In the News
Ms. Magazine (Op-Ed), December 15, 2020
Louisiana
This American Life, November 6, 2020
Lawyers say deportees to Cameroon would be flying on ‘death planes’
NBC News, October 31, 2020
After ICE Detention Center Whistleblower Report, Immigration Advocates Continue Calls for Shutting Down Detention Centers
Teen Vogue, September 16, 2020
First immigrant died in ICE custody in Texas from COVID
Houston Chronicle, September 3, 2020
Opinion: Cuban ICE detainee exposes unsafe Texas facilities, pleads for release to help battle coronavirus
Houston Chronicle (Op-Ed), May 19, 2020
Salvadoran man detained by ICE dies of COVID-19
ABC News, May 7, 2020
Immigrants Say ICE Phone Policies Restrict Counsel Access
Law360, May 5, 2020
Lawyers Petition to Spring Asylum Seekers From Detention Amid Houston COVID Surge
Daily Beast, June 26, 2020
Advocates warn of more immigrant deaths without ICE action
Associated Press, May 7, 2020
Resources
Recorded Webinar:
What You Need to Know about President Biden’s Immigration Bill and Executive Orders
The Biden administration has begun to make significant changes to the U.S. immigration system, in an effort to repair the serious damage done under the previous administration. Hear the American Immigration Council’s experts summarize these changes and discuss their potential impact.
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Letter to the Biden Administration: Executive Action to Transform Interior Immigration Enforcement
The American Immigration Council and AILA are signatories of a January 18, 2021 letter which offers recommendations to the Biden administration related to enforcement against individuals present in the United States, including a moratorium on all deportations and interior enforcement.
Special Report:
The Impact of COVID-19 on Noncitizens and Across the U.S. Immigration System
This report by the American Immigration Council identifies disruptions throughout the immigration system because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Recorded Webinar
Learn about the journey many Black Africans make to the U.S. to escape persecution, and the journey some are forced to make back via deportation
From Africa to Deportation: Black Africans Confront the U.S. Asylum System
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Immigration Impact Blog
Find analysis on the latest immigration law and policy issues on Immigration Impact, the official blog of the American Immigration Council.
Think Immigration Blog
Find the latest blogs on topics related to asylum and removal defense on ThinkImmigration, the official blog of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA).
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