Jon Campbell, Gothamist, Sept. 22, 2023 "Federal, state and city officials say they’re committed to identifying Venezuelan migrants in New York City who are now eligible for Temporary Protected...
AIC, Sept. 20, 2023 "Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, our Policy Director, testified before Congress to explain the positive economic contributions of immigrants in the U.S. and the ongoing challenge that...
Hillary Chura, CSM, Sept. 20, 2023 "What the president could do is issue an executive action that extends parole to more nationalities, says Stephen Yale-Loehr , an immigration law professor at...
The Hon. Dana Leigh Marks recaps the status of DACA.
Alexander Kustov, Michelangelo Landgrave, Sept. 6, 2023 "The US public significantly lacks knowledge about immigration. While various attempts to correct misperceptions have generally failed to...
AIC, June 7, 2023
"The American Immigration Council appeared before the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Sub-committee on Immigration, Integrity, Security, and Enforcement to address the question of whether the Biden administration is faithfully executing the law. The testimony explains how immigration officials are imbued with significant enforcement discretion and explains that U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers are required to carry out both enforcement laws and humanitarian protection laws. The testimony emphasizes:
The testimony concludes by arguing that Congress’ failure to provide sufficient resources to our humanitarian adjudication systems has made the situation at the border worse. It calls for Congress to come together to update our immigration laws and address the difficult question of how to build a 21st century humanitarian protection system."