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Duration of status elimination rule

Duration of status elimination rule

The new Duration of Status elimination rule will harm the U.S. workforce and impose major costs & confusion on students, schools, and...

"Force Multiplier"

"Force Multiplier"

Learn how ICE is promising billions to local law enforcement to expand its reach in dangerous ways.

Work Permit Restrictions Proposal - Partner and Advocacy Brief

Work Permit Restrictions Proposal - Partner and Advocacy Brief

The Trump administration published an NPRM to impose new limitations on work authorizations for certain immigrants, including DACA recipients.

“They Just Denied Me”: Parole Stories and Case Studies

“They Just Denied Me”: Parole Stories and Case Studies

New policy brief and video series show how parole systems fail to give incarcerated people a fair chance at release and highlight...

We Can't Afford It: Mass Incarceration and the Family Tax

We Can't Afford It: Mass Incarceration and the Family Tax

Our new groundbreaking report, We Can’t Afford It: Mass Incarceration and the Family Tax, reveals how families are being locked out of...

New Data Reveals ICE Has Set Aside $257 Million to Pay Local and State Law Enforcement

New Data Reveals ICE Has Set Aside $257 Million to Pay Local and State Law Enforcement

New data, available for download, reveals ICE paid or promised $257 million to 282 law enforcement agencies nationwide for arresting immigrants.

Duration of status elimination rule

Duration of status elimination rule

The new Duration of Status elimination rule will harm the U.S. workforce and impose major costs & confusion on students, schools, and...

"Force Multiplier"

"Force Multiplier"

Learn how ICE is promising billions to local law enforcement to expand its reach in dangerous ways.

Work Permit Restrictions Proposal - Partner and Advocacy Brief

Work Permit Restrictions Proposal - Partner and Advocacy Brief

The Trump administration published an NPRM to impose new limitations on work authorizations for certain immigrants, including DACA recipients.

“They Just Denied Me”: Parole Stories and Case Studies

“They Just Denied Me”: Parole Stories and Case Studies

New policy brief and video series show how parole systems fail to give incarcerated people a fair chance at release and highlight...

We Can't Afford It: Mass Incarceration and the Family Tax

We Can't Afford It: Mass Incarceration and the Family Tax

Our new groundbreaking report, We Can’t Afford It: Mass Incarceration and the Family Tax, reveals how families are being locked out of...

New Data Reveals ICE Has Set Aside $257 Million to Pay Local and State Law Enforcement

New Data Reveals ICE Has Set Aside $257 Million to Pay Local and State Law Enforcement

New data, available for download, reveals ICE paid or promised $257 million to 282 law enforcement agencies nationwide for arresting immigrants.

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FWD.us Statement on the Dream and Promise Discharge Petition

WASHINGTON, D.C. – FWD.us President Todd Schulte issued the following statement after House Democrats filed a discharge petition on the Dream and...

July 20, 2026

FWD.us Statement on the Trump Administration’s New Restrictions on International Students

WASHINGTON, D.C. – FWD.us President Todd Schulte issued the following statement today after the Department of Homeland Security announced a final rule...

July 16, 2026

UPDATE: Massive Increases to ICE Funding Are Expanding the Reach of the Criminal Justice System and Fueling Explosion of 287(g) Agreements

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the past week, we’ve seen the horror and unnecessary loss of life that ICE encounters can lead to,...

July 16, 2026

FWD.us Statement on the Dream and Promise Discharge Petition

WASHINGTON, D.C. – FWD.us President Todd Schulte issued the following statement after House Democrats filed a discharge petition on the Dream and...

July 20, 2026

FWD.us Statement on the Trump Administration’s New Restrictions on International Students

WASHINGTON, D.C. – FWD.us President Todd Schulte issued the following statement today after the Department of Homeland Security announced a final rule...

July 16, 2026

UPDATE: Massive Increases to ICE Funding Are Expanding the Reach of the Criminal Justice System and Fueling Explosion of 287(g) Agreements

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the past week, we’ve seen the horror and unnecessary loss of life that ICE encounters can lead to,...

July 16, 2026