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We created a rigorous empirical account of laws protecting the human rights of all migrants and the cross-national implementation that helps them flourish.Now you can explore it.

The Covid-19 pandemic has spotlighted the crisis low wage immigrant and migrant (“im/migrant”) workers face when caught between the century-long collision betwe

On January 27, 2017, one week into his presidency, Donald Trump enacted Executive Order No. 13769, popularly known as the “Muslim Ban.” The Order named seven Muslim-majority nations and restricted, effective immediately, the reentry into the United States of visa and green card holders from these states.

"Understanding the Muslim Ban and how we'll keep fighting it."

Updated 10/4/22: Map and list of sanctuary cities, counties, and state that are obstructing federal immigration enforcement.

Background on so-called sanctuary policies and answers to frequently asked questions (FAQ) on federal, state and local action on immigration enforcement.

This report - Federal Funding of America’s Sanctuary Cites - quantified federal funding (FY2016) to the agencies and entities of America’s 106 Sanctuary Cities.

Amidst looming threats of mass deportation from the incoming administration, what is the role of local governments and local law enforcement?

A recent surge in child migration to the United States from Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala has occurred in the context of high rates of regional violence.

Learn about participation in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program nationally and by state, as well as by top countries of origin. These data tools provide the numbers of DACA recipients at U.S. and state levels as of September 30, 2022 (the most recent data available from the federal government) and offer MPI's 2022 estimates of the population that would have been eligible to apply based on the program's original rules.

Drawing on data from the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner, or PCOME, the researchers found that from 1990 to 2020, the remains of at least 3,356 undocumented border crossers, or UBC, were recovered in southern Arizona, with the majority being found since 2005.

Tomas Ayuso is a Documentary Photographer and Journalist from Honduras. Portfolio and Visual Narratives on migration, conflict, and culture from Latin America.

NCSL conducts policy research in areas ranging from agriculture and budget and tax issues to education and health care to immigration and transportation. NCSL’s experts are here to answer your questions and give you unbiased, comprehensive information as soon as you need it on issues facing state legislatures. We answer more than 20,000 requests for information a year. The conference's consulting services on policy issues go beyond testifying. NCSL helps draft bills, organize workshops and convene legislative-executive teams. NCSL staff are prepared to visit your state to work with legislators and staff on almost any public policy issue or issue related to the management of a legislature. Contact your state’s liaison to schedule a briefing or to learn more.

The 68 immigrants and children of immigrants in the 116th Congress claim heritage in 37 countries and are overwhelmingly Democrats.

The Center for Comparative Immigration Studies CCIS University of California, San Diego

Immigration law expert Sarah Sherman-Stokes on the arguments and implications of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) case before the Supreme Court.

This Essay proposes a blueprint for a new humane and effective immigration-enforcement system that could follow the dissolution of ICE. It explores the irredeemable defects of ICE and its enforcement paradigm and suggests realistic mechanisms to increase compliance with immigration laws without detention or mass deportation. 

The United States began regulating immigration soon after it won independence from Great Britain, and the laws since enacted have reflected the politics and migrant flows of the times. We looked at key immigration laws from 1790 to 2014.

Welcome to FindLaw's Immigration Center. Here, you'll find information and resources on applying for U.S. citizenship, green cards, temporary visas, as well as

The U.S. legal immigration system, last significantly updated by Congress in 1990, is profoundly misaligned with demographic and other realities—resulting in enormous consequences for the country and for its economy. This road map sketches the broad contours of some of the most needed reforms in the legal immigration system, made all the more urgent by U.S. population aging and changing labor market demands.