Photo courtesy: Rep Goldman Office Prison Notorious for Violence and Understaffing is Being Used by ICE to House Over 100 Detainees, Many of Whom Lack Any Criminal Records Members Condemn Lack of Transparency, Demand Immediate Termination of ICE Contract BROOKLYN, NY — Congressmembers Dan Goldman (NY-10), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), and Nydia Velázquez (NY-07) […]
By Staff Writer | Editorial credit: Matt Gush / shutterstock.com Miami, FL, April 30, 2024 — A 44-year-old Haitian woman, Marie Ange Blaise, died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody at the Broward Transitional Center (BTC) in Pompano Beach, Florida, on April 25, 2025. Blaise was pronounced dead by medical professionals at 8:35 […]
By Nayna Gupta | IMMIGRATION IMPACT | Editorial credit: Jana Shea / 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. Sara Hamdi was 12 years old when her parents were forced to “register” […]
By America’s Voice Washington, DC — A disturbing report in Politico notes a “group of prominent military contractors, including former Blackwater CEO Erik Prince, has pitched the Trump White House on a proposal to carry out mass deportations through a network of ‘processing camps’ on military bases, a private fleet of 100 planes, and a ‘small army’ […]
By Francisco I. Pedraza, The Conversation | Editorial credit: Alexey Pavlishak / shutterstock.com One of President Donald Trump’s major promises during the 2024 presidential campaign was to launch mass deportations of immigrants living in the U.S. without legal authorization. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has said that, since January 2025, it is detaining and planning […]
By Chris Opila, IMMIGRATION IMPACT | Editorial credit: David Peinado Romero / 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. Last week, President Trump ordered the Secretary of Homeland Security to expand immigration […]
By Reuven Blau and Gwynne Hogan | Photo credit: Secretary Kristi Noem/X Little is known about where many of those arrested are being held, and immigration lawyers tell THE CITY they have had difficulty locating and contacting those detained. Over 100 people in the New York City area were detained by federal authorities over the past week, […]
By Brian Figeroux, Esq. The Laken Riley Act represents a significant clarification and development in the context of mandatory detention under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Specifically, it addresses the interpretation of certain crimes that trigger mandatory detention under INA § 236(c)(1)(E), elucidating how these terms should be understood within the legal frameworks of […]
By Anne Peterson, Center for Gender and Refugee Studies, IMMIGRATION IMPACT Click here to know your rights. As the Trump administration prepares for a dramatic increase in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, advocates are sounding the alarm that immigrants and people seeking asylum will suffer increasingly inhumane conditions in detention facilities. Immigration detention facilities—often run […]
By AV Press Releases | Editorial credit: Joe Benning / shutterstock.com Washington, DC — Lawmakers, media observers, and outside experts are criticizing the dangerous and sweeping nature of the Laken Riley Act as well as the misguided political assessments undergirding some of its support. Among the key voices include: Senator Chris Murphy: “I don’t think […]
