By Esther Claudette Gittens In recent years, a growing number of American citizens—many of them children of immigrants, middle-class families seeking value, or globally mobile professionals—have t...
The Global Classroom: Analyzing the Impact and Mythology of American Students Educated Abroad
By Anne Webster A compelling narrative has begun to capture the American imagination: the idea of millions of U.S. citizens obtaining a superior, often free, pre-college education in other countries, ...
The End of Innocence: How the Arrest of 56 Irish Nationals Redefined Risk for European Overstayers
By Anne Webster | Editorial credit: Ron Adar / Shutterstock.com The pre-dawn raids conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) across New York City in July 2025, which culminated in th...
ICE Arrests of 56 Irish Nationals in New York City
By Esther Claudette Gittens Approximately 35 men and 21 women were taken into custody by ICE in Irish American strongholds of Boston, New York and New Jersey. Most of those taken into custody were you...
Attorney General James Defends Temporary Protected Status for Immigrants from Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua
Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com AG James Co-Leads 14 Attorneys General in Submitting Amicus Brief Challenging Trump Administration’s Unlawful Termination of TPS for Honduran, Nepali...
The Dignity Act: Two Futures for American Immigration
By Anne Webster | Editorial credit: Joshua Sukoff / Shutterstock.com The United States stands at a precipitous crossroads on immigration policy, facing two fundamentally irreconcilable visions for the...
Bipartisan Group of Legislators Keep Dream of Immigration Reform Alive with Reintroduced ‘DIGNIDAD’ Act
By Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, American Immigration Council The American Immigration Council is a non-profit, non-partisan organization. Sign up to receive our latest analysis as soon as it’s publi...
What Parents Should Teach Their Children to Do If ICE Stops Them in Public Places
By Brian Figeroux, Esq., the Law Firm of Figeroux & Associates | Editorial credit: Christopher Penler / Shutterstock.com In today’s charged immigration enforcement climate, the risk of encounter...
A Parent’s Comprehensive Guide to Navigating ICE Encounters: Protecting Your Children, Your Rights, and Your Family
By Anne Webster | Editorial credit: Johnny Silvercloud / Shutterstock.com Introduction: Empowerment Through Preparation For many parents in immigrant communities across the United States, the possibil...
Senate Approves Unprecedented Spending for Mass Deportation, Ignoring What’s Broken in our Immigration System
By American Immigration Council | Editorial credit: Phil Pasquini / shutterstock.com Washington DC, July 1, 2025 — On July 1, the U.S. Senate passed a budget reconciliation bill that includes an un...