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Loophole in Illinois Sanctuary Laws Lets ICE Hold Immigrants in County Jails
Illinois is a sanctuary state — but 17 of the state’s counties still have contracts to detain immigrants for ICE.
As Immigrant Youth Come Under Attack, These Schools Are Trying to Protect Them
A network of 31 public schools is striving to provide “radical welcome, protection and empowerment” to migrant youth.
Trump’s Threats Against Mamdani Put a Target on the Back of All Immigrants
By using denaturalization as a threat, Trump shifts the goal posts of citizenship to further his political agenda.
Louisiana’s Immigration Bills Evoke Apartheid. We Cannot Remain Silent.
Louisiana isn’t just passing bad policy. It’s laying bricks in a pathway toward fascism.
Immigrant Rights Activists Work to Shore Up California’s Sanctuary Law
President Donald Trump has threatened to pull funding from the state over the California Values Act.
Safety Is a Practice We Enact Together: Building Solidarity Under Trump 2.0
As authoritarian forces try to fracture our communities, we must remember that our collective survival is intertwined.
Trump Says Schools, Churches, Hospitals Aren’t Off-Limits to Immigration Police
Communities are organizing “know your rights” trainings to prepare for ICE and CPB intrusions in “sensitive locations.”
ICE Is Targeting Women in Sanctuary With Obscure Laws and Retaliatory Fines
Sanctuary activists have suffered retaliation under Trump. Now they are demanding relief from the Biden administration.
Five Women in Sanctuary Call on Biden to Free Them Through Executive Actions
We do not know yet what Biden’s transition team plans for us, and until then, we must remain in sanctuary.
Over 1,100 Congregations Have Agreed to Provide Sanctuary to Migrants
Places of worship are harboring families facing deportation, defying the law but fulfilling a moral imperative.