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Case management isn’t necessarily something you would think of in relation to the U.S. immigration system, but a few years ago—for the first time in more than a decade—officials chose to invest in a model of individualized case management to support families seeking protection in the United States – and it worked. A recent study […]

The post The Government Ended an Effective and Less Costly Alternative to Immigration Detention appeared first on Immigration Impact.

This blog post is adapted from the president's installation speech given by Marketa Lindt at AILA's Annual Conference 2019 in Orlando, FL. A video of the speech is embedded as well.

The American Immigration Council is proud to announce the winner of the 22nd Annual Celebrate America Fifth Grade Creative Writing Contest. The contest encourages educators to incorporate lessons on U.S. immigration into their classrooms and gives fifth graders the opportunity to explain, in their own words, why they are proud America is a nation of […]

The post Read the 2019 ‘Celebrate America’ Fifth Grade Creative Writing Contest Winning Entry appeared first on Immigration Impact.

Undocumented flows are declining, more people are coming from Central America and Asia, and more arrive on valid visas.

The post The Changing Face of Undocumented Immigration appeared first on Immigration Impact.

The post Chronic USCIS and ICE FOIA Delays Being Challenged in Court appeared first on Immigration Impact.

AILA Media Advocacy Committee Member Sandra Feist shares the math behind where the H-1B fees have been going, supporting more than $5 billion in training and scholarships in STEM fields for Americans and making a huge difference to researchers and educators alike.

USCIS is beginning to transfer cases out of its busiest offices to even out the processing times across the country. Transferred cases will go to USCIS offices that have more manageable workloads.

The post USCIS Will Transfer Applications Out of Its Busiest Offices to Reduce Wait Times appeared first on Immigration Impact.

Canada resettled 28,000 refugees in 2018, similar to its 2017 total. Meanwhile, the U.S. resettled 23,000, down from the previous year.

The post Canada now leads the world in refugee resettlement, surpassing the U.S. appeared first on Pew Research Center.

World Refugee Day serves as a reminder that as a nation we must do better to protect those who are fleeing harm.

The post As World Refugee Day Approaches, A Reminder That We Must Do Better appeared first on Immigration Impact.

Since President Trump took office, a target has been placed on humanitarian aid workers. One person in particular has come under fire—Dr. Scott Warren, a volunteer with the Arizona-based humanitarian aid group No More Deaths.

The post Providing Humanitarian Aid to People Crossing the Border Should Never Be a Crime appeared first on Immigration Impact.

Over 12.3 million Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) immigrants live in the United States, placing them among the fastest-growing racial groups in the country. Between 2010 and 2017, the number of AAPI immigrants grew four times as fast as the total U.S. population. Yet, despite being an integral and expanding part of American communities, […]

The post New Report on Asian American and Pacific Islander Immigrants Highlights Education, Economic Opportunity Gaps appeared first on Immigration Impact.

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar tweeted recently that “Islamophobia and anti-Semitism are two sides of the same bigoted coin.” Her comments came in response to media reports that the suspect behind the shooting at a San Diego synagogue was also under investigation for burning a mosque.

Over 12.3 million Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) immigrants live in the United States, placing them among the fastest-growing racial groups in the country. Between 2010 and 2017, the number of AAPI immigrants grew four times as fast as the total U.S. population. Yet, despite being an integral and expanding part of American communities, […]

The U.S. State Department announced a new rule last week that changes the Diversity Visa Program, a lottery system that grants 50,000 foreign nationals the opportunity to apply for an immigrant visa number. Applicants must come from an underrepresented country that has low rates of immigration to the United States. The lucky ones, after applying […]

The post New Diversity Visa Requirements Impose Major Obstacles for Applicants appeared first on Immigration Impact.

In 2017, an estimated 10.5 million unauthorized immigrants lived in the United States, down from a peak of 12.2 million in 2007. Explore trends in the unauthorized immigrant population for U.S. states, as well as for birth countries and regions.

The post Unauthorized immigrant population trends for states, birth countries and regions appeared first on Pew Research Center.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is not following its own policies—and hundreds of men and women who have served in our military are getting deported for minor offenses due to the agency’s negligence. A report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released last week details how ICE ignores two of its long-standing policies that […]

The post ICE Deported Hundreds of Immigrant Veterans – And Has No Record of Them in Their Database appeared first on Immigration Impact.

There were 10.5 million unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. in 2017. The number of Mexican unauthorized immigrants declined since 2007.

The post 5 facts about illegal immigration in the U.S. appeared first on Pew Research Center.

AILA member Isabel Duarte describes a recent immigration court hearing with families impacted by the Remain in Mexico or Migrant Protection Protocols policy, showing how the program harms families and is an assault on human rights and due process.

The latest Pew Research Center data estimates there were 10.5 million unauthorized immigrants living in the U.S. in 2017, down significantly from a decade prior. In this video, our researchers go behind the scenes to explain the “how” and “why” behind determining these new numbers.

The post Video: Is the number of unauthorized immigrants living in the U.S. declining? appeared first on Pew Research Center.

The number of Mexican unauthorized immigrants has fallen since its peak of 6.9 million in 2007 and was lower in 2017 than in any year since 2001.

The post Mexicans decline to less than half the U.S. unauthorized immigrant population for the first time appeared first on Pew Research Center.