National Immigration Forum

DHS Appoints Officer of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

January 29, 2010

On January 25, Margo Schlanger took the helm of the DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (OCRCL). Ms. Schlanger is an accomplished litigator and legal scholar, with particular expertise ...

Temporary Protected Status Granted to Haitians in the U.S.

January 19, 2010

On January 15, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced that Haitians in the U.S. would be given Temporary Protected Status (TPS) due to the earthquake that struck Haiti on January ...

Facing Our Future: Children in the Aftermath of Immigration Enforcement

February 02, 2010

Almost three-quarters of the 5.5 million children with unauthorized parents are U.S.-born citizens. This report examines the consequences of parental arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ...

Future Flow: Repairing our Broken Immigration System

February 01, 2010

This paper, part of IPC's "Focusing on the Solutions" series, outlines the need for immigration reform that brings our employment-based admissions system into sync with America's labor needs and the ...

Court Evidence Reveals Collusion Between ICE and Employer

February 03, 2010

Abuse Underscores Need for Comprehensive Immigration Reform Washington, DC –Yesterday, the New York Times revealed that immigration authorities allegedly colluded with Signal International, L.L.C., ...

President’s Budget Includes More Accountability in Immigration

February 02, 2010

congressional action on immigration reform still required Washington, DC – Yesterday, President Obama unveiled his FY2011 federal budget request, including funding for immigration-related ...

In the Wake of a Raid, How do Families Survive?

February 08, 2010

What happens to family members, primarily children, who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents once one or both undocumented parents are swept up in a raid? On February 2nd, the Urban Institute ...

Our Time to Fight for Immigration Reform is Now

February 04, 2010

I spent the last week meeting with people from Texas to New York to California who want our nation’s broken immigration system fixed. Democrats and Republicans, liberals and conservatives, people ...