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Immigration
New Trump Plan Deputizes Cops as ICE Agents, Even in Sanctuary Cities
As Trump spun outrageous “invasion” scenarios in Florida, ICE announces new plan to circumvent sanctuary cities.
The Government Isn’t Reuniting Migrant Children With Legal Guardians
More than 2,800 children were separated from parents last summer, and hundreds more have been reported since then.
Trump’s Fee for Asylum Seekers Could Send Many Back to Their Deaths
The fee is another cruel attempt to force penniless asylum seekers to return to the danger zones they fled.
Former Trump Adviser Kelly Joins Board of Immigrant Detention Center Company
Former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly now a member of the board of directors for Caliburn International.
Warren Calls for Investigation of Surveillance at Family Separation Protests
A private intelligence firm reportedly provided DHS with data on protests against Trump's family separation policy.
To Defeat ICE, We Need to Target Its Backers — Microsoft and Amazon
We need coordinated strategies that target the technologies created by companies like Microsoft and Amazon.
ICE Is Monitoring and Targeting Immigration Activists
Homeland Security officials monitored hundreds of protests against family separations last year.
Central American Women Experience More Trauma After Seeking Asylum
Detained asylum seekers are often subject to sexual assault and bullying from U.S. immigration authorities.
Supreme Court Set to OK Census Citizenship Question
Activists fear adding the question will deter immigrants from participating in the census, leading to vast undercounts.
Trump Reportedly Considered Detaining Kids at Guantánamo
Advocacy groups that have long called for the closure of Guantánamo called the proposal “beyond appalling.”