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Sanctuary Jurisdiction Policies and Federalism

Sanctuary Jurisdiction Policies and Federalism

U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution

Sanctuary policies are a significant hindrance to immigration enforcement. Besides undermining the law, sanctuary policies bring significant costs to the community – both the needless human cost of new victimizations at the hands of criminal aliens and the considerable fiscal costs associated with providing services to illegal migrants.

When can Foreign-Born Citizens Be Denaturalized?

Can Foreign-Born Citizens Be Denaturalized for Post-Naturalization Behavior and Beliefs?

This report examines a question at the center of current policy debates: under what circumstances can the federal government revoke the citizenship of naturalized Americans based on actions or statements made after they become citizens. The analysis, which provides both legal and historical context, comes as the Trump administration prioritizes denaturalization proceedings “in all cases permitted by law and supported by the evidence.”

Non-Citizen Use of Welfare by Region and Country of Birth

Non-Citizen Use of Welfare by Region and Country of Birth

A new report finds that welfare use among non-citizens in the United States varies significantly depending on their country of birth and region of origin. 

The analysis uses data from the federal government’s Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement and shows that non-citizens from Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Middle East have the highest rates of welfare use, while non-citizens from Asia and Europe have the lowest.

A Conversation with Rep. Brandon Gill

Immigration Newsmaker: A Conversation with Rep. Brandon Gill

The Center for Immigration Studies hosted another in its Immigration Newsmaker series with a conversation with Rep. Brandon Gill.

Combatting Visa Fraud

Using State Department’s Internal Fraud Reports As a Diplomatic Tool to Combat Visa Fraud

Testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary

Although the Department of State made valuable corrections in visa processing after the 2001 terrorism attacks, in recent years, too many institutional practices that prioritize visa issuance over security have become the norm.

Sanctuary Jurisdiction Policies and Federalism
Sanctuary Jurisdiction Policies and Federalism
When can Foreign-Born Citizens Be Denaturalized?
When can Foreign-Born Citizens Be Denaturalized?
Non-Citizen Use of Welfare by Region and Country of Birth
Non-Citizen Use of Welfare by Region and Country of Birth
A Conversation with Rep. Brandon Gill
A Conversation with Rep. Brandon Gill
Combatting Visa Fraud
Combatting Visa Fraud

Immigration Publications

Sanctuary Jurisdiction Policies and Federalism

U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution

Sanctuary policies are a significant hindrance to immigration enforcement. Besides undermining the law, sanctuary policies bring significant costs to the community – both the needless human cost of new victimizations at the hands of criminal aliens and the considerable fiscal costs associated with providing services to illegal migrants.

Can Foreign-Born Citizens Be Denaturalized for Post-Naturalization Behavior and Beliefs?

This report examines a question at the center of current policy debates: under what circumstances can the federal government revoke the citizenship of naturalized Americans based on actions or statements made after they become citizens. The analysis, which provides both legal and historical context, comes as the Trump administration prioritizes denaturalization proceedings “in all cases permitted by law and supported by the evidence.”

Non-Citizen Use of Welfare by Region and Country of Birth

A new report finds that welfare use among non-citizens in the United States varies significantly depending on their country of birth and region of origin. 

The analysis uses data from the federal government’s Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement and shows that non-citizens from Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Middle East have the highest rates of welfare use, while non-citizens from Asia and Europe have the lowest.

Immigration Newsmaker: A Conversation with Rep. Brandon Gill

The Center for Immigration Studies hosted another in its Immigration Newsmaker series with a conversation with Rep. Brandon Gill.

Using State Department’s Internal Fraud Reports As a Diplomatic Tool to Combat Visa Fraud

Testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary

Although the Department of State made valuable corrections in visa processing after the 2001 terrorism attacks, in recent years, too many institutional practices that prioritize visa issuance over security have become the norm.

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The Somali Clans of Minnesota

An impediment to assimilation?

The Somali clan system cannot be demolished overnight. To some extent, it could provide a short-term safety net for community members. Yet, in many cases the clan system serves as a solid base for political manipulation and inciting hatred between Somali groups.
Topics: Minnesota, Assimilation and Citizenship

Could One State AG End 18,000 Alien Habeas Suits?

The unexplored implications of the underutilized Laken Riley Act

The Laken Riley Act is the most important immigration-related legislation Congress has passed in the last two decades, and yet it’s largely underutilized. State AGs may want to review the act, because it gives them more power than they could have imagined over immigration — and likely the opportunity to shut down 18,000 alien-release cases that are overwhelming DOJ.
Topics: Illegal Immigration

Chicago Killing Is ‘Laken Riley 2.0’

Local officials should spare parents from having their ‘lives shattered in a way no family should ever have to endure’ by simply cooperating with ICE

Cooperating with ICE’s doesn’t “take needed resources and time away from” local police departments. Rather, it alleviates cops from having to investigate the next crime and (on average) four more that criminal aliens will likely commit, and spares parents from having their “lives shattered in a way no family should ever have to endure”.
Topics: Sanctuary Cities, Illinois, Chicago, Cook County, Criminal Aliens

Op-ed: Biden’s Insane ‘Asylum-Seekers’ Policy Is What’s Frustrating, Hurting the U.S.

An immigration judge has denied asylum to the family of young Ecuadoran national Liam Conejo Ramos, the boy photographed in a bunny hat as he was detained with his father by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis. The case highlights everything wrong with the Biden administration’s policy of treating all illegal entrants as “asylum-seekers.”
Topics: Biden Border Crisis, Asylum

Former Syrian Prison Boss Convicted on Immigration Fraud, Torture Charges

A clear reminder of why DHS and the State Department ask seemingly absurd questions, and a warning to immigrants about lying to the U.S. government

Does the federal government really expect immigration applicants to answer truthfully when asked if they are terrorists, seek to overthrow the U.S. government through violence, or have engaged in torture and other human rights abuses? But this case underscores why DHS and the State Department ask them: If you lie about any of those activities, you expose yourself to federal prosecution and 10 years’ imprisonment.
Topics: National Security, Criminal Aliens

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