Your weekly summary from the Council

 LATEST ANALYSIS 

• Biden Administration Announces End to Horrific Title 42 Border Policy
  
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that it will be terminating the Title 42 border policy on May 23. The U.S. government has used this policy to turn away asylum seekers and migrants over 1.7 million times since March 2020. Read More »
   
• New Census Data Highlights Important Role of Immigration in Countering US Population Decline 
  
  More than two-thirds of U.S. counties saw natural decreases in population between 2020 and 2021, according to the latest estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. This means that almost 2,300 counties across the country had more deaths than births, providing further evidence that the United States is growing at its slowest pace in its history.  Read More »
   
• Government Must Release Names of Border Patrol Agents Involved in Illegal Pilot Program, Court Orders 
  
  In a victory for government transparency, a federal district court ordered the government to release the names of the Border Patrol agents involved in a program to screen asylum seekers through credible fear interviews. Read More »

 FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW  

• President Biden unveiled his budget proposal this week, a $56.7 billion budget request for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2023, representing a 5.4% increase from the budget requested for 2022. The budget request calls for $15.3 billion for U.S. Customs and Border Protection and $8.1 billion million for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The president also requests funding for managing migration and processing at ports of entry at the U.S. southern border.
  
  This fact sheet from the American Immigration Council explains how much these border enforcement initiatives have cost throughout the decades and what outcomes—if any—they produced. 
  
  Read more: The Cost of Immigration Enforcement and Border Security

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 QUOTE OF THE WEEK 

“Title 42 represents the greatest restriction on access to the asylum process since Congress passed the Refugee Act in 1980. It has been a failed border management policy that has caused chaos along the border, inflicted immeasurable harm to innocent people seeking our protection, and diminished our standing on the world stage. Putting an end to the unjustified use of this policy is a long overdue step toward rebuilding a humanitarian protection system at the border that is safe, humane, and orderly.” 

–  Jeremy Robbins, executive director at the American Immigration Council

 FURTHER READING 

• The Washington Post: How did a little-known provision in federal law upend the immigration system?
   

• The Hill: Biden budget accelerates shift from Trump policies on immigration
   

• Business Insider: A leaked video exemplifies what Black migrants endure in US detention centers
   

• Deseret News: One month ago she woke up to a missile attack. Now, this teen is helping other Ukrainians stay in the U.S.

         

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