Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY) is supporting a plan approved earlier this month by the state’s Civil Service Commission that could help fill many of the roughly 10,000 unfilled positions within stat...
ICE Subjected Immigrants in Detention to Unnecessary Surgeries, Report Finds
By Raul Pinto | February 2, 2024 | Immigration Impact The Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (OIG) published a report last month finding that nearly one-third o...
A Shortage of Immigration Lawyers Is Another Barrier to Integration for Immigrants
By Adriel Orozco | January 31, 2024 | Immigration Impact Immigrants are now far more likely to face the complexities of the immigration court system alone, without an attorney. As of December 2023, on...
200 Immigration-Related Bills Have Already Been Introduced in State Legislatures in 2024
By Juan Avilez | January 26, 2024 | Immigration Impact Amid inaction from the federal government on immigration policy and growing calls for action from localities, some state legislatures are taking ...
Biden Administration Can Remove Texas’ Razor Wire Barrier at the Border, Supreme Court Rules
Editorial credit: Vic Hinterlang / Shutterstock.com By Suchita Mathur | January 23, 2024 Buoy barriers with chainsaw devices in the Rio Grande river. Coils of concertina wire along the riverbank. Armo...
Bronx Attorney Charged With Large-Scale Immigration Fraud Scheme
Editorial credit: Ron Adar / Shutterstock.com Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael Alfonso, the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Newark F...
Gov. Abbott Courts Border Militia Vigilantism Rooted in White Supremacy and Violence
Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com By America’s Voice | January 19, 2024 As Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s dangerous dehumanization of migrants hits dangerous new lows, CNN reports...
ICE Will Be Required to Wear Body Cameras in a Win for Transparency—But the Implementation Will Be Key
By Kel Smith-Holbourn | January 19, 2024 | Immigration Impact U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced a policy on January 12 calling for ICE personnel to wear body cameras in most s...
Naturalization Helps Immigrants and the United States Reach Full Potential
By American Immigration Council Staff | January 19, 2024 | immigration Impact When Sri Lankan business analyst Dinesh Prabaharan became a U.S. citizen in December of 2023, he expressed his gratitude...
Biden v. Texas – A Legal Showdown on the Southern Border Wages On
By American Immigration Council Staff | January 18, 2024 | Immigration Impact Texas is once again making national headlines after a woman and two children drowned in the Rio Grande while attempting ...