sheet from the American Immigration Council provides information on a provision called “registry” that allows certain immigrants who are long-term residents of the United States—who are either undocumented or present in the country under some sort of temporary immigration status—to “register” for Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) status.
Read more: Legalization Through “Registry”
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“Immigration enforcement personnel during the Trump-era were able to operate in an environment where they could enforce immigration laws however they saw fit and do enforcement by dragnet and go after whoever they want to go after. And trying to then create a new regime where you're simultaneously trying to redirect enforcement resources but entrusting personnel to do the right thing and redirect that implementation with minimal oversight and direction is an experiment that we hope will be successful but will only succeed if there is robust oversight and meaningful consequences for personnel that rebel against the secretary’s directive.”
– Jorge Loweree, policy director for the American Immigration Council
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