What a Government Shutdown Means for the Immigration System

What a Government Shutdown Means for the Immigration System

By:Aaron Reichlin-Melnick |americanimmigrationcouncil.org With weeks of failed negotiations, Congress has less than 12 hours to avert a possible government shutdown. Should government funding lapse on October 1 without a deal, the impact will be felt differently across the government agencies that play a role in the immigration system. Democratic members of the Senate have rejected […]

Attorney General James Files Brief Opposing ICE Courthouse Arrests

Attorney General James Files Brief Opposing ICE Courthouse Arrests

Editorial credit: Steve Edreff / Shutterstock.com NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today took action to stop U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) alarming practice of making arrests in federal immigration courthouses. In an amicus brief filed in African Communities Together v. Lyons, Attorney General James urged the U.S. District Court for the Southern […]