Time is Running Out for Congress to Act on Immigration This Year

Time is Running Out for Congress to Act on Immigration This Year

San Francisco, CA – August 28, 2021: Protesters demonstrate in a show of support and solidarity with those Afghans who are attempting to escape from the country and the ongoing systematic violence. (Shutterstock) By Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Immigration Impact Can immigration avoid a cold winter in Congress? That’s the question immigrants and their advocates are asking […]

TPS Extension “A Critical and Timely First Step.”

TPS Extension “A Critical and Timely First Step.”

Washington, DC – May 11, 2022: TPS activists rally at Union Station to call on the Biden administration to make good on the promise to continue the program along with creating a path to citizenship. (Shutterstock) Washington, DC – Late yesterday, the Biden Administration announced via the Federal Register that beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations […]

DACA is Facing a Crisis That the Senate Can No Longer Ignore

DACA is Facing a Crisis That the Senate Can No Longer Ignore

New York City – September 5, 2017: People protesting President Trump’s decision to repeal the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy in Lower Manhattan. (Shutterstock) By American Immigration Council Staff Written by Jorge Loweree and Raul Pinto of the American Immigration Council More than a decade after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) […]

Statement from USCIS Director Ur M. Jaddou on DACA Ruling

Statement from USCIS Director Ur M. Jaddou on DACA Ruling

Defend the American Dream DACA Rally – Aug 19, 2017 Memphis,  Tenn. (Shutterstock) By uscis.gov “While today’s decision is deeply disappointing, it does not change current USCIS operations. Consistent with the court’s order, USCIS will continue to accept and process DACA renewal requests, and continue to accept but not process initial DACA requests. We remain […]

Biden Moves to Stabilize the Lives of Hundreds of Thousands of DACA Recipients, but Critical Work Remains

Biden Moves to Stabilize the Lives of Hundreds of Thousands of DACA Recipients, but Critical Work Remains

Philadelphia, PA / USA – 1/20/2018: Closeup of woman in sunglasses holding a homemade protest sign that reads: “SAVE DACA” – a crowd of demonstrators is in the background. (Shutterstock) By American Immigration Council Staff Last week, the Biden administration published the final version of a regulation that seeks to preserve the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals […]

DHS Issues Regulation to Preserve and Fortify DACA

DHS Issues Regulation to Preserve and Fortify DACA

Activists and DACA recipients gathered at Foley Square in New York City during the “We are Undeniable” rally to demand citizenship for all on August 17, 2021. (Shutterstock) WASHINGTON – Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas today announced that the Department has issued a final rule that will preserve and fortify the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) […]

Republican Donors to GOP Leaders: Bipartisan Immigration Reform Would Ease Inflation

On DACA’s 10th anniversary, a group of GOP business leaders said protecting Dreamers would help ease the nation’s labor shortages, reduce food prices and create jobs for all.

Republican Donors to GOP Leaders: Bipartisan Immigration Reform Would Ease Inflation

Los Angeles, California / USA – January 18, 2017: A young Latino boy holds an American flag during an immigration march in Downtown Los Angeles. (Shutterstock) By Sabrina Rodriguez, Politico More than a dozen GOP donors are trying a new tack in urging Republican congressional leaders to get serious about granting so-called Dreamers legal status: […]

DACA Ten Years Later

DACA Ten Years Later

By JR Holguin, Exclusive to the Journal This June 15 will be ten years since then-president Barack Obama held a press conference in the Rose Garden at the White House to announce the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative. DACA protects children brought to the U.S. unlawfully from deportation and gives them work authorization. […]

For Over a Decade, Legislative Paralysis has Forgotten “Dreamers” and Other Matters

For Over a Decade, Legislative Paralysis has Forgotten “Dreamers” and Other Matters

Activists signs express support for immigrant community at a rally to protest president Donald Trump’s decision to end DACA Downtown Portland, OR, on September 5th, 2017. (Shutterstock) By America’s Voice The 15th of June marks the tenth anniversary of the executive order that ex-President Barack Obama issued creating Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which […]