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New Playbook Tracks State and Local Government Responses to Heightened Federal Immigration Enforcement New Playbook Tracks State and Local Government Responses to Heightened Federal Immigration Enforcement

As federal immigration arrests reach record highs, state and local leaders are grappling with how to protect communities from an increasingly indiscriminate…

High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Petitions: USCIS Filing and Processing Trends, FY2016 – FY2025 High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Petitions: USCIS Filing and Processing Trends, FY2016 – FY2025

USCIS processing delays, growing backlogs, and shifting approval trends are creating new challenges for employers and high-skilled workers seeking H-1B, L-1, and O visas.

From Petition to Permanent Residence: A Decade of USCIS Filing, Processing, and Backlog Trends From Petition to Permanent Residence: A Decade of USCIS Filing, Processing, and Backlog Trends

New analysis of USCIS data finds record I-140 backlogs, rising denial rates, growing visa wait times, and longer processing delays across the employment-based green card system.

Temporary Protected Status (TPS): An Overview Temporary Protected Status (TPS): An Overview

This fact sheet provides an overview of how Temporary Protected Status designations are made, what benefits TPS confers, and how TPS beneficiaries apply for and regularly renew their status.

The Cost of Immigration Enforcement and Border Security The Cost of Immigration Enforcement and Border Security

Federal spending on immigration enforcement has topped half a trillion dollars since DHS was founded in 2003, and Congress keeps adding more. This fact sheet tracks that spending, the human and economic fallout of the current mass deportation campaign, and the wide funding gap between enforcement agencies and the immigration courts that decide these cases.

Unpacking Myths About Noncitizen Voting — How Heritage Foundation’s Own Data Still Proves It’s Not the Problem It’s Made Out to Be Unpacking Myths About Noncitizen Voting — How Heritage Foundation’s Own Data Still Proves It’s Not the Problem It’s Made Out to Be

For more than a decade, some politicians have called for substantial changes to how Americans vote in federal elections, including strict voter ID and…

New Playbook Tracks State and Local Government Responses to Heightened Federal Immigration Enforcement New Playbook Tracks State and Local Government Responses to Heightened Federal Immigration Enforcement

As federal immigration arrests reach record highs, state and local leaders are grappling with how to protect communities from an increasingly indiscriminate…

Unpacking Myths About Noncitizen Voting — How Heritage Foundation’s Own Data Still Proves It’s Not the Problem It’s Made Out to Be Unpacking Myths About Noncitizen Voting — How Heritage Foundation’s Own Data Still Proves It’s Not the Problem It’s Made Out to Be

For more than a decade, some politicians have called for substantial changes to how Americans vote in federal elections, including strict voter ID and…

Fear as Policy: The Growing Mental Health Toll of Mass Deportation Policies Fear as Policy: The Growing Mental Health Toll of Mass Deportation Policies
  • Blog
  • August 12, 2026

Large-scale enforcement operations, increased enforcement at airports, a growing number of ICE deaths, record-breaking detention and deportation efforts, and the loss…

ICE Is Trying to Hide State Records of People in Detention. We Filed a FOIA to Find Out Why. ICE Is Trying to Hide State Records of People in Detention. We Filed a FOIA to Find Out Why.
  • Blog
  • August 11, 2026

By Meghan Conley, Ph.D., Spring Miller Senior Director of Legal Strategy, Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, and Raul Pinto For years, immigration…

USCIS Filing Trends: New Data Shows Immigration Processing Falling Further Behind USCIS Filing Trends: New Data Shows Immigration Processing Falling Further Behind

Processing at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has continued to slow, the latest data from the American Immigration Council’s USCIS Immigration Filing…

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

The Trump administration has taken another significant step toward restricting access to asylum in the United States. At the same time, it has moved…

High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Petitions: USCIS Filing and Processing Trends, FY2016 – FY2025 High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Petitions: USCIS Filing and Processing Trends, FY2016 – FY2025

USCIS processing delays, growing backlogs, and shifting approval trends are creating new challenges for employers and high-skilled workers seeking H-1B, L-1, and O visas.

From Petition to Permanent Residence: A Decade of USCIS Filing, Processing, and Backlog Trends From Petition to Permanent Residence: A Decade of USCIS Filing, Processing, and Backlog Trends

New analysis of USCIS data finds record I-140 backlogs, rising denial rates, growing visa wait times, and longer processing delays across the employment-based green card system.

Temporary Protected Status (TPS): An Overview Temporary Protected Status (TPS): An Overview

This fact sheet provides an overview of how Temporary Protected Status designations are made, what benefits TPS confers, and how TPS beneficiaries apply for and regularly renew their status.

The Cost of Immigration Enforcement and Border Security The Cost of Immigration Enforcement and Border Security

Federal spending on immigration enforcement has topped half a trillion dollars since DHS was founded in 2003, and Congress keeps adding more. This fact sheet tracks that spending, the human and economic fallout of the current mass deportation campaign, and the wide funding gap between enforcement agencies and the immigration courts that decide these cases.

Undocumented Students in U.S. Higher Education Undocumented Students in U.S. Higher Education

This fact sheet looks at the population of undocumented students in higher education institutions across the country.

Immigrants in Arlington County Immigrants in Arlington County

New data shows immigrants in Arlington County contributed $979 million in taxes, held $2.3 billion in spending power, and supported key industries in 2024.