Temporary Protected Status: What You Need to Know

Temporary Protected Status: What You Need to Know

Washington, DC – May 11, 2022: A TPS activist calls upon the Biden administration to make good on the promise to protect those in the program and create a path to citizenship. (Shutterstock) By Linda Nwoke A recent and unexpected surge of migrants that began as early as May has arrived in New York City, […]

Anti-Immigrant Republican Extremism Positions Itself and Intensifies

Anti-Immigrant Republican Extremism Positions Itself and Intensifies

Dallas, Texas / United States – 05 30 2018: Texas Governor Greg Abbott holding a press conference to unveil his school safety plan following a school shooting at Santa Fe High School. (Shutterstock) By Americas Voice Whether through state laws, city ordinances, executive orders, or federal measures, if anti-immigrant Republicans have anything in common it’s […]

New Report Reveals Widespread Failures by DHS To Prosecute Immigration Court Cases

New Report Reveals Widespread Failures by DHS To Prosecute Immigration Court Cases

PDX, Portland, Oregon, United States of America, June 29, 2019: Protest in downtown Portland. Police officers, sheriffs, the Department of Homeland Security, antifa, and Proud Boys meet in the street. (Shutterstock) By Rebekah Wolf, Immigration Impact Thousands of immigration court cases have been dismissed this year for an astonishing reason: U.S. Customs and Border Protection […]

D.A. Bragg: Immigration Lawyer Sentenced to 1-3 Years in State Prison

Carlos Moreno Defrauded Undocumented Immigrants Through Unlicensed Practice of Law and the “10-Year Green Card” Scam

D.A. Bragg: Immigration Lawyer Sentenced to 1-3 Years in State Prison

Photo Courtesy: Manhattan DA’s Office Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., today announced the sentencing of New York City-based immigration lawyer, CARLOS MORENO, 61, for unlicensed practice of law, through which he collected thousands of dollars in legal fees from undocumented immigrants. Between September 2017 – when Moreno was suspended from the bar – […]

Welcoming and Inclusive State Policies: A Midyear Review of State Legislative Sessions in 2022

Welcoming and Inclusive State Policies: A Midyear Review of State Legislative Sessions in 2022

By American Immigration Council Staff, Immigration Impact As immigration bills languish in Congress, state legislatures continue to pave the way in welcoming immigrants and refugees in 2022. With the majority of the 46 state legislatures that convened this year having adjourned, many states—once again—used the legislative process to pass bills that make their communities more […]

Immigration Agencies Get Hit with Record-High Lawsuits as Delays Worsen

Immigration Agencies Get Hit with Record-High Lawsuits as Delays Worsen

By Leslie Dellon, Immigration Impact Lawsuits asking courts to order government employees to decide long-pending immigration filings have increased sharply in the past year. According to a recent report by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), in May 2022 the federal courts recorded 647 immigration-related lawsuits for agency delay. This is “the highest number of such cases […]

The Devastation of Immigration Services Fraud

The Devastation of Immigration Services Fraud

New York, NY – May 9, 2022: Attorney General Letitia James makes announcement about protecting access to abortion at AG New York office. (Shutterstock) By Mary Campbell Immigrants who seek to adjust their immigration status can be at risk of being scammed by companies or individuals who provide unauthorized and fraudulent immigration services. Unscrupulous individuals’ […]

Biden Administration Asks Supreme Court to Stay Court Order Blocking it From Setting Immigration Enforcement Priorities

Biden Administration Asks Supreme Court to Stay Court Order Blocking it From Setting Immigration Enforcement Priorities

New York City, June 29, 2018 – People marching to convince the government to abolish ICE in Lower Manhattan. (Shutterstock) By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) – The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to stay a court order blocking the Department of Homeland Security from implementing immigration enforcement priorities — potentially setting up […]

Biden is Facing Another Major Immigration Decision. The White House is Still Weighing What to Do.

Biden is Facing Another Major Immigration Decision. The White House is Still Weighing What to Do.

By Sabrina Rodriguez, Politico The Biden administration is facing a major deadline to decide the fate of hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan exiles living in the United States. But with days to go for a decision, officials are still torn, juggling the benefits it could have on their political standing in Florida and the potential […]