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February 5, 2025falawNo CommentsCategories: Immigrants in The U.S.Tags: #BorderLegalities, #DeportationConsequences, #DeportationImpact, #DeportationStory, #FamilyReunification, #FamilySeparation, #ImmigrantFamilies, #ImmigrantJourney, #ImmigrantRights, #ImmigrantStruggles, #ImmigrantSupport, #ImmigrationAdvocacy, #ImmigrationIssues, #ImmigrationLaw, #ImmigrationReform, #LegalObstacles, #MexicoReturn, #UndocumentedImmigrants, #USCitizenship, #USImmigration, deportation

A Young U.S. Citizen’s Long Legal Road Back Home

By Pablo Balcazar, 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...

February 5, 2025falawNo CommentsCategories: Immigrants in The U.S.Tags: #ChicagoEconomy, #ChicagoImmigration, #DeportationPolicies, #ICEOperations, #ImmigrantAdvocacy, #ImmigrantCommunities, #ImmigrantRights, #ImmigrationCrackdowns, #ImmigrationLaw, #ImmigrationRaids, #ImmigrationReform, #MassDeportation, #NationalSecurity, #OperationSafeguard, #PublicFear, #PublicSafety, #SanctuaryCities, #TrumpAdministration, #UndocumentedImmigrants, #USImmigration, ICE

ICE Makes Sweeping Arrests in Chicago, Endangering City’s Livelihood

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 ...

February 5, 2025falawNo CommentsCategories: Immigrants in The U.S.Tags: #B1B2Visa, #CIMT, #controlledsubstances, #criminalcharges, #CriminalConvictions, #CriminalHistory, #drugviolations, #ImmigrationLaws, #ImmigrationPolicy, #MoralTurpitude, #pettyoffense, #USImmigration, #USImmigrationLaw, #USVisaApplication, #visaadmissibility, #VisaApplication, #visaapproval, #visadenial, #VisaEligibility, #visaeligibilitycheck, #visaissues

Criminal Charges and Inadmissibility for B1/B2 Visitor Visas

By Brian Figeroux, Esq. When applying for a B1/B2 visitor visa to the United States, applicants undergo a thorough evaluation to determine their eligibility. A significant aspect of this assessment in...

February 4, 2025falawNo CommentsCategories: Immigrants in The U.S.Tags: #BidenAdministration, #CourtBattles, #DACARecipients, #DeferredActionForChildhoodArrivals, #DeportationProtection, #FifthCircuit, #FinalRule, #ImmigrantRights, #ImmigrationAdvocacy, #ImmigrationPolicy, #ImmigrationReform, #ImmigrationUncertainty, #SupremeCourt, #TexasChallenge, #TrumpAdministration, #USImmigration, DACA

Breaking Down the Latest Court Decision Impacting DACA

By Michelle Lapointe, 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 electio...

February 1, 2025falawNo CommentsCategories: Immigration ReformTags: #AggravatedFelonies, #AssaultOnLawEnforcement, #Burglary, #CrimesInvolvingMoralTurpitude, #CriminalOffenses, #DrugAbuse, #FederalImmigrationEnforcement, #ImmigrationDetention, #ImmigrationLaw, #ImmigrationPolicy, #INA236c, #LakenRileyAct, #Larceny, #LegalInterpretation, #MandatoryDetention, #NationalSecurityCrimes, #SeriousBodilyInjury, #Shoplifting, #StateLawDefinitions, #Terrorism, #Theft, deportation, DHS

Mandatory Detention Expanded by the Laken Riley Act

By Brian Figeroux, Esq. The Laken Riley Act represents a significant clarification and development in the context of mandatory detention under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Specifically...

January 29, 2025falawNo CommentsCategories: Immigrants in The U.S.Tags: #ImmigrantRights, #ImmigrationLaw, asylum seekers, Venezuelans

Analysis of the Trump Administration’s Move to End TPS for Venezuelans and Legal Recourse for Opposition Groups

By Mary Campbell | Editorial credit: David Peinado Romero / shutterstock.com On January 29, 2025, the Trump administration announced its decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over 600...

January 29, 2025falawNo CommentsCategories: Immigrants in The U.S.Tags: Venezuelan migrants

Termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Over 600,000 Venezuelan Migrants Residing in the United States

By Mary Campbell | Editorial credit: sebastorg / shutterstock.com On January 29, 2025, President Donald Trump’s administration announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for...

January 29, 2025falawNo CommentsCategories: Immigrants in The U.S.Tags: #287gAgreements, #BorderControl, #CivilImmigrationEnforcement, #DetentionExpansion, #ExecutiveOrders, #ExpeditedRemoval, #ImmigrantRights, #ImmigrationEnforcement, #ImmigrationPolicy, #ImmigrationReform, #MassDeportation, #MilitaryAtTheBorder, #NationalEmergency, #RefugeeProtection, #SanctuaryCities, #TrumpAdministration, DHS, ICE

Trump’s Day 1 Orders Use Fearmongering to Expand His Immigration Authority

Posted by Adriel Orozco, IMMIGRATION IMPACT | Editorial Credit: Sheila Fitzgerald / shutterstock.com The American Immigration Council does not endorse or oppose candidates for elected office. We aim ...

January 29, 2025falawNo CommentsCategories: Immigrants in The U.S.Tags: #AsylumSeekers, #CasaCornelia, #CGRS, #CorleyDetentionCenter, #FreedomOfInformation, #GeoGroup, #HepatitisA, #HumanRightsViolations, #ICEDetention, #ImmigrantDetentionCenters, #ImmigrantRights, #ImmigrationDetention, #InhumaneConditions, #MedicalNeglect, #PrivatePrison, #PrivatePrisonAbuses, #TrumpAdministration, #VerminInfestation, deportation, FOIA

ICE’s Inadequate Recordkeeping on Treatment of Detained Asylum Seekers Threatens Their Lives

By Anne Peterson, Center for Gender and Refugee Studies, IMMIGRATION IMPACT As the Trump administration prepares for a dramatic increase in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, ...

January 28, 2025falawNo CommentsCategories: Immigrants in The U.S.Tags: #EmploymentAudits, #I9Forms, #ICE2025, #ICEOperations, #ImmigrantRights, #ImmigrationActions, #ImmigrationEnforcement, #ImmigrationLaw, #ImmigrationPolicy, #ImmigrationRaids, #ImmigrationRights, #KnowYourRights, #NeighborhoodRaids, #UndocumentedImmigrants, #UndocumentedWorkers, #USImmigration, #USPolitics, #WorkplaceRaids, deportation, ICE

Analysis of ICE Raids in 2025: Targeted Locations and Methods of Identifying Undocumented Immigrants

By Esther Claudette Gittens | Editorial credit: a katz / shutterstock.com It’s January 2025 and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has intensified its operations to identify, detain, a...

A Young U.S. Citizen’s Long Legal Road Back Home

ICE Makes Sweeping Arrests in Chicago, Endangering City’s Livelihood

Criminal Charges and Inadmissibility for B1/B2 Visitor Visas

Breaking Down the Latest Court Decision Impacting DACA

Mandatory Detention Expanded by the Laken Riley Act

Analysis of the Trump Administration’s Move to End TPS for Venezuelans and Legal Recourse for Opposition Groups

Termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Over 600,000 Venezuelan Migrants Residing in the United States

Trump’s Day 1 Orders Use Fearmongering to Expand His Immigration Authority

ICE’s Inadequate Recordkeeping on Treatment of Detained Asylum Seekers Threatens Their Lives

Analysis of ICE Raids in 2025: Targeted Locations and Methods of Identifying Undocumented Immigrants

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