WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 25, 2016) — More than 270 organizations sent a letter to President Obama this morning asking his administration to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS), a form of temporary immigration relief, to undocumented immigrants from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras in light of pervasive violence and environmental disasters that prevent them from safely returning to the region.

The letter, signed by civil rights, labor rights, faith-based, immigrant, human rights, humanitarian, and legal service organizations, sets out the legal and factual rationale for the designation of TPS for these countries, often referred to collectively as the Northern Triangle. The organizations joined the growing national chorus of voices demanding TPS, including presidential candidates Senator Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley, over 140 House Democrats, and various other groups.  Continue reading Demand for Humanitarian Protection Grows in Light of Escalating Violence →

New York, NY – In a critical new report released today, the Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) finds that the US undocumented population has fallen below 11 million for the first time since 2004.  The report also offers evidence that the Mexican-born undocumented population continues to decline, falling by more than 600,000 since 2010.  The paper further describes trends in the undocumented population over the past few years for selected countries of origin and states of residence.  Continue reading Center for Migration Studies Reports Decline of the US Undocumented Population →