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Hampered by the Pandemic: Unaccompanied Child Arrivals Increase as Earlier Preparedness Shortfalls Limit the Response
The increase in unaccompanied child arrivals at the U.S.-Mexico border in February and March has led to backups and overcrowding at U.S. Customs and Border Protection facilities ill-suited to house children, in part due to earlier significant reductions in Office of Refugee Resettlement shelter capacity during 2020. This commentary explores preparedness shortfalls and the options the Biden administration has moving forward.
Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States
This data compendium offers statistics on some of the key questions around immigration and immigrants in the United States, who numbered 44.9 million in 2019.
At the Starting Gate: The Incoming Biden Administration’s Immigration Plans
This brief maps immigration challenges and opportunities facing the incoming Biden administration in enforcement, asylum, legalization, and regional cooperation.
Managing the Pandemic and Its Aftermath: Economies, Jobs, and International Migration in the Age of COVID-19
Global migration fell 46 percent in the first half of 2020. This report examines the COVID-19 pandemic's economic toll on migration systems and paths toward recovery.
Indian Immigrants in the United States
Indian immigrants tend to be highly educated—79 percent held a bachelor’s degree as of 2019, compared to 33 percent of the U.S. born.
Brexit on the Backburner: Citizens’ rights and the implementation of the withdrawal agreement in a pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic delayed implementation of Brexit citizens' rights across the EU-26, jeopardising post-Brexit status for an estimated 4.6 million EU and UK nationals.
Impending USCIS Furloughs Will Contribute to a Historic Drop in U.S. Immigration Levels
USCIS furloughs, visa suspensions, and presidential bans together likely will drive an unprecedented collapse in U.S. immigration, with long-term demographic and economic impacts.
Dismantling and Reconstructing the U.S. Immigration System: A Catalog of Changes under the Trump Presidency
The Trump administration took more than 400 immigration executive actions during its first term, curtailing legal and unauthorized immigration and dismantling humanitarian protections.
USCIS Budget Implosion Owes to Far More than the Pandemic
Citing coronavirus-related disruptions, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services urged Congress to provide $1.2 billion to address its severe budget shortfall. Without this emergency infusion, the agency warned it might have to furlough up to 80 percent of its staff by mid-July 2020. Yet a deeper look at USCIS operations shows it was facing serious budget problems long before the pandemic—ones that are the logical results of actions undertaken by the Trump administration.
The U.S. Stands Alone in Explicitly Basing Coronavirus-Linked Immigration Restrictions on Economic Grounds
The United States became the first country to restrict legal immigration on economic—not health—grounds during COVID-19, with uncertain but far-reaching implications.
