Immigration News Resources

While immigration remains a top issue for the nation as a whole, for years Minnesota has taken an active role in integrating and supporting immigrants throughout the state. Governor Tim Walz’s record demonstrates a commitment to novel and inclusive immigration policies at the state level. Immigrants in Minnesota Minnesota has a long history of welcoming […]

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As politicians debate the fate of millions of undocumented immigrants living in communities across the country, a new report details the devastating costs mass deportations would inflict on the United States and its economy. The report from the American Immigration Council finds that an effort to arrest, detain, process, and remove one million undocumented immigrants […]

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is issuing policy guidance in our Policy Manual to further clarify the types of evidence that we may evaluate to determine eligibility for extraordinary ability (E11) EB-1 immigrant visa classifications.

The monthly number of U.S. Border Patrol encounters with migrants crossing from Mexico has plummeted in 2024 from 2023's record high.

The post Migrant encounters at U.S.-Mexico border have fallen sharply in 2024 appeared first on Pew Research Center.

As Springfield, Ohio, and its purported (largely invented) problems with its Haitian population have continued to dominate both national news and the presidential campaign, people on both sides have struggled to fit the newly-arrived Haitian population into the conventional boxes of immigration politics: “legal immigrants” versus “illegal” ones. So-called “hawks” in the immigration space – […]

The post Fighting Over Whether Haitian Immigrants Are ‘Legal’ Misses the Point: They’re Legally Vulnerable appeared first on Immigration Impact.

By: The Center for Inclusion and Belonging, State and Local Initiatives  Over the last week, communities in 49 U.S. states across eight countries and three continents declared “We’re ALL In!” as a part of Welcoming America’s 12th Annual Welcoming Week. More than 2,000 events took place since Welcoming Week 2024 kicked off on September 13, […]

The post “We’re All In!” Localities Celebrate and Commit to Making Their Communities Welcoming to All  appeared first on Immigration Impact.

In 2022, roughly 10.6 million immigrants living in the U.S. were born in Mexico, making up 23% of all U.S. immigrants.

The post What the data says about immigrants in the U.S. appeared first on Pew Research Center.

The number of immigrants living in the U.S. grew by about 1.6 million people in 2023, the largest annual increase by number since 2000.

The post U.S. immigrant population in 2023 saw largest increase in more than 20 years appeared first on Pew Research Center.

A majority of Trump backers say more immigrants would make life worse for people like them, while most Harris backers say life wouldn’t change.

The post Trump and Harris Supporters Differ on Mass Deportations but Favor Border Security, High-Skilled Immigration appeared first on Pew Research Center.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is updating guidance in the Policy Manual (Volume 7, Part A, Chapter 7), to clarify how to calculate the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) age for noncitizens who demonstrate extraordinary circumstances.

More Latino registered voters back Kamala Harris (57%) than Donald Trump (39%), and supporters of each candidate prioritize different issues.

The post In Tight U.S. Presidential Race, Latino Voters’ Preferences Mirror 2020 appeared first on Pew Research Center.

Be sure to provide the correct payment and complete information when filing Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today posted a Federal Register notice establishing procedures for Liberians covered by Deferred Enforced Departure to apply for Employment Authorization Documents that will be valid through June 30, 2026.

We have received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated cap on H-2B visas for temporary nonagricultural workers for the first half of fiscal year 2025. Sept. 18 was the final receipt date for new cap-subject H-2B worker petitions requesting an employment start date before April 1, 2025.

Naturalized citizens make up a record number of eligible voters in 2022, most of whom have lived here more than 20 years.

The post 1 in 10 eligible voters in the U.S. are naturalized citizens appeared first on Pew Research Center.

Effective Sept. 10, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services automatically extended the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (also known as Green Cards) to 36 months for lawful permanent residents who file Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card.  

20 years ago, Springfield, Ohio, had a problem. Like many communities in the Rust Belt, it seemed like good times were a thing of the past. Once a manufacturing hub, the city had been losing population for decades, with rising unemployment and falling incomes.  City leaders set about turning things around, developing a strategy to […]

The post Immigrants Are Making Ohio Great. Let’s Talk About That. appeared first on Immigration Impact.

This past week, the Council, alongside the Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI), had the privilege to present the report the organizations co-authored on U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) deployment during protests demanding racial justice after the murder of George Floyd at the Sixth World Conference on Remedies to Racial and Social Inequality. The […]

The post Council and BAJI Highlight Their Efforts on Government Transparency to Audience in South Africa appeared first on Immigration Impact.

Immigrant entrepreneurs continue to shape our economy and play a critical role in the success and innovation of major corporations. In 2024, this trend is clearer than ever, with 46% of Fortune 500 companies being founded by immigrants or the children of immigrants. This year marks the highest share the American Immigration Council has recorded […]

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On Sept. 17, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will celebrate Constitution Day and Citizenship Day as part of Constitution Week (Sept. 17 to 23).