FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 28, 2024 Contact: [email protected] Miami, FL — On August 26, 2024, a federal judge issued an administrative stay on the Keeping Families Together parole program, also referred to as Parole in Place (or PIP). Under the stay, which was initially granted for 14 days, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) can accept, but not approve, parole applications submitted as part of the …
District Court Upholds the Right of Spouses of H-1B Visa Holders to Obtain Work Authorization
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 5, 2024 Contact: [email protected] WASHINGTON D.C. — On Friday, the D.C. Circuit Court upheld a rule allowing the lawfully-admitted spouses of H-1B visa holders to obtain authorization to work while awaiting lawful permanent residency. H-1B visa holders are specialized immigrant workers, who are authorized to work in the United States because they possess highly specialized knowledge and …
AI Justice Welcomes New Polices Aimed at Keeping Families Together and Providing Stability to Dreamers and DACA-recipients
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2024 Contact: [email protected] MIAMI, FL—On Tuesday, the Administration announced executive action that will provide a pathway to citizenship for many undocumented spouses of US citizens and help DACA recipients and Dreamers more easily access employment visas. The new process will allow undocumented spouses of US citizens who have been present in the United States for at least ten years to …
New Executive Action Shuts the Door on Asylum Seekers
For Immediate Release June 6, 2024 Contact: [email protected] Miami, FL — On June 5, 2024, the Biden Administration announced a new presidential proclamation and interim final rule that suspends entry along the Southern Border and bars individuals who enter between ports of entry during a suspension from asylum eligibility. Under this new process, suspension of entry by non-citizens along the …
Federal Court Temporarily Blocks Key Provision of Florida’s Anti-Immigrant SB 1718
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 22, 2024 Contact: [email protected] MIAMI — A federal court today blocked Section 10 of Florida’s draconian anti-immigrant law, Senate Bill 1718. The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Florida, Americans for Immigrant Justice, American Immigration Council, and the Southern Poverty Law Center successfully sought the preliminary injunction on behalf of the Farmworker Association of Florida and …
With the Future of DACA at Stake, Home is Here Coalition Urges Biden Admin and Congress to Take Action Now
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 8, 2024 Media Contact: [email protected] Washington, D.C.— Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a full committee hearing on the urgent need for Congress to protect and deliver permanent legal protections for immigrant youth, given ongoing attacks against the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in the courts. As hundreds of thousands of DACA recipients and DACA-eligible …
Resuming Deportation Flights to Haiti is Unconscionable and Shameful
AI Justice responds to today’s deportation flight to Cap-Haitien For Immediate Release April 18, 2024 Contact: [email protected] Miami, FL—Today, the U.S. government deported 74 individuals back to Haiti against the advisal of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the urging of over 480 immigration, human rights, faith-based and civil rights organizations. “We are profoundly heartbroken by the U.S. …
‘A Humanitarian Crisis Merits a Humanitarian Response’: AI Justice Calls on Biden Administration to Protect Haitian Refugees
For Immediate Release March 27, 2024 Contact: [email protected] Miami, FL—In recent weeks, the political and humanitarian crisis in Haiti has worsened, leaving more than 160,000 people displaced in the capital of Port-au-Prince and around 1.4 million Haitians on the verge of famine. During this difficult time for the people of Haiti, it is critical that the U.S. government ensure that people fleeing persecution …
‘A Sour Deal’: Congress Must Protect the Right to Seek Asylum and Reject Supplemental Funding Proposal
February 5, 2024 For Immediate Release Contact: [email protected] MIAMI, FL—Yesterday, after months of closed-door negotiations, a small group of Senators released the bill text for proposed legislation that would gut the U.S. asylum system in exchange for short-term foreign aid funding. Americans for Immigrant Justice (AI Justice) strongly opposes the proposed changes to asylum and border policy announced over the …
‘Abusive and Unlawful’: Immigrants’ Rights Groups Present Allegations to the United Nations on the Short-term Enforced Disappearance of Migrants in DHS Custody and as a Consequence of U.S. Border Policies
February 1, 2024 For Immediate Release Contact: [email protected] GENEVA—Today, seven immigrants’ rights organizations—Americans for Immigrant Justice, the Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project (FIRRP), Al Otro Lado, RAICES, Haitian Bridge Alliance, Human Rights First, and the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP)—presented their concerns to the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (UNWGEID) concerning the short-term enforced disappearance …