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In a rare display of compassion and courtesy, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials announced that they will suspend active enforcement of immigration regulations in shelters and during evacuation efforts associated with Hurricane Florence. While ICE officials are expected to assist with response and recovery in the states affected by this serious storm, they will...Read More

Research compiled from numerous studies has demonstrated that the presence of undocumented immigrants does not increase the crime rate, even in areas where high concentrations of these individuals are present. This runs counter to the rhetoric of the Trump administration and politicians who support its stance on immigration. The facts, however, do not support these...Read More

As a senior policy advisor to the Trump administration, Stephen Miller has the ear of the president and holds powerful sway over many of his colleagues at the White House. When it comes to immigration issues, however, some believe he may have too much power and may be wielding it in a way counter to...Read More

A lawsuit filed on July 25, 2018, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia could result in a considerable increase in the number of legal immigrations allowed by the United States on an annual basis. The suit challenges the way in which the U.S. Department of State counts the visas allocated under...Read More

A recent operation conducted through a joint effort between U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials has been described by attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) as a trap intended to ensnare immigrants who were seeking permanent legal residency in the U.S. Some of these individuals were...Read More

In a unanimous vote taken on July 23, 2018, the city commissioners of Orlando approved a resolution to protect the rights of immigrants. Known as the Trust Act, the resolution prevents city officials, including police officers, from asking immigrants about their legal status during interactions in Orlando. This resolution received support from immigration advocates throughout...Read More

As immigrant children are being reunited with their parents in compliance with a court order issued on June 26, 2018, by U.S. District Court Judge Dana Sabraw, some organizations have voiced concerns that these reunions may be a prelude to mass deportations of both parents and children without further consideration of their requests for asylum....Read More

A federal judge in the state of California rejected an argument by the Trump administration regarding the detention of children and parents at the U.S. border. On July 9, 2018, U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee indicated that the government had not provided new evidence supporting its efforts to overturn the Flores agreement established in 1997...Read More

Orlando immigration protesters joined with others across the country to demonstrate their displeasure with the Trump administration’s immigration policies and the cruel practice of separating children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. While that practice was stopped by an executive order by President Donald Trump, many children are still being held in separate facilities...Read More

A couple from Silicon Valley has raised over $5 million to reunite immigrant families through a fundraising campaign on Facebook. This constitutes the largest fundraising effort ever achieved on the social media network and highlights the public controversy surrounding the forced separation of immigrant parents and children by agents of the Border Patrol and of...Read More