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Immigration
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.
Amid Immigration Raids, Medical Workers Train Up on Constitutional Rights
More than 1,000 St. John’s clinic workers are learning how to read warrants and teach patients their legal rights.
Trump Threatened to Revoke Visas of Students Who Dissent. Where’s the Pushback?
Universities that decried Trump’s “Muslim ban” in 2017 are largely silent now as Trump bullies international students.