Claudia Ornelas, American Immigration Council · [email protected]

October 4, 2019 at 6:00 PM

Join us for Latin Night. It won’t be the same without you.

    Dear John, Please join us for “Latin Night with the Council”—a night of delicious cocktails and food, great music, and a fantastic community of immigration attorneys and advocates. When: October 23, 6:00 - 8:00 PM Where: Toro Toro, 1300 I St NW, Washington, DC  Why: Mingle, relax, …

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  Claudia Valenzuela, American Immigration Council · [email protected]

October 3, 2019 at 5:00 PM

Customs and Border Protection officers should not be asylum officers

  Dear John,   A few weeks ago, reports emerged that the government was placing Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in the role of asylum officers. However, the unprecedented shift in functions remains shrouded in secrecy. We and our partners at the Tahirih Justice Center just…

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  Jorge Loweree, American Immigration Council · [email protected]

September 30, 2019 at 10:30 PM

Fact sheet on U.S. refugee law and policy

  John, The Trump administration has just proposed cutting the number of refugees who can enter the United States to 18,000—a record low. By comparison, annual admissions peaked at 85,000 per year over the last decade. Download our Fact Sheet on U.S. Refugee Law and Policy   The d…

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  American Immigration Council · [email protected]

September 29, 2019 at 4:46 PM

This Week in Immigration: Refugee Admissions to Hit 40-Year Low

  A weekly roundup from Immigration Impact Refugee Admissions to Hit 40-Year Low Under Trump It's the lowest number ever in the 40-year history of the refugee program, and the fourth time Trump has reduced refugee admissions since January 2017. By Mary Giovagnoli  |  Read More »   State…

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  Trina Realmuto, American Immigration Council · [email protected]

September 28, 2019 at 4:15 PM

BREAKING: We stopped expanded expedited removal

  John, Last night, a federal judge stopped the nationwide expansion of expedited removal while our litigation proceeds. This means hundreds of thousands of longtime U.S. residents will be protected from being deported without a court hearing. Donate to support this work We and ou…

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  Caroline Walters, American Immigration Council · [email protected]

September 27, 2019 at 4:40 PM

Fighting for asylum seekers in court

  John, We just asked a judge to stop the Trump administration’s latest asylum ban from applying to thousands of migrants. Read more about the case   We are representing individuals who arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border seeking to access the U.S. asylum process, but they were turn…

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  Beth Werlin, American Immigration Council · [email protected]

September 26, 2019 at 6:45 PM

A quick update RE: Help us fight family separation and its devastating effects. Donate now.

  Dear John, We thought you might be interested in this compelling coverage from NBC News on the lawsuit we filed last week on behalf of separated mothers and children. Your support = more impactful litigation = more media coverage = more accountability. Please support this work. Sincere…

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  Claudia Ornelas, American Immigration Council · [email protected]

September 23, 2019 at 1:00 PM

Join us for Latin Night—cocktails, food, and music!

  Dear John, We are bringing our amazing DC community together on October 23 to celebrate our collective accomplishments, mix and mingle, and enjoy refreshing cocktails, delicious appetizers, and Latin music.   Buy your ticket or sponsorship here—proceeds will allow us to continue chall…

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  American Immigration Council · [email protected]

September 21, 2019 at 4:30 PM

This Week in Immigration: Mothers Sue Trump Administration Over Family Separation

  A weekly roundup from Immigration Impact ‘Don’t Let Them Take Me Away Again.’ Mothers and Children Sue Trump for Harm Inflicted by Zero Tolerance Policy Five mothers and their children sued the U.S. government on Thursday for forcibly separating them in 2018. The five families are amon…

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  Beth Werlin, American Immigration Council · [email protected]

September 20, 2019 at 1:30 PM

Help us fight family separation and its devastating effects. Donate now.

  John, Last summer, the Trump administration inflicted severe emotional trauma on families by forcibly separating them. Yesterday, we demanded accountability for the families. We filed a lawsuit on behalf of five mothers and their children, seeking compensation for their pain and suffe…

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  Karen Lucas, American Immigration Council · [email protected]

September 18, 2019 at 2:35 PM

Tomorrow's Webinar: Asylum Under Attack

  Webinar: "Asylum Under Attack: Latest Developments in the Assault on Asylum, and Opportunities to Help Asylum Seekers" Register   John, Last week, the Supreme Court decided to allow the government to enforce a Trump administration rule barring most people from eligibility…

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  American Immigration Council · [email protected]

September 15, 2019 at 5:00 PM

This Week in Immigration: USCIS Delays Work Authorization for Asylum Seekers

  A weekly roundup from Immigration Impact Trump Administration Considers Lowering the Refugee Cap to Zero Extending a welcome to people fleeing danger has long been an American value. Continuing to lower the refugee cap is a reversal of this tradition. It sentences people to death, dama…

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  Beth Werlin, American Immigration Council · [email protected]

September 13, 2019 at 1:39 PM

Take action now. RE: Mothers and their infants on freezing concrete slabs.

  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  Dear John, I wanted to follow up on the email below. Last week, we shared with you our firsthand accounts of the inhumane conditions mothers and their children face in immigration detention. Now you can take action. Join us as we call on Congress to hold Cu…

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  American Immigration Council · [email protected]

September 8, 2019 at 11:52 PM

This Week in Immigration: Seizing the Economic Opportunity Immigration Provides

  A weekly roundup from Immigration Impact Which Military Construction Projects Are Losing Funds to Build Trump’s Wall? Draining the Defense Department to fund President Trump’s crusade for an extravagantly expensive border wall that won’t actually work is a waste of federal funds. It wi…

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  Beth Werlin, American Immigration Council · [email protected]

September 4, 2019 at 7:50 PM

Mothers and their infants on freezing concrete slabs.

  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  John,  Over the past four years, we’ve been on the ground in Dilley, Texas representing thousands of families at the largest family detention center in the country. This has allowed us unprecedented access to families transferred from the border and enabled…

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  American Immigration Council · [email protected]

September 1, 2019 at 4:30 PM

This Week in Immigration: Immigrant Children with Cancer Threatened with Deportation

  A weekly roundup from Immigration Impact ICE Continues to Manipulate the Appropriations Process to Increase the Mass Incarceration of Immigrants DHS claims that the additional $271 million is necessary to deal with a rise in single adults crossing the southern border. The department i…

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  American Immigration Council · [email protected]

August 25, 2019 at 1:00 PM

This Week in Immigration: Drastic Drop in Foreign Students Visas

  A weekly roundup from Immigration Impact Immigration “Restrictionists” Hitting Their Stride Under Trump, But We Can Stop Them Two people who profoundly impacted U.S. immigration policy were recently in the headlines: John Tanton and Cordelia Scaife May. Both helped give rise to the cur…

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  Katie Shepherd, American Immigration Council · [email protected]

August 21, 2019 at 11:05 PM

New Rule Ends Flores and Permits Indefinite Detention of Immigrant Children

  Dear John,  The Trump administration will soon publish a rule permitting the indefinite detention of immigrant children. This will upend the Flores Settlement, a decades-old agreement which requires that children generally be released from detention within 20 days.   We have seen the d…

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  American Immigration Council · [email protected]

August 18, 2019 at 4:32 PM

This Week in Immigration: Final Public Charge Rule Published

  A weekly roundup from Immigration Impact USCIS Visa Petition Denials on the Rise While some petitions are still moving through USCIS, it is clear that rising denial rates has become a persistent trend. For many American businesses, this trend is one that fosters uncertainty and present…

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  American Immigration Council · [email protected]

August 11, 2019 at 4:31 PM

This Week in Immigration: Mississippi Worksite Raids Upend Communities and Lives

  A weekly roundup from Immigration Impact Rushing Immigration Court Cases Through ‘Rocket Dockets’ Deprives Families of Due Process Instead of fast-tracking the court process, immigration courts should give these families the chance to prepare their cases. The opportunity to seek asylum…

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  Trina Realmuto, American Immigration Council · [email protected]

August 6, 2019 at 10:46 PM

Stopping the expansion of expedited removal in its tracks

  Dear John, The Trump administration wants to increase its power to deport immigrants without a fair day in court through expedited removal.  On behalf of three organizations that serve immigrant communities, we just filed a lawsuit to stop the expansion of this unchecked authority in …

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  Beth Werlin, American Immigration Council · [email protected]

August 5, 2019 at 10:35 PM

Recommitting Ourselves to the America We Still Believe In

  John,  Today, we mourn the loss of precious life and reflect on the devastation that hit our nation over the weekend. Terrible things happen when fear and hate are normalized. The American Immigration Council stands with the resilient and welcoming communities of El Paso, Texas and Day…

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  American Immigration Council · [email protected]

August 4, 2019 at 4:30 PM

This Week in Immigration: US Citizens Detained by ICE

  A weekly roundup from Immigration Impact Syria Is Not Redesignated for TPS, Despite Ongoing Armed Conflict The decision to not redesignate TPS puts at least 7,000 more Syrian nationals right back into this conflict zone. President Trump’s repeated, unsuccessful attempts to end the ent…

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  Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, American Immigration Council · [email protected]

August 2, 2019 at 3:04 PM

Just posted in The Wall-Street Journal:

  John, Immigrants and their families appear in immigration court. However, the government is aggressively misrepresenting data to suggest otherwise.   I helped set the record straight and explain the Trump administration’s faulty calculations in this Wall Street Journal op-ed I wrote …

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  American Immigration Council · [email protected]

July 28, 2019 at 4:01 PM

This Week in Immigration: Trump Expands Expedited Removal Policy

  A weekly roundup from Immigration Impact   Appeals Court Decision Means Hundreds of Migrants Were Unlawfully Convicted The decision means that many migrants, including parents separated from their children under the “zero tolerance” policy, were unlawfully charged with and convicted of…

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  Beth Werlin, American Immigration Council · [email protected]

July 26, 2019 at 4:08 PM

The human cost of fast-track deportations

  John, Yesterday, I wrote an op-ed in The New York Times because I believe the expansion of expedited removal is the ultimate distortion of justice for people facing possible deportation from the United States.   I wanted to share some excerpts with you:   The Trump administration’s ex…

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  Jorge Loweree, American Immigration Council · [email protected]

July 25, 2019 at 10:11 PM

Fact Sheet: The Institutional Hearing Program

  John, There are serious due process concerns surrounding the government’s Institutional Hearing Program (IHP).   The little-known program expedites the deportation of immigrants who are serving time for criminal offenses. A key problem with the IHP is that most noncitizens lack acces…

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  Beth Werlin, American Immigration CouncilB · [email protected]

July 23, 2019 at 11:51 PM

We’re preparing our lawsuit

  John,   Yesterday, the Trump administration announced an unprecedented expansion of who may be targeted for fast-track deportations throughout the United States. The process, known as “expedited removal,” would allow an immigration official to arrest, detain, and order deported anyon…

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  Katie Shepherd, American Immigration Council · [email protected]

July 22, 2019 at 7:01 PM

We can improve immigration detention conditions.

  Dear John, I wanted to provide you with an update on how our advocacy is drawing overdue Congressional attention to the dire medical conditions in immigration detention centers. Last month, we demanded an investigation into the inadequate medical conditions at an immigration detention …

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  American Immigration Council · [email protected]

July 20, 2019 at 5:00 PM

This Week in Immigration: What to Expect with ICE Raids

  A weekly roundup from Immigration Impact   Advocates Seek Information About a Secretive Program That Fast-Tracks Deportations The purported goal of the program is to deport the immigrants as soon as they complete their criminal sentences. But by focusing on expediency, this secretive p…

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  Beth Werlin, American Immigration Council · [email protected]

July 18, 2019 at 10:04 PM

RE: We're ready

  Dear John, On Saturday, we let you know about our preparation for nationwide immigration raids. While we are relieved that large-scale raids did not occur, we will not be letting our guard down. The fact is, the attacks on families continue. This week, a rule went into effect that w…

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