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National Immigration Project @nipnlg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We were back in court 9/24 along with @immcouncil.org to present arguments in a major case over whether the Constitution permits the federal govt to detain immigrants without ever providing them a bond hearing where they can challenge whether their detention is necessary.⁠ nipnlg.org/news/press-r...
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American Immigration Council @immcouncil.org · 24/09/2026
We're in court today alongside @nipnlg.bsky.social — over a case that we already won. Here's what happened:
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American Immigration Council @immcouncil.org · 22/09/2026
The House needs only one more signature to force a vote on the American Dream and Promise Act. Urge your representative to permanently protect millions of Dreamers and TPS holders. Take action now: immigrationjustice.quorum.us/campai…
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American Immigration Council @immcouncil.org · 21/09/2026
ICE’s detention system is at a record size. Now ICE is making thousands of people even harder to find. Hiding the location of people with final deportation orders makes it more difficult for lawyers and families to reach them, and for people to challenge their detention and removal in court.
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AP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an...
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American Immigration Council @immcouncil.org · 21/09/2026
This shooting is the latest in what has become a pattern of increasing violence in immigration enforcement actions. Congress has given ICE and CBP a record amount of money with no oversight and few checks on abuse. It's inevitable that people will get hurt or even killed.
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Federal immigration agent shoots and injures man in Austin, Texas
The Department of Homeland Security said Monday it was leading the investigation into the officer involved in a shooting of "an illegal alien from Venezuela" during an operation in Austin, Texas.
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American Immigration Council @immcouncil.org · 17/09/2026
Inhumane conditions exposed in DHS' own Office of Inspector General's report on "Alligator Alcatraz." Detainees were limited to showering only 3 times a week, lacked access to clean drinking water, and experienced overcrowding. ICE evaded responsibility, claiming it was the state of Florida.
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DHS Oversight Agency Issues Scathing Report of Conditions at 'Alligator Alcatraz' - American Immigration Council
DHS's own oversight office issued a damning report on the conditions at Florida's immigration detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
DC folks, this is going to be an amazing event next week. Come join us!
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I spoke to @cnn.com about an important linguistic question; when the U.S. government dumps someone in a country on a continent they've never been to before, does the word "deportation" still apply? Or is what's happening something different — a rendition? www.cnn.com/2026/09/03/u...
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Is dumping a Cuban in Africa ‘deportation’? | CNN
As the Trump administration sends migrants to faraway, unfamiliar countries where they are again detained, some immigration advocates argue that the word “deportation” is no longer sufficient.
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American Immigration Council @immcouncil.org · 03/09/2026
It’s time for Congress to act to protect the families, workers, and neighbors who have called this country home. The American Dream and Promise Act will create a pathway to permanent resident status, and it is just one signature away from forcing a vote to the House floor. Take action today!
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American Immigration Council @immcouncil.org · 20/08/2026
The Trump administration is cutting funding for legal services that help unaccompanied children navigate immigration court. This means many children could be forced to represent themselves in court, alone, against trained government attorneys. Here's what you need to know 👇
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Trump administration attacks unaccompanied children right to counsel
The Trump administration just made it harder for unaccompanied children to navigate immigration court by attacking their right to counsel.
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American Immigration Council @immcouncil.org · 18/08/2026
The U.S. wants high-skilled immigrants to treat patients, drive innovation, conduct research... But what happens when those workers want to build a more permanent life in the U.S.? They face increased uncertainty and mounting obstacles. (1/7) www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/press-releas...
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New Data: Workers Seeking Green Cards Face Uncertain Path
New data shows that workers seeking employment-based green cards are facing greater uncertainty and mounting obstacles.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 11/08/2026
After a Supreme Court decision in June, Trump has put more than a million once-legal immigrants at risk of deportation. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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These Immigrants Lived in the U.S. Legally. Now Trump Is Changing Their Status.
More than a million immigrants are seeing protections that granted them safe lives in the U.S. suddenly swept away.
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American Immigration Council @immcouncil.org · 10/08/2026
What happens when people follow all the rules asked of them from an immigration system, and still have no way to make a permanent home in this country? @daralind.bsky.social new piece for @newyorker.com examines our ongoing “Great Delegalization”: www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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These Immigrants Lived in the U.S. Legally. Now Trump Is Changing Their Status.
More than a million immigrants are seeing protections that granted them safe lives in the U.S. suddenly swept away.
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American Immigration Council @immcouncil.org · 04/08/2026
Another tragic death in ICE custody. The U.S. immigration detention system has been plagued by inhumane conditions for decades. Edwin Lopez-Cornejo's family deserves answers and accountability. We need an immigration system grounded in humanity, not detention at any cost.
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Immigrant held at New Jersey ICE facility dies, officials say | CNN
A Salvadoran man being held at a controversial immigration detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, has died, federal officials said Monday, marking the latest death of an immigrant in ICE custody.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 23/07/2026
“A meaningful response to aggressive, indiscriminate immigration enforcement will require bold changes from Congress to the outdated laws that opened the door to the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda” More from Nayna Gupta
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How We Fix Our Immigration Crisis
Money without supervision and power without consequences will only lead to more deaths. We can do better.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
On Tuesday, the full Fifth Circuit granted DOJ's request for a "precedential stay" of district court rulings holding that the Due Process Clause requires bond hearings for immigration detainees w/in 90 days of their arrest. Today's "One First" explains why that's a really big (and problematic) deal:
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Bonus 239: The Fifth Circuit's "Precedential Stay" in Sosnava Rodriguez
The Fifth Circuit once again did the government's bidding on immigration detention—this time through an unexplained procedural move I've never seen before.
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American Immigration Council @immcouncil.org · 21/07/2026
The Trump administration finalized a new rule on July 17 changing the federal government’s policy on how immigration officials determine when someone is likely to be a “public charge.” Here's what you need to know:
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What Trump’s New Public Charge Rule Means for Immigrants - American Immigration Council
The Trump administration is changing how immigration officials determine when someone is likely to be a “public charge.”
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American Immigration Council @immcouncil.org · 21/07/2026
Dreamers were brought here as children. Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure recipients have built lives in the U.S. for decades. Now, the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda is putting them at risk. Tell Congress to act: ow.ly/EAgN50ZqTzJ
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American Immigration Council @immcouncil.org · 19/07/2026
In communities across the country, from small towns to big cities, everyday Americans participated in the spectacle and tradition of this World Cup. It was important reminder: welcoming is a core American value.
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FIFA World Cup 2026: Americans Welcomed the World Despite Restrictive Immigration Policies - American Immigration Council
Before the World Cup, Trump's immigration policies gave cause for real concern. But after kick off, there was shared joy beyond borders.
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American Immigration Council @immcouncil.org · 17/07/2026
"The deaths and killings that we're seeing, whether it's in the streets of American communities or immigration detention facilities, are not isolated." Read more from @naynagupta.bsky.social about the pattern of increasingly widespread aggression and violence in immigration enforcement ⤵️
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Nayna Gupta @naynagupta.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
We need a new agency for civil immigration enforcement—one that doesn’t arrest & gives long standing residents earned paths to lawful status. My thoughts in Houston Chronicle👇🏽 www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
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America needs a new kind of immigration agency. One that doesn’t kill. | Opinion
America needs a new immigration agency for people like Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, writes Nayna Gupta of the American Immigration Council.
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American Immigration Council @immcouncil.org · 09/07/2026
We're outraged and heartbroken that ICE shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a father and husband, while he was on his way to work in Houston – a place he called home for 35 years. His family and community deserve answers and accountability.
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'He did not deserve to die': Family of man killed by ICE speaks out
Loved ones and a congresswoman described Lorenzo Salgado Araujo as a hardworking 52-year-old father of three U.S. citizens with no criminal convictions.
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National Immigration Project @nipnlg.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Victory in the Fifth Circuit: people held under expanded mandatory detention must get a bond hearing within 90 days, with an individualized justification from the government. Huge thanks to our co-counsel @immcouncil.org & the three men at the center of this case. nipnlg.org/news/press-r...
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Michelle Lapointe @michlapointe.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
This massive win for the constitution thanks to my colleagues @immcouncil.org and our co-counsel @nipnlg.bsky.social
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Student Defense @studentdefense.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
The ruling was in response to our lawsuit filed last November with @publiccitizen.bsky.social on behalf of @kennedyhrc.bsky.social, @immcouncil.org, The Door – A Center of Alternatives, Inc., and @lulacorg.bsky.social Read more about the ruling here: defendstudents.org/all/court-de...
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Court Declares Unlawful the Department of Education’s Rule Restricting Public Service Loan Forgiveness Eligibility  — Student Defense
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 30, 2026 MEDIA CONTACT press@defendstudents.org   Court Declares Unlawful the Department of Education’s Rule Restricting Public Service Loan Forgiveness Elig...
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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
By the end of 2026, it's very possible that hardly anyone in the U.S. will have Temporary Protected Status. @immcouncil.org 
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The Throughline: The Supreme Court Just Gave The Trump Administration Permission To Kill TPS
Roughly 350,000 Haitian and more than 6,000 Syrian TPS holders will be impacted by SCOTUS's decision — and by the end of 2026, it's very possible that hardly anyone in the U.S. will have Temporary Protected Status.
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American Immigration Council @immcouncil.org · 30/06/2026
Today the Supreme Court BLOCKED President Trump's efforts to eliminate birthright citizenship. The 14th amendment is clear: if you're born in the United States, you're an American citizen.
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Center for Constitutional Rights @ccrjustice.org · 25/06/2026
We're devastated but remain undeterred. Today's SCOTUS decision overturns immigration laws that, for 100+ years, have required gov't officials to inspect anyone presenting themselves at designated ports of entry. Asylum saves lives. We'll keep fighting to protect families seeking asylum.
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Al Otro Lado @alotrolado-org.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
🚨Breaking: Today, SCOTUS delivered a devastating blow to asylum rights. In our case, Mullin v. Al Otro Lado, the Court ruled that the gov can block people from seeking asylum at official border crossings—turning people away w/out the chance to seek the protection they have a legal right to request.
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American Immigration Council @immcouncil.org · 25/06/2026
Today the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for roughly 350,000 Haitians and 4,000 Syrians. Here's what you need to know about TPS:
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Temporary Protected Status (TPS): An Overview - American Immigration Council
This fact sheet provides an overview of how TPS designations are made, what benefits TPS confers, and how TPS beneficiaries apply for and regularly renew their status.
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American Immigration Council @immcouncil.org · 25/06/2026
Today, the Supreme Court delivered a devastating blow to asylum rights in the United States. In a 6-3 decision in Mullin v. Al Otro Lado, the Court ruled that the Trump administration may turn back asylum seekers at ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Dara Lind @daralind.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
US Citizenship and Immigration Services is mostly funded by immigrants’ own application fees (which, of course, have gone up for many forms under this admin). But what happens when they take the money and just…sit on the applications? open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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Is the Trump Administration Slow-Walking DACA to Death?
USCIS doesn’t have to deny applications to derail lives—it can just stop deciding in a timely manner.
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American Immigration Council @immcouncil.org · 16/06/2026
In Texas, one of the nation’s leading agricultural producers, a shift in immigration policy goes beyond affecting its workers. It shapes food availability, prices, and economic stability. 🧵
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American Immigration Council @immcouncil.org · 15/06/2026
Today marks 14 years of DACA. During the first ten months of the second Trump presidency, ICE has detained over 260 DACA recipients and deported 80, despite the protections set in place. After almost 2 decades of the program, Dreamers deserve a legal pathway to citizenship. Read more ⤵️
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Dreaming in Nightmares: DACA Recipients Increasingly Targeted for Detention and Deportation - American Immigration Council
DACA recipients face detention and deportation at the hands of the Trump administration, which has worked to undermine DACA’s protections.
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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
More work for USCIS means a bigger case backlog, which was already huge before Trump took office and has only gotten worse from there, with 11.6 million pending applications as of September 2025. @immcouncil.org
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The Throughline: If USCIS Is Drowning in Paperwork, Why Is It Asking for More?
More work for USCIS means a bigger case backlog, which was already huge before Trump took office and has only gotten worse from there, with 11.6 million pending applications as of September 2025.
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American Immigration Council @immcouncil.org · 12/06/2026
When local police partner with ICE, it fuels fear and mistrust—making communities less safe. “Any kind of day-to-day activity for an immigrant could lead to deportation" said Nayna Gupta, policy director at the Council. Read more 👇
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ICE Wants Local Police to Enforce Immigration Law. These Officers Signed Up.
The Trump administration has enlisted hundreds of state and local law enforcement agencies to support its mass deportation campaign.
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American Immigration Council @immcouncil.org · 11/06/2026
Today begins the World Cup—the world’s biggest sporting stage and a chance for the U.S. to showcase its strengths. Instead, restrictive immigration policies send another message: who’s welcomed, who’s turned away, and a nation pulling back as the world watches. Read more:
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World Cup Immigration Questions Answered: ICE, Visa Denials, and Iran - American Immigration Council
The World Cup has been marred by the Trump's immigration policies. How are these policies impacting fans and players?
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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 10/06/2026
Nayna Gupta & Aaron @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social on the core principles of a fair and functional immigration enforcement system. How to move beyond all-or-nothing approaches to enforcement w/ a practical framework that fits what most Americans actually want austinkocher.substack.com/p/nayna-gupt...
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Nayna Gupta and Aaron Reichlin-Melnick on the Core Principles of a Fair and Functional Immigration Enforcement System
Experts from the American Immigration Council urge us to move beyond all-or-nothing approaches to enforcement and lay out a practical framework that fits what most US Americans actually want.
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American Immigration Council @immcouncil.org · 10/06/2026
The World Cup is a global celebration, meant to unite countries for the love of the game, but the Trump administration's restrictive immigration agenda means fans, and even referees, can’t attend. What should be a moment of unity is becoming a story of exclusion. ⤵️
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Somali Referee Says His World Cup Dream Is Dashed After U.S. Denies Entry
“I had the right papers and everything,” Omar Abdulkadir Artan said in his first interview since he was turned back. He would have been the first Somali to referee a game in the tournament.
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American Immigration Council @immcouncil.org · 10/06/2026
Today President Trump signed the Secure America Act into law. Congress has now provided nearly a quarter of a trillion dollars to DHS through the budget reconciliation process in less than a year, nearly all of which has been focused on immigration enforcement. Here's what you need to know 👇
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What’s in the Secure America Act? - American Immigration Council
Congress passed the Secure America Act in June 2026, allocating $69.5 billion to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) through 2029 using the reconciliation process. The law dramatically expands federal immigration enforcement funding while limiting congressional oversight and bypassing the traditional appropriations process.
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American Immigration Council @immcouncil.org · 10/06/2026
Congress voted to give ICE and CBP another $70 billion through 2029. "There is no question that this bill passing will make it incredibly difficult to reverse the creation of a huge deportation machine at the hands of President Trump,” @naynagupta.bsky.social tells @washingtonpost.com.
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Trump’s deportation agenda secures funding that could outlast his presidency
ICE and CBP will be able to keep spending money at a scale that will transform immigration enforcement and with fewer checks and balances.
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American Immigration Council @immcouncil.org · 09/06/2026
The 2026 World Cup kicks off in 2 days, and immigrant stories are powering the U.S. Men's National Team. Over a third of the roster are children of immigrants, like Weah and Pepi, proving that soccer, like America, thrives on diversity. Good luck to #teamusa at this summer’s World Cup! ⚽️
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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 09/06/2026
Join me TODAY (June 9 at 1 PM Eastern) with Nayna Gupta and Aaron Reichlin-Melnick(@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social) from American Immigration Council (@immcouncil.org), authors of Rethinking Interior Enforcement. Registration: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Rethinking Interior Immigration Enforcement w/ Aaron Reichlin-Melnick & Nayna Gupta. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Join us for a live conversation about the American Immigration Council's new report, Restoring Credibility and Humanity: A New Framework for Immigration Enforcement (available at: americanimmigrationcouncil.org/report/immigration-enforcement/)....
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American Immigration Council @immcouncil.org · 08/06/2026
The Trump administration’s immigration policies have overshadowed the World Cup. “We want the World Cup to happen because it’s a meeting of countries across the world, an exchange of cultures, a unifying moment around the beautiful game,” said Rich André, senior policy adviser at the Council. ⤵️
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How the World Cup became a front line for the U.S. immigration debate
Travel restrictions for international fans and tensions over President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign have cast a shadow over the soccer tournament.
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American Immigration Council @immcouncil.org · 08/06/2026
DHS Secretary Mullin's plan to pull CBP officers from major airports could disrupt travel, impact key industries, and affect hundreds of thousands of Americans. This new proposal raises serious questions about federal authority over state cooperation. Read more ⤵️
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Mullin’s Proposal to Pull Customs From ‘Sanctuary City’ Airports Would Be a Disaster. There’s a Better Way Forward.  - American Immigration Council
Mullin’s threat comes at a moment when voters are increasingly unsupportive of the current immigration agenda.
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American Immigration Council @immcouncil.org · 05/06/2026
The Trump administration proposed a rule that would make it harder for many immigrants to work to support themselves and their families. This includes DACA recipients, asylum seekers, and spouses of skilled workers. The result would be more instability for families, businesses, and communities.
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Trump admin makes another move to restrict immigrant workers
The Trump administration said it was cutting the incentives for illegal immigration and giving Americans greater job security.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
It was a honor to appear on Amanpour and Company yesterday to discuss ICE detention! Check out the episode here. www.pbs.org/video/june-4...
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Amanpour and Company | June 4, 2026 | Season 2026
Isobel Yeung; Jasmine Garsd; Aaron Reichlin-Melnick; Dr. Mark Goldsmith
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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 04/06/2026
Rethinking Interior Enforcement: A Live Conversation with Nayna Gupta and Aaron Reichlin-Melnick of the American Immigration Council. Join us on June 9 (next Tuesday) at 1 PM Eastern. Registration free/required. austinkocher.substack.com/p/rethinking...
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Rethinking Interior Enforcement: A Live Conversation with Aaron Reichlin-Melnick and Nayna Gupta of the American Immigration Council
Join me on June 9 at 1 PM Eastern to discuss the Council's new framework report and what a credible, humane path forward for interior immigration enforcement could actually look like.
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American Immigration Council @immcouncil.org · 04/06/2026
Congress is moving to allocate another $70B to ICE and CBP through 2029. This is on top of the $170 billion it already provided last year. This isn’t a funding gap. It’s an accountability gap. Tell Congress to oppose any further funding for ICE and CBP: ow.ly/sLjh50Z7EbK
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American Immigration Council @immcouncil.org · 03/06/2026
GOOD NEWS: Last night as part of our litigation, the court ordered the release of 15 more young people. It also placed additional limits on when ICE can re‑detain class members, and required ICE to turn over the documents it uses to justify those decisions.
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