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Immigration
Trump’s Approval Rating Hits All-Time Low in 2 New Polls
Trump has net-negative ratings in the categories of the economy, the war on Iran, immigration, and more.
New DHS Rule Skips Asylum Interviews, Sends Some Cases Straight to Courts
The change speeds up deportation proceedings, and over 444,000 currently pending asylum applicants could be affected.
Citizens Bank Cuts Ties With Prison Companies After De-ICE Pressure Campaign
“Public conscience and community resistance have paid off,” read a statement from the De-ICE Citizens Bank Coalition.
ICE Poised to Ramp Up Arrests of Haitians as Deportation Protections Set to End
Trump’s directive to ICE “is bigotry as official government policy,” said an immigration policy expert.
ICE to Reopen Private Prison as Massive North Carolina Detention Center
The 1,400-bed facility comes as the Trump administration ramps up immigrant detention nationwide.
Advocates Sue Trump Administration Over Secret Dossiers on ICE Watchers
Plaintiffs say DHS violated federal privacy law by secretly collecting personal data on people documenting ICE operations.
For Single Immigrant Mothers, the Financial Toll of ICE Raids Is Far From Over
Months spent hiding from ICE left many DACA recipients unable to afford costly renewal fees.
New Legislation Targets Birthright Citizenship in Territories Like Puerto Rico
The bill would create “a subclass of people who can be discriminated against” in US territories, says a legal scholar.
Attempts to Charge People With Assaulting Immigration Agents Are Falling Apart
One former prosecutor suggested that many of the arrests were “being filed without any merit.”
Izzy Aly Spent 6 Months in ICE Jail. Now He’s Fighting to End Detention.
Immigration policing “is not something to stay quiet about, even as one of the intended targets,” says Aly.