Published Jun 9, 2026 Health care workers and advocates deserve tools that can help them navigate the rising presence of ICE in hospitals, which is why we put together our new resource: Advocating on Behalf of Patients in Immigration Custody....
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Published Jun 23, 2017 On June 15, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary John Kelly signed a memo rescinding the Obama administration’s November 2014 memorandum that announced a deferred action program for parents of citizens and lawful permanent...
Published Jun 15, 2017 Today marks the 35th anniversary of Plyler v. Doe, the landmark case in which the U.S. Supreme Court held that it is unconstitutional for a state to deny students access to public elementary or secondary education based on their immigration...
Published Jun 9, 2017 Wondering what happens next in our Muslim ban case, IRAP v. Trump? Here’s everything you need to know, from the recent decision by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, to the Trump administration’s appeal of that decision, and what the...
Published Jun 1, 2017 It’s crucial that we pay close attention to one of the greatest threats to the health and safety of American families that this nation has ever faced: the devastating cuts the president’s proposed budget contains that are intended to pay...
Published May 25, 2017 Some immigrants have decided to forego obtaining necessary medical care out of fear that they may be putting themselves or their family members at risk of deportation.
Published May 3, 2017 Earlier in this blog series we explored how the current political environment is affecting immigrants in the workplace and immigrants’ access to health care facilities. Today we focus on immigrants’ concerns about sending or taking their...
Published Apr 27, 2017 This year in the U.S., immigrants’ and workers’ rights organizations, labor unions, worker centers, and allied groups not only are planning public marches, but are also preparing for what may be the largest nationwide strike by immigrants...
Published Apr 13, 2017 The Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement stance has caused immigrant communities to fear that spaces formerly considered safe may not continue to be safe to visit or use. This fear and uncertainty has made immigrants more...
Published Apr 6, 2017 “What worries me is that you have been very much able to avoid any specificity like no one I have ever seen before,” Senator Dianne Feinstein said on day three of Judge Neil Gorsuch’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing in the Senate. As...
Published Mar 30, 2017 March 31st is the birthday of Cesar Chavez, the American civil rights activist and labor organizer who cofounded the United Farm Workers with Dolores Huerta. In honor of Chavez’s legacy, we highlight some new forms of immigrant-worker...
Published Mar 24, 2017 Viet “Victor” Anh Vo nervously spun the hefty silver wedding band back and forth on his finger and waited. A judge was going to walk through the door at any moment and, soon after, teams of attorneys would begin to argue about whether he...
Published Mar 16, 2017 The headlines regarding the American Health Care Act, the House Republicans’ Obamacare replacement bill, have rightly focused on the 24 million people the Congressional Budget Office expects will lose health care coverage if the bill is...
Published Mar 14, 2017 All tweets from Donald Trump that include the words “Muslim”, “Muslims", "Refugee", or "Refugees" since he declared his candidacy for president on June 16, 2015.
Published Mar 9, 2017 On January 27, President Trump tried to sell the country on a losing (and unconstitutional) idea: that banning vulnerable refugees and people from certain Muslim-majority countries was somehow a matter of national...
Published Mar 1, 2017 One lesson President Trump’s administration learned from his campaign is that misinformation and fear are powerful tools—tools they are now using in drafting, releasing, and carrying out his executive orders. They are already putting these...
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