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 LATEST ANALYSIS 

• Updated ICE Directive Fails to Deliver Meaningful Protections for Immigrant Families
  
  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently announced a new directive aimed at preserving family unity and the parental rights of noncitizens. Though media outlets have lauded the policy as a way to end family separations at the border, it falls short of offering significant protections to keep families together. Read More »
   

• Immigration Agencies Get Hit with Record-High Lawsuits as Delays Worsen
  
  Lawsuits asking courts to order government employees to decide long-pending immigration filings have increased sharply in the past year. In May 2022, the federal courts recorded 647 immigration-related lawsuits for agency delay. Read More »

 FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW  

• This week, the U.S. House of Representatives is considering a bill that would allow undocumented immigrants to apply for legal status after living in the country for seven years. 

  The new bill would create a rolling registry for undocumented immigrants who have resided in the United States for at least seven years to register with the government for a green card. 

  Congress created the original registry in 1929, but the eligibility date hasn't been updated since 1986. The only immigrants who can currently get a green card through the registry would have had to enter the country in 1972.

  This fact sheet from the American Immigration Council explains the history of the registry, who is currently eligible, and who may benefit from an updated version. 

  Read more: Legalization Through “Registry”

 ACROSS THE NATION 

• The American Immigration Council joined a letter signed by 156 organizations calling on the Department of Homeland Security to take concrete steps to protect the right to abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs. 

  The letter calls on DHS to protect the right to an abortion for individuals held in DHS custody. It also advocates for instructing Border Patrol not to prevent undocumented individuals from traveling through a checkpoint if they are seeking medical treatment for reproductive health care such as an abortion. 

  Read more: Coalition Urges DHS To Protect the Right to Abortion After Dobbs

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 QUOTE OF THE WEEK 

"At stake in this case is a fundamental question; can a president choose who to target for deportation? For generations, the answer was yes. The Supreme Court repeatedly reaffirmed this point. But now that discretion is at risk of being stripped away."

– Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, policy director at the American Immigration Council

 FURTHER READING 

• Reason: Thousands of Lawsuits Have Been Filed Over Wait Times, Backlogs at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
   

• Slate: By a 5–4 Vote, the Supreme Court Let a Lone Judge Block Biden’s Power Over Deportations
   

• Pork Business: Looking for Hired Help? Farm and Ranch Labor is Changing, Here’s What You Need to Know

         

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