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In Major Setback for Due Process, Fifth Circuit Ruling Denies Immigrants the Opportunity to Challenge Their Detention
Oct 23 Friday, Washington DC — In response to today’s U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruling in Sosnava Rodriguez v. Ortega, a case concerning noncitizens’ constitutional right to challenge their detention when they are held without access to a bond hearing, the American Immigration Council… Read More
Renée Good’s Family Files Lawsuits Challenging Federal Immunity as ICE Shootings Continue
The increasingly violent reality of the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda came into sharp focus again last week when plainclothes ICE officers opened fire on a car in New York City within seconds of surrounding the vehicle, wounding 28-year-old Oscar Belgal while his terrified 5-year-old son sat in the… Read More
Renée Good’s Family Files Lawsuits Challenging Federal Immunity as ICE Shootings Continue
The increasingly violent reality of the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda came into sharp focus again last week when plainclothes ICE officers opened fire on a car in New York City within seconds of surrounding the vehicle, wounding 28-year-old Oscar Belgal while his terrified 5-year-old son sat in the… Read More
Fifth Circuit Hears Major Case Over Right to Challenge Immigration Detention
Case will determine whether longtime U.S. residents can be detained without a meaningful opportunity to ask a judge for release NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 24 2026 — On Thursday, September 24, the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard arguments in a major case… Read More
Council and Partners File FOIA Request for Records of Guidance from ICE to Local Law Enforcement about Releasing Records under State Laws
A new FOIA request seeks records revealing how ICE advises local law enforcement agencies on disclosing records under state public information and transparency laws. Read More
America Needs a New Immigration Agency for People Like Lorenzo Salgado Araujo
Your immigration status shouldn’t cost you your life. For Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, it didn’t matter that he was the father of three U.S. citizens, a longtime Houston resident, a decades-long construction worker, or that he wanted to follow the rules and posed no safety threat. Read More
Deaths During ICE Operations Expose the Dangers of Mass Deportation
Washington DC, July 15 – In response to reports of a third death taking place in connection to an ICE enforcement operation in just over a week, American Immigration Council policy director Nayna Gupta issued the following statement: “This cannot be dismissed as a series of unrelated tragedies. This is… Read More
As Public Support for Mass Deportation Falls, New Proposal Seeks to Restore Credibility and Humanity in Immigration Enforcement
Washington DC, May 12 Tues – Today, the American Immigration Council released a new framework calling for the overhaul of the United States’ immigration enforcement system. The framework argues that the country’s current approach is fundamentally disconnected from public safety and has trapped the immigration debate into a… Read More
Supreme Court Today: Immigration Advocates Tell Justices Trump’s Turnback Policy Violated Law
Thousands denied right to seek asylum and forced back into danger; case has implications for refugee rights March 24, 2026, Washington, D.C. – Immigration advocates argued today before the Supreme Court that the Trump administration’s turnback policy violated federal immigration law. Under the now-defunct policy, immigration officers… Read More
6 Deaths in ICE Custody and 2 Fatal Shootings: A Horrific Start to 2026
January 2026 saw a shocking number of deaths tied to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This includes fatalities inside immigration detention centers as well as deadly shootings involving ICE agents in public spaces. The deaths of eight people last month come on top of a record number of… Read More
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