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Immigration
Trump Invokes Wartime Alien Enemies Act of 1798 for Deportations
Legal groups took action and a federal judge temporarily blocked the administration from using the law for deportations.
Khalil Case Shows How Migrant Justice and Palestine Solidarity Are Tied Together
The detention of Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil was made possible by the normalization of deportation.
Trump Takes Effort to End Birthright Citizenship to Supreme Court
Three separate district courts have placed injunctions on Trump's order, which seeks to redefine the 14th Amendment.
FEMA Wants the Names and Addresses of Migrants That Texas Nonprofits Helped
Trump’s administration also wants local governments that received federal grants to identify immigrants they’ve housed.
ICE Prisoners Report Food Shortages, Delayed Medical Care Amid Rising Detention
Some say they gather donations to clothe and feed new arrivals amid a deterioration of already difficult conditions.
Humanitarian Groups Are Offering Trans Migrants a Safe Haven on the Border
Activists agree that strengthening access to asylum in Mexico is key to sustaining support for trans migrants.
As Mass Incarceration of Immigrants Rises, Detention Centers Eye New Contracts
One attorney warns of a “humanitarian crisis” in detention centers as a jail notorious for abuse reopens to ICE.
Landlords Fined $80K for Threatening to Call ICE on Chicago Tenants
Illinois became the second state in the country to pass legal protections for immigrant tenants in 2019.
After Failures in the Courts, the GOP Is Threatening Sanctuary City Mayors
Republicans have had decades to prove sanctuary policies are illegal. They haven’t.
Fight Fear, Build Power: Community Defense Works
“This kind of repression, part of its intention is to isolate people,” says organizer Nikki Marín Baena.
Lawsuit Alleges Trump’s Guantánamo Transfers Aim to “Instill Fear” in Immigrants
Three have died in ICE custody as Trump rapidly expands government capacity to surveil and incarcerate immigrants.
Trump Issues Legally Shaky Order Asserting English as Official Language of US
More than 67 million people in the US speak a language other than English in their homes.
Mexican Communities in US Rise in Protest Against Trump’s Deportation Threats
You won’t have seen them on the news, but widespread demonstrations are taking place in barrios on the urban fringe.