New USCIS ‘Special Agents’ Will Be Given the Power to Arrest, Use Deadly Force Against Immigrants

New USCIS ‘Special Agents’ Will Be Given the Power to Arrest, Use Deadly Force Against Immigrants

By: Aaron Reichlin-Melnick and Shev Dalal-Dheini | americanimmigrationcouncil.org| Editorial credit: Walter Cicchetti / Shutterstock.com On September 5, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the agency established by Congress to adjudicate immigration applications, made a startling announcement. For the first time since the agency was created in 2003, the agency will create a new class of […]

Texas Dream Act: Protecting Undocumented Students’ Access to Higher Education Is Economic, Educational Imperative

Texas Dream Act: Protecting Undocumented Students’ Access to Higher Education Is Economic, Educational Imperative

By Chelsie Kramer, IMMIGRATION IMPACT | Editorial credit: Bob Korn / shutterstock.com  The American Immigration Council does not endorse or oppose candidates for elected office. We aim to provide analysis regarding the implications of the election on the U.S. immigration system. In 2001, Texas set a precedent by enacting House Bill 1403, commonly known as […]

Immigration Was on the Ballot in Multiple States on Election Day

Immigration Was on the Ballot in Multiple States on Election Day

By American Immigration Council Staff , IMMIGRATION IMPACT  The American Immigration Council does not endorse or oppose candidates for elected office. We aim to provide analysis regarding the implications of the election on the U.S. immigration system. On Election Day, voters gathered in various cities and states across the country to cast ballots on immigrant-related […]

Giving Thanks to the Hands That Feed America: Immigrant Farmworkers

Giving Thanks to the Hands That Feed America: Immigrant Farmworkers

By Steven Hubbard, IMMMIGRATION IMPACT The American Immigration Council does not endorse or oppose candidates for elected office. We aim to provide analysis regarding the implications of the election on the U.S. immigration system. With the approach of Thanksgiving, when many families will be celebrating with food and gratitude, it’s worth taking a moment to […]

Temporary Protected Status: What’s Up With That?

Temporary Protected Status: What’s Up With That?

Posted by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick | Photo Credit: IMMIGRATION IMPACT The American Immigration Council does not endorse or oppose candidates for elected office. We aim to provide analysis regarding the implications of the election on the U.S. immigration system. On October 17, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that Secretary Mayorkas was designating the country of Lebanon for […]

New Report Shows the Devastating Costs of Mass Deportation

New Report Shows the Devastating Costs of Mass Deportation

By Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, ImmigrationImpact | Photo credit: ImmigrationImpact The American Immigration Council does not endorse or oppose candidates for elected office. We aim to provide analysis regarding the implications of the election on the U.S. immigration system. As politicians debate the fate of millions of undocumented immigrants living in communities across the country, a new […]

Fighting Over Whether Haitian Immigrants Are ‘Legal’ Misses the Point: They’re Legally Vulnerable

Fighting Over Whether Haitian Immigrants Are ‘Legal’ Misses the Point: They’re Legally Vulnerable

By Dara Lind, ImmigrationImpact | Photo credit: ImmigrationImpact The American Immigration Council does not endorse or oppose candidates for elected office. We aim to provide analysis regarding the implications of the election on the U.S. immigration system. As Springfield, Ohio, and its purported (largely invented) problems with its Haitian population have continued to dominate both national news […]