
American Immigration Council
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NEW: Last week, the Trump administration declared that there was a "mass influx" of migrants, and invoked a never-used authority from 1996 which permits them to deputize state and local police to carry out immigration enforcement. We American Immigration Council now have a fact sheet for you.



NEW 🚨: Last week Trump admin declared a "mass influx" of migrants, and invoked a never-used authority which permits them to get state and local police to carry out immigration enforcement. It’s a force multiplier for ICE & immigration arrests. We American Immigration Council now have a fact


🎧 LISTEN: American Immigration Council Senior Fellow Dara Lind speaks with Pod Saves America this week about the current political climate: immcouncil.co/40zVInh



.Nayna Gupta w/ American Immigration Council breaks down the way the new Trump orders impact: -those on student/work visas -parolees from Ukraine and Afghanistan -asylees who used the CBP One app "They were following the rules and trying to get in line." thehill.com/policy/nationa…




This week, Stacey Abrams speaks with Nayna Gupta and Jeremy Konyndyk to discuss USAID, what a humane immigration system should look like, why America’s stance on asylum and refugees is at the core of who we are as a country, and more. American Immigration Council Listen to Assembly Required


On Lawfare Daily, Anna Hickey talked to Nayna Gupta about the Laken Riley Act, the first piece of legislation signed by President Trump in his second term, its start as a messaging bill in the last Congress, and its impact on the immigration detention system.

Deportations are coming, and immigration lawyers are already spread thin. Here's how the public can help nervous immigrants. You don't have to be a lawyer. to make a difference. Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network (RMIAN) The Colorado Sun coloradosun.com/2025/01/14/opi…



Take a look at American Immigration Council's new national and state-level data on how immigrants drive the economy in #NewYork map.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/locations/new-… via American Immigration Council


Today I testified on behalf of American Immigration Council in front of House Homeland's Border Security and Enforcement subcommittee. I testified about how Trump's diversion of thousands of law enforcement officers to mass deportation work is making us less safe. Watch my opening statement here.