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The enforcement of immigration laws is a complex and hotly-debated topic. Learn more about the costs of immigration enforcement and the ways in which the U.S. can enforce our immigration laws humanely and in a manner that ensures due process.

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  • Practice Advisories

Return to the United States After Prevailing on a Petition for Review or Motion to Reopen

Publication Date: 
December 21, 2012
This Practice Advisory contains practical and legal suggestions for individuals seeking to return to the United States after they have prevailed on a petition for review or an administrative motion to reopen or reconsider to the immigration court or Board of Immigration Appeals.
  • Press Release

American Immigration Council and Partners Sue U.S. Immigration Agencies Over Asylum “Clock”

December 20, 2011

Washington, D.C.—Last week, the American Immigration Council’s Legal Action Center (LAC) filed a nationwide class action

  • Press Release

New Asylum Clock Policies Provide No Significant Systemic Change

November 21, 2011

Washington D.C. - Last week, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) issued

  • Special Report

Deportation in the Time of Cholera: DHS's Mixed Response to Haiti's Earthquake

Publication Date: 
May 26, 2011
The dramatic announcement on May 17, 2011 that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for another eighteen months to Haitians, including those who...
  • Press Release

DHS Extends Temporary Protected Status to Haitians

May 17, 2011

Washington D.C. - Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) took an important step on behalf of Haitians affected by last year’s devastating earthquake, dem

  • Press Release

Dissecting the HALT Act: Last Safety Valves in Immigration System Under Attack

April 25, 2011

Washington D.C. - Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 26, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement will hold a hearing on the “Hinder the Administration’s Legaliz

  • Press Release

American Immigration Council Urges DHS to Undertake Regulatory Reform

April 13, 2011

In response to the Department of Homeland Security’s request for comments in connection with a review of its existing regulations, the American Immigration Council highlighted several issues of con

  • Special Report

An Assessment of DNA Testing for African Refugees

Publication Date: 
October 21, 2010

In March 2008, the Bureau of Population, Migration and Refugees (PRM)—the Department of State agency that processes refugees abroad—halted its family...

  • Fact Sheet

Granting Refuge: Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians in the United States

Publication Date: 
January 22, 2010
Following the devastating earthquake which struck Haiti on January 12, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on January 15...
  • Research and Analysis

Hidden Victims Evaluating Protections for Undocumented Victims of Human Trafficking

Publication Date: 
December 1, 2005
In the United States, human traffickers most frequently exploit the desperation of undocumented immigrants as a means of obtaining victims. Until recently, their lack of legal status precluded...

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