By: Mary Campbell Immigration court is one of the most intimidating places you can find yourself. Every case is high stakes—your future, your family, and your ability to remain in the United States ...
Immigration as an Excuse for Autocracy
By: Maribel Hastings| America’s Voice | Editorial credit: aaronschwartzphoto / Shutterstock.com Washington, DC: The militarization of immigration policy is in full swing, and the Trump administratio...
Service and Separation: An Analysis of U.S. Immigration Enforcement Against Military Spouses
By: Brian Figeroux, Esq. Part I: The Promise and the Peril: Military Service and Immigration Status The relationship between military service and immigration status in the United States is fraught wit...
US Citizens—Not Migrants—Smuggle the Majority of Fentanyl Into the United States
By: Melissa Cruz | americanimmigrationcouncil.org President Donald Trump signed The Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act into law on July 16, 2025, aimed at strengthening prison sentences for ...
For Victims of Gender-Based Violence, Getting Asylum Just Got Harder
By: Sam Poyer |americanimmigrationcouncil.org | Editorial credit: Mamunur Rashid / Shutterstock.com A new decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) will make it harder for people fleeing gend...
DACA Recipients Will Lose Health Insurance This Month: What You Need to Know
Editorial credit: Sheila Fitzgerald / Shutterstock.com Updated August 6, 2025 — Across the U.S., including California, New Jersey, Oregon, and Minnesota, DACA recipients are set to lose their Afford...
USCIS Enacts Stricter Marriage-Based Green Card Rules, Makes Interviews Mandatory
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has introduced sweeping updates to marriage-based green card policies—effective August 1, 2025—mandating in-person interviews in nearly all sp...
USCIS May Place Green Card Applicants into Removal Proceedings Under New Policy
Washington, D.C. – August 6, 2025 – In a major policy shift, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is now warning that individuals applying for family-based green cards—particula...
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...
Internal Revenue Service Working with ICE to Hunt the Undocumented
By Brian Figeroux, Esq. | Editorial credit: Rabanser / shutterstock.com In a significant policy shift, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with th...