Every day, undocumented immigrants show up to some of the most dangerous jobs in America—particularly in construction. They work hard, often without health insurance or safety guarantees, and put their lives at risk to build homes, offices, and roads across the country. But what happens when an undocumented worker is injured on the job? Too […]
By: Aaron Reichlin-Melnick |americanimmigrationcouncil.org Seven months into President Trump’s term, immigration enforcement operations continue to ramp up, and the broader economic impacts are beginning to come into view. Rather than focus on the “worst of the worst,” the Trump administration has increasingly targeted worksites for immigration raids, picking up delivery drivers, street vendors, farmworkers, meatpackers, […]
By American Immigration Council Staff, Immmigration Impact | Editorial credit: Johnny Silvercloud / 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. Chicago has been bracing for immigration raids since the presidential inauguration, following […]
By Esther Claudette Gittens | Editorial credit: a katz / shutterstock.com Click here to access document. It’s January 2025 and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has intensified its operations to identify, detain, and deport undocumented immigrants across the United States. This escalation follows policy shifts under the current administration, leading to a broader scope […]
By Mary Campbell Click here to know your rights President Donald Trump’s intensified efforts to identify and deport undocumented individuals in the United States have significant implications for various sectors of the economy. Undocumented workers constitute a substantial portion of the labor force in several […]
By Rommel H. Ojeda, documentedny.com | Editorial credit: David A Litman / shutterstock.com Deferred Action for Labor Enforcement, or DALE, provides undocumented workers protection from deportation while the labor investigation is ongoing. In January 2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced a streamlined and expedited process to grant Deferred Action to workers who are […]