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Border Towns Are Among the Safest in the United States
On Monday evening in El Paso, Texas, two very different images of the U.S.-Mexico border emerged. President Trump held a rally to make the case for his border wall again, repeating his usual talking...
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Immigrants Denied Citizenship for Working in the Legal Marijuana Industry
Oswaldo Barrientos has lived as a legal immigrant in Denver, Colorado for almost his entire life. Now 30, he and his mother immigrated to the United States from El Salvador when he was a year old. But...
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Statement for the House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration and...
The American Immigration Council submitted a written statement to the House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security for a July 23, 2015 hearing on "Sanctuary...
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USCIS Says Immigrants Who Use Legal Marijuana Can Be Denied Citizenship for...
Under a new guidance issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), immigrants may find themselves barred from obtaining citizenship if they possess or use marijuana—even if doing so is...
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How Florida’s SB 168 Will Benefit the Private Prison Industry
The Florida legislature recently passed SB 168 with the stated intent of ensuring that state officials and agencies fully cooperate with federal immigration authorities in enforcing immigration law....
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ICE Data Reveals the Impact of Immigration Enforcement Under the Trump...
WASHINGTON—A report on interior immigration enforcement released today by the American Immigration Council examines newly disclosed government data on the Trump administration’s aggressive enforcement...
View ArticleICE Raids: What to Expect This Week
After word got out about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) plans to conduct widespread raids across the country on Sunday, ICE agents appeared to scale back their plans. The enforcement...
View ArticleICE Targets Mississippi Food Plants in Largest Set of Immigration Raids
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted coordinated raids in several small Mississippi towns on Wednesday. With reports of 680 arrests, the raids may be the largest ICE worksite...
View ArticleFederal Court Blocks Error-Prone ICE Deportation Program
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested millions of people based on unreliable electronic databases. In a recent court decision with nationwide impact, a federal judge in...
View ArticleCalifornia Bans Private Prisons, Eliminating Immigration Detention Centers...
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law on Friday that will phase out private prisons—including federal immigration detention centers—throughout the state. The new law, AB 32,...
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New Jersey Caps Off A Tremendous Year for Expanding Access to Driver’s Licenses
Many New Yorkers had a reason to celebrate on December 16, as they were permitted to apply for a driver’s license for the first time, even if they lacked permanent immigration status. Now, thanks to a...
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Republican and Democratic Officials Continue to Accept Refugees, Rejecting...
Update: On January 15, federal Judge Peter Messitte issued a preliminary injunction temporarily blocking the Trump administration from enforcing its executive order giving state and local governments...
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Judge Stops DHS From Arresting US Citizens’ Foreign Spouses During Marriage...
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been targeting U.S. citizens’ foreign spouses when they apply for legal immigration status. Earlier this month, a federal judge in Maryland put a halt...
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How Immigration Enforcement Is Eroding Your Privacy
The United States has pursued aggressive increases in immigration enforcement over the past two decades across several presidencies. Congress has allocated increasing resources during this period. Now,...
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Cities with ‘Sanctuary’ Policies Save Lives from Domestic Violence
Many communities across the U.S. have adopted so-called “sanctuary policies” that are intended to ensure that we all live in safe neighborhoods. When these policies are in place, local police don’t...
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ICE and CBP Agents Were Deployed at Black Lives Matter Protests
People have taken to the streets across the country to protest the murder of George Floyd, who died at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department. This exercise of First Amendment rights has been...
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3 Reasons Why Cities Should Not Sign 287(g) Agreements With ICE
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is expanding its power in Florida, where more than one out of every five residents in the state is an immigrant. The Florida Department of Corrections...
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Biden Moves to End Trump’s War on ‘Sanctuary Cities’
The Biden administration has ended a Trump-era policy of denying so-called sanctuary cities from receiving certain forms of federal funding. The policy had been used in retaliation against local and...
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Tracking the Biden Agenda on Immigration Enforcement
The Trump administration implemented a total of 363 policy changes to interior enforcement with the overarching goal of subjecting all undocumented immigrants to enforcement actions. President Biden...
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New Report Examines Biden’s Approach to Immigration Enforcement
WASHINGTON—A new report, “Tracking the Biden Agenda on Immigration Enforcement,” released today by the American Immigration Council examines the Biden administration’s approach to the U.S. system of...
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