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DeSantis Targets Immigrants in Lead-Up to Likely Presidential Run
Advocates in Florida are preparing to address the “surveillance state” created by DeSantis’s anti-immigrant proposals.

Immigrants Win “Unprecedented” Settlement Over Violent ICE Workplace Raid
A federal judge awarded $1.17 million to nearly 100 people targeted by the Trump administration in 2018.

At Least 58 Dead After Migrant Boat Breaks Apart Near Italian Coast
The disaster follows a move by far right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to restrict groups that rescue migrants at sea.

Ukrainian Refugees Struggle to Access Housing and Resources in the US
More than 100,000 Ukrainians have entered the U.S. as short-term refugees. Their ability to stay remains uncertain.

Democrats: Biden’s New Asylum Policy Is “Almost Identical” to Trump Transit Ban
“The policy flies in the face of international law, U.S. law and basic morality,” said Rep. Ilhan Omar.

Critics Decry New Biden Rule as “Trump’s Asylum Ban Under a Different Name”
Those who don't meet the strict asylum eligibility requirements under the rule would be subject to quick deportation.

Over 85 People Incarcerated at Washington Detention Center Go on Hunger Strike
The detention center is notorious for its lack of sanitation, medical neglect, and use of solitary confinement.

There Was No Mention of 853 Migrant Deaths in 2022 in Biden’s State of the Union
We need the wholesale immigration reform we were promised and a president that understands that asylum is immutable.

Forced Immigrant Labor Used to Clean Up After Climate Disasters in the US
“As disasters have grown, this workforce has grown,” says author and longtime labor organizer Saket Soni.

Nearly 1,000 Migrant Kids Separated From Families Under Trump Still Not Reunited
While Biden's DHS attempts to reunite families divided under Trump, it continues to separate others through deportation.