By American Immigration Council | Editorial credit: Leonard Zhukovsky / shutterstock.com WASHINGTON, DC, June 23, 2025 — On June 20, a coalition including a religious organization and two individ...
The Release of Mahmoud Khalil: A Legal and Political Analysis of Free Speech, Immigration, and Campus Dissent
By Esther Claudette Gittens | Photo Copyright of IQ INC The recent release of Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University graduate student and Palestinian activist, from 104 days of federal immigra...
New USCIS Rule Tightens Validity Requirements for Refugee and Asylee Marriages
By Mary Campbell USCIS now requires marriages between principal refugees or asylees and their spouses to be legally valid in the country where they were performed. This change marks a significant shif...
USCIS Medical Disability Exception Policy Manual Update
Medical Disability Exception Policy Manual Update On June 13, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to enhance the integrity of the r...
Trump’s ‘Grant and Deport’ Policy Could Lead to More Cases Like Kilmar Abrego Garcia
By Dara Lind, ImmigrationImpact| Editorial credit: nmoyPhoto/ shutterstock.com The American Immigration Council does not endorse or oppose candidates for elected office. We aim to provide analysis reg...
USCIS Initiates Removal Proceedings Against 26,000 Aliens Since February
Editorial credit: Joe Tabacca / shutterstock.com WASHINGTON – Since U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published new guidance on issuing Notices to Appear (NTAs) on Feb. 28, it has initiated ...
Travel Ban 2025: President Donald Trump Reinstates and Expands First-Term Policy via Executive Order
By Mary Campbell | Photo Copyright IQ INC. On June 4, 2025, President Donald Trump issued a sweeping executive order reinstating and expanding the travel ban policy from his first term. The new direct...
Homeland Security Orders Crackdown on Visa Overstays Following Boulder Terror Attack
Editorial credit: Robert P. Alvarez / shutterstock.com WASHINGTON, D.C., June 4, 2025: In a decisive move following a violent terror attack in Boulder, Colorado, Secretary of Homeland Security Krist...
District Court Greenlights ICE-IRS Agreement, Blurring Lines Between Civil Immigration Enforcement and Criminal Investigations
By Adriel Orozco, IMMIGRATION IMPACT | Editorial credit: T. Schneider / shutterstock.com The American Immigration Council does not endorse or oppose candidates for elected office. We aim to provide an...
What Is Habeas Corpus and Why Is It Important? Here’s What DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Got Wrong
By Melissa Cruz, IMMIGRATION IMPACT | Editorial credit: Maxim Elramsisy The American Immigration Council does not endorse or oppose candidates for elected office. We aim to provide analysis regarding ...