Adriel Orozco

Adriel D. Orozco is a Senior Policy Counsel at the American Immigration Council. Adriel is responsible for advancing the Council’s strategic goals by providing analysis and research on immigration policy issues, including those related to government accountability and efforts to improve the quality of due process in the immigration system. Prior to the Council, Adriel was a Staff Attorney at the North Carolina Justice Center, where they represented low-income immigrants at all stages of the immigration process and advocated for inclusive immigration-related policies at the state level. Prior to their work at the North Carolina Justice Center, Adriel held several positions at the New Mexico Immigrant Law Center, culminating in being its Executive Director, where they worked with local and statewide coalitions to support immigrant integration and provided representation to low-income immigrants. Adriel holds a J.D. from the University of New Mexico School of Law and a B.A. in politics and economics from Brandeis University.

Adriel Orozco

Publications

New USCIS Asylum Interview Rule Could Speed Up Deportations of Asylum Seekers

  • August 5, 2026

The Trump administration has taken another significant step toward restricting access to asylum in the…

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New USCIS Memo May Force More Green Card Applicants to Apply from Abroad, Causing Chaos and Confusion

  • May 27, 2026

Update: The text and headline of this post were updated on June 1, 2026, to…

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Senate Pushes Ahead with $70 Billion More for ICE and CBP, Excluding Accountability Measures

This week, Congress moved closer to advancing legislation that would add about $70 billion in…

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