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NJ Activists Brace to Fight Trump Immigration Agenda After Setbacks Under Biden
Activists who fought ICE detention under Trump and Biden are bringing their experience into Trump’s second presidency.
Senators Urge Biden to Grant Palestinians Special Status to Avoid Deportation
The group says a Temporary Protected Status designation would give Palestinians the “strongest possible protection.”
Students Fear Applying for Financial Aid Will Prompt Family Members’ Deportation
With Trump threatening mass deportation, student aid groups are warning mixed status families about the risks of FAFSA.
Trump Plans to End ICE Policy Against Raids in Churches, Schools and Hospitals
The policy change “will impact every person in our country — immigrant and U.S.-born alike,” one critic said.
Family Separations Are Continuing at the Border in the Name of National Security
While not comparable to what happened during the first Trump administration, the policy worries legal advocates.
Organizers Demand Justice for Immigrants in Week of Action From California to DC
They are resisting anti-immigrant policies and urging the dismantling of the migrant detention and deportation regime.
Trump Says He’ll Issue an Executive Order Ending Birthright Citizenship
No provision of the US Constitution can be legally overturned by a presidential decree.
How Immigration Organizers Are Gearing Up for Another Trump Era
“It's inherently a racial justice fight and economic justice fight,” says organizer Silky Shah.
California Lawmakers Begin Legislative Special Session to “Trump-Proof” State
“The freedoms we cherish in California are under threat — and we won’t stand by,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said last month.
Trump’s Next Term Could See Massive Expansion of ICE’s Surveillance Regime
Private prison companies have been quietly lobbying to place millions of immigrants under electronic surveillance.