Nan Wu, American Immigration Council · [email protected]

December 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM

New Report: Immigrant Workers and the Childcare Crisis

1 in 5 childcare workers are immigrants. Mass deportation would deepen America’s childcare crisis. Dear John, Families across the country are already struggling to find — and afford — childcare. Today, the American Immigration Council released a new report showing how President Trump’s mass deportat…

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  Michelle Lapointe, American Immigration Council · [email protected]

December 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM

Our Asylum Case Is Going to the Supreme Court

Nearly 10 years in the making, the right to seek asylum is in the hands of the Supreme Court. Dear John, The ability to seek asylum is a fundamental right—one the United States has long promised to those fleeing persecution. But that promise has been broken time and time again at our southern border…

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  Jeremy Robbins, American Immigration Council · [email protected]

December 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM

This year has tested us – but we’re not backing down

Give by midnight Dec. 31Dear John, This year has revealed deep fault lines in our nation’s immigration system. Sweeping policies and political rhetoric have fueled fear, stripped thousands of their status, and targeted immigrant children and families—all under the guise of safety.These attacks don’t…

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  American Immigration Council, This Week in Immigration · [email protected]

December 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM

What You Need to Know About Third-Country Removals.

Our latest factsheet breaks down how third-country removals work—and why they raise legal and human rights concerns. Latest Analysis Trump Administration Responds to Tragedy By Putting Hundreds of Thousands of Legal Immigrants’ Lives On Hold After the tragic shooting of two members of the West Vir…

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  Raul Pinto, American Immigration Council · [email protected]

December 5, 2025 at 11:02 PM

December Immigration Disclosures: New Analysis, FOIA Action & Transparency Updates

New court-by-court analysis, a major FOIA request to USCIS, and updates on family separation transparency in this month’s disclosures.   December 2025   Greetings. This installment of immigration disclosures highlights a blog with court-by-court analysis on adjudication outcomes of oral…

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  Akosua Meyers, American Immigration Council · [email protected]

December 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM

Time is running out…

Give by midnight to help reach our goal for immigrant justice.Dear John, We’re in the final hours of Giving Tuesday and we’re so close to hitting our goal.There’s still time to make your first gift—before midnight—to stand with immigrants nationwide.Immigrant families are facing growing threats—crue…

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  Jeremy Robbins, American Immigration Council · [email protected]

December 2, 2025 at 2:34 PM

This Giving Tuesday, Stand with Immigrants

Your gift fuels justice.Dear John, Today is Giving Tuesday—a day to stand up for what truly matters: fairness, inclusion, and the promise of a better future for all. At the American Immigration Council, we believe that immigrants are essential to the fabric of our nation—economically, culturally, an…

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  Kimberly Serrano, American Immigration Council · [email protected]

November 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM

Stories that remind us what belonging feels like

The Kumaar Family shows us that home isn’t just defined by where we come from.Dear John,The holidays we celebrate tell a bigger story about who we are.   As the end-of-year holiday season arrives, stories like the Kumaar family's remind me that home isn’t just defined by where we come from but also …

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  Jeremy Robbins, American Immigration Council · [email protected]

November 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM

Helping Families Find Their Way Home Again

Share this message of gratitude and inclusion with a friend.Dear John, The U.S. has a proud––and complicated––history as a nation of immigrants, and Thanksgiving Day reflects both that pride and complexity.For many, this holiday brings connection. But for countless families, it also brings pain, mar…

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  Jeremy Robbins, American Immigration Council · [email protected]

November 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM

ICE took Yapa. Kaelyn Refused to Give Up.

Your support helps families like Yapa’s fight back.Dear John, When Kaelyn first met Yapa—a kind, hardworking man from Venezuela—she never imagined she’d one day be fighting for his freedom. Yapa came to the U.S. seeking asylum. He worked legally and dreamed of becoming a truck driver. Together, he a…

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  American Immigration Council, This Week in Immigration · [email protected]

November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM

ICE Comes to the South

Agents have made their way to North Carolina and Georgia in the latest enforcement blitz.  Latest Analysis Charlotte’s Immigrant Community Continues to Fight for What They Helped Build Pictures and videos poured onto social media over the weekend and early this week showing unsettling images of Bord…

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  Adriel Orozco, American Immigration Council · [email protected]

November 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM

[New Report] Where Can You Win in Immigration Court? The Impact of Lawyers, Detention, Geography, and Policy

The data is clear—lawyers provide life-changing protection in immigration court.Dear John, Immigration court hearings should provide immigrants with a meaningful opportunity to contest their deportation. However, immigrants are facing more obstacles than ever to fairly present their cases—from immen…

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  Jeremy Robbins, American Immigration Council · [email protected]

November 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM

📅 Save the Date: Immigrant Communities Need You

📅 Two weeks until our big fundraising push.Dear John, Giving Tuesday is just two weeks away—one of the most important days of the year for fueling our work at the American Immigration Council.In a moment when fear and uncertainty continue to shape the lives of immigrants across the country, your sup…

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  American Immigration Council, This Week in Immigration · [email protected]

November 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM

Do immigrants get SNAP benefits?

Amid widespread misinformation, it’s critical to know the facts. Latest Analysis The Truth About Immigrants and Federal Government Benefits Amid widespread misinformation about immigrants and government benefits, it’s critical to know the facts. Who qualifies for specific federal public benefits ca…

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  Bekah Wolf, American Immigration Council · [email protected]

November 14, 2025 at 7:33 PM

We Could All Use Some Good News

Dear John, We all know what’s happening to immigrants, our families, friends, and communities under the Trump administration. We don’t need to share that news with you.But recently, our Immigration Justice Campaign has seen a string of wins—the kind of good news that gives us fuel to keep fighting. …

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  Rebecca Cassler, American Immigration Council · [email protected]

November 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM

“You are all terrorists.”

Hundreds of migrants were sent to a foreign prison with no hearings, no lawyers, no rights. We’re fighting back.Dear John, Our client, Edicson Quintero, faced such horrific abuse in El Salvador’s mega-prison that he cut his own stomach, using his blood to write a scrawling protest sign.Mr. Quintero—…

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  American Immigration Council, This Week in Immigration · [email protected]

November 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM

Immigrants Are a Lifeline for Social Security 

They contribute to the program, despite not being able to receive benefits. Latest Analysis What's in the Big Beautiful Bill? Immigration and Border Security Unpacked  President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act paved the way for much of the current fight over the government shutdown, now…

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  Raul Pinto, American Immigration Council · [email protected]

November 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM

Immigration Disclosures

  November 2025   Greetings. This installment of immigration disclosures highlights a new lawsuit on immigration courthouse arrests, a post breaking down the Council’s FOIA request to compel ICE to show the public its training materials for local law enforcement agencies that signed 28…

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  Rich André, American Immigration Council · [email protected]

November 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM

The State & Local Scoop: Immigration in Your Community This Fall

  November 2025   As the leaves change and temperatures drop, communities across the country are continuing to feel the impact of the major shifts in federal policies, including the ongoing government shutdown and increased enforcement in major U.S. cities. More than three-quarters o…

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