By Gabe Ortiz, America’s Voice President-elect Donald Trump confirmed reports that he plans to declare a legally dubious national emergency when he returns to power in January 2025, this time in order to carry out the “bloody” detention and mass deportation of millions of our undocumented neighbors, and likely some U.S. citizens as well. In […]
By Jonathan Custodio, THE CITY | Editorial credit: yuriyt / shutterstock.com The school is being careful in what it’s saying before the incoming president, who has promised mass deportations, begins his second term on Monday. The CITY partners with Open Campus on coverage of the City University of New York. The City University of New York, which […]
By Brian Figeroux, Esq. | Editorial credit: John Gomez / shutterstock.com Immediately taking office on January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump has signaled an ambitious agenda to reshape U.S. immigration policy through a series of executive orders. These directives are expected to have profound implications for documented and undocumented immigrants residing in the United States. […]
By Brian Figeroux, Esq. | Editorial credit: David Peinado Romero / shutterstock.com The Laken Riley Act has garnered significant attention in Congress, mainly dividing lawmakers along partisan lines. Supporters argue that the legislation is necessary to ensure public safety and protect communities from repeat offenders who, under the current system, may evade detention or removal. […]
Adriel Orozco | Immigrationimpact.com| 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. “La tierra se secó.” That was my dad’s short explanation for why he left Mexico […]
By Fisayo Okare, DOCUMENTED | Editorial credit: Ben Von Klemperer / shutterstock.com In what is likely to be the most consequential year for immigrant New Yorkers in decades, Gov. Kathy Hochul said nothing about protecting immigrant New Yorkers, the state collaborating with or resisting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations, or anything related to Trump’s […]
By American Immigration Council Foreign workers fill a critical need in the U.S. labor market—particularly in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. Every year, U.S. employers seeking highly skilled foreign professionals compete for the pool of H-1B visa numbers for which U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) controls the allocation. With a low […]
By Leslie Dellon, IMMIGRATION IMPACT 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. The Supreme Court recently cut off another path for judicial review of decisions by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) adjudicators. […]
By Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, IMMIGRATION IMPACT 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. Who runs the U.S. immigration system? If the Senate passes the Laken Riley Act this week, the answer might not be […]
By Mary Campbell | Editorial credit: Stephanie Kenner / shutterstock.com The U.S. government has announced that it will refund application fees to tens of thousands of unauthorized immigrants married to American citizens following the recent federal court decision that struck down a Biden administration immigration policy. According to internal government documents obtained by CBS News, […]