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Immigration

Trump’s Mass Deportation Agenda Calls Back to Violent Chapters of US History
The U.S. has a long record of writing racial exclusion into policy, with consequences that last for generations.

Judge Places Indefinite Injunction Against Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order
“No court in the country has ever endorsed the president’s interpretation” in the past 125 years, the judge stated.

Rubio Makes Deal With El Salvador to Send Migrants, US Citizens to Prisons There
Critics have denounced the arrangement as “bizarre and unprecedented,” as well as illegal.

Trump Inherited a Booming Anti-Migrant Industry
Climate change is spurring the industry’s rapid growth, which is expected to reach nearly $1 trillion by the 2030s.

After Trump’s Threats, Panama Looks to Expanding Anti-Migrant Collaboration
Collaboration has been underway for a long time, but scholar Miriam Pensack calls this a “troubling” development.

Migrant Sex Workers’ Resistance Offers a Blueprint for Fighting Authoritarianism
Hyper-criminalized migrant sex workers show us how everyday people evade, defy and resist state control and punishment.

When ICE Comes Calling, Rapid Community Responses Can Make a Difference
Is your community ready to fight deportations? Here’s how people in New York, New Jersey and Arizona are organizing.

Despite Declining Border Crossings, ICE Keeps Moving Migrants Out of San Diego
ICE is transferring immigrants to other parts of the country, disrupting their cases and legal representation.

As Trump’s War on Migrants Transcends Borders, Resistance Grows in Latin America
Leaders in Colombia, Mexico, Brazil and Honduras are pushing back against Trump’s mass deportation agenda.

ICE Official Named Head of Unaccompanied Migrant Children Office, Raising Alarms
This appears to be the first time an ICE official has been hired to lead the Office of Refugee Resettlement.