The DOJ’s Immigration Court Failure Amid the Coronavirus Crisis
The U.S. Department of Justice must step up and protect the health of everyone within the immigration court system.
Restoring the Rule of Law Through a Fair, Humane, and Workable Immigration System
Policymakers must break free of the false dichotomy of America as either a nation of immigrants or a nation of laws, and advance an immigration system that is fair, humane, and actually works.
The Trump Administration Must Immediately Resume Processing New DACA Applications
For Actor Bambadjan Bamba, the Battles for DACA and Racial Justice Are One and the Same
Data on the Coronavirus Outbreak in Immigration Detention Offer More Questions than Answers
Resources on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
Supreme Court Ruling Could Clear a Path for Trump Administration To Strip Protections From Hundreds of Thousands of DACA Recipients
If the Supreme Court announces that the Trump administration’s termination of DACA was lawful, it will be jeopardizing the lives and futures of hundreds of thousands of recipients as well as their families and communities.
Undocumented Students Generated Up to $132 Million in Relief to Colleges—But They Won’t Receive a Dime From the Stimulus
The federal government’s decision to exclude undocumented college students from receiving emergency aid is ungrounded in the CARES Act.
Federal Immigration Officials Must Take Immediate Action To Prevent Further Coronavirus Outbreaks at Detention Facilities
As COVID-19 spreads exponentially at detention facilities nationwide, ICE’s inadequate response is leaving tens of thousands of detainees and facility staff, as well as broader communities, increasingly vulnerable.
What We Know About DACA Recipients, by Metropolitan Area
Locally, DACA recipients and their families play an important role in metro economies across the country.
Protecting Farmworkers From Coronavirus and Securing the Food Supply
Lawmakers must take action to ensure the health and safety of farmworkers while avoiding disruptions to the United States’ food supply.
A Phase 4 Coronavirus Relief Bill Must Include Protections for Undocumented Immigrants
Policymakers must provide support to undocumented workers and their families if they hope to combat the coronavirus pandemic and the economic recession it is causing.
A Demographic Profile of TPS Holders Providing Essential Services During the Coronavirus Crisis
More than 130,000 TPS holders at risk of soon losing work authorization are considered “essential critical infrastructure workers.”
A Migrant Model To Follow: Portugal’s Response to the Coronavirus
The United States and other countries should take a cue from the humanitarian ways that Portugal is treating migrants and asylum-seekers during this pandemic.
A Demographic Profile of DACA Recipients on the Frontlines of the Coronavirus Response
Nearly 203,000 DACA recipients are working in occupations at the forefront of the COVID-19 response in health care, education, and food services.
What We Know About the Demographic and Economic Impacts of DACA Recipients: Spring 2020 Edition
Across the nation, nearly 650,000 DACA recipients live, raise 254,000 U.S.-citizen children, and pay $8.7 million in taxes each year.
Dreamers Help Keep the Country Running During the Coronavirus Pandemic
In anticipation of a Supreme Court decision that could decide their fate, DACA recipients grapple, like other Americans, with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Removing Barriers for Immigrant Medical Professionals Is Critical To Help Fight Coronavirus
The federal government, states, and other agencies must do more to enable immigrant health care professionals to join the fight against the pandemic.
Federal Immigration Officials Can Help Protect Public Health During the Coronavirus Pandemic
While some local law enforcement agencies have responded to the COVID-19 outbreak by diverting people away from prisons and jails and by releasing particularly vulnerable incarcerated individuals, federal immigration officials are continuing to endanger the lives and safety of detained people and undermine public health.
DHS Must Suspend Certain Immigration Enforcement Practices During the Coronavirus Outbreak
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has yet to issue a formal statement suspending certain immigration enforcement initiatives to preserve life and safety during the coronavirus outbreak.