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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...
Lawsuit Challenges Tennessee “Anti-Harboring” Law that Criminalizes Providing Shelter to People who are Undocumented
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
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New USCIS Rule Tightens Validity Requirements for Refugee and Asylee Marriages
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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...