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Your weekly summary from the Council
LATEST ANALYSIS
FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW
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This week, news broke that Senators Krysten Sinema and Thom Tillis were reportedly working on a bipartisan immigration deal that would provide permanent status to some Dreamers. The deal could include protections for roughly two million undocumented youth, in exchange for tens of billions in border security and new limits on asylum.
If passed, this would be the first time in four decades that Congress legalized more than 2 million people at once. The last time Congress did so was under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA).
This special report from the American Immigration Council discusses the economic and social benefits of IRCA, and how similar measures could help the U.S. today.
Read more: Back to the Future: The Impact of Legalization Then and Now
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This week, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas announced the extension of Haiti's Temporary Protective Status (TPS) for 18 months, as well as the country's redesignation for TPS. According to the Department of Homeland Security, the redesignation alongside the extension of TPS stems from a multitude of conditions, including socioeconomic challenges, political instability, and gang violence, exacerbated by environmental disaster.
By extending this humanitarian relief, Haitians with TPS will be able to stay in the United States until August 2024. Other Haitians living in the United States since November 6, 2022, will be able to petition for temporary relief under the program’s redesignation.
Read more: Temporary Protected Status: An Overview
ACROSS THE NATION
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This week, the American Immigration Council and our partners filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit that demands U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) publish on its website the procedures for paying bond for detained individuals.
ICE has failed for years to provide the public with its procedures about how individuals paying bonds can secure the release of people in detention. This has led to confusion and needlessly extends people’s detention in ICE custody.
Specifically, the lawsuit compels ICE to publish information on how it accepts bond payments, refunds bond payments, and how it decides to reject bond payments.
Read more: The American Immigration Council Sues ICE to Compel Agency to Publish its Bond Payment Procedures
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“The majority of Americans, Republicans and Democrats alike, believe that undocumented youth deserve a path to remain in the United States permanently. It’s long past time for Congress to act, which is why we welcome news of ongoing bipartisan negotiations on immigration and encourage lawmakers to keep working on a solution for Dreamers.
“At the same time, we are concerned with measures that would weaken the United States’ asylum system and stop vulnerable migrants from seeking asylum. We urge negotiators to reach a deal which protects people who have been living here nearly all their lives, while also respecting the fundamental right to protection which is enshrined in our laws and history.”
– Jeremy Robbins, executive director at the American Immigration Council
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