By: Andrea Ramos | americanimmigrationcouncil.org | Editorial credit: Christopher Penler / Shutterstock.com Across several presidential administrations, the U.S. government has used American workplaces as another front line for immigration enforcement. What started in 1986 with a law that required employers to verify their workers’ legal status, known as the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), has […]
By: Aaron Reichlin-Melnick | americanimmigrationcouncil.org | Editorial credit: Phil Pasquini / Shutterstock.com On September 24, 2025, a disturbed young man climbed to the roof of a building outside the Dallas Field Office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and opened fire. Before he took his own life, his bullets struck three handcuffed immigrants. Norlan Guzman-Fuentes died […]
Editorial credit: Christopher Penler / Shutterstock.com Encounters with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) can be terrifying—not just for undocumented immigrants, but for U.S. citizens and green card holders as well. The sight of ICE agents, the pressure of questioning, and the confusion about what you’re legally required to do can cause fear, panic, and even […]
By: Edward Kissam| americancommunitymedia.org The U.S. Department of Labor plans to discontinue the National Agricultural Worker Survey (NAWS) by September 27th. Loss of data from the survey, widely-recognized as providing the best and most up-to-date information on more than 2 million U.S. farmworkers and their families, will have serious negative impacts for agricultural employers, farmworker service programs, and […]
By: Mary Campbell | Editorial credit: Sua Sponte Photography / Shutterstock.com The killing of Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Franklin Park, Illinois, has ignited a national debate about the boundaries of immigration enforcement and the use of deadly force. More than a single incident, the September 12, 2025 shooting highlights […]
By: Rebecca Cassler | American Immigration Council On September 5, the Trump administration took yet another step to punish undocumented people in the United States. In Matter of Yajure Hurtado, the Board of Immigration Appeals proclaimed that any person who crossed the border unlawfully and is later taken into immigration detention is no longer eligible for […]
By: Esther Claudette Gittens | Editorial credit: Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com The Trump administration has unveiled a controversial immigration initiative that explicitly prioritizes white South Africans — particularly Afrikaners — under the claim that they face systemic racial discrimination in post-apartheid South Africa. Branded by some officials as “Mission South Africa,” the program seeks to […]
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 […]
By: Janet Howard Each year, September 11 is etched into the collective memory of New York City and the nation. What began as an ordinary morning in 2001 transformed into one of the most devastating days in U.S. history when coordinated terrorist attacks claimed nearly 3,000 lives, most of them in New York. Today, more […]
By: Janet Howard| Editorial credit: FOOD PHOTO STOCK / Shutterstock.com A growing public debate has emerged over whether the pain reliever Tylenol (acetaminophen) taken during pregnancy may be linked to an increased risk of autism in children. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, led by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is expected to […]