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    ICE is detaining indiscriminately. And releasing almost no one.

    ICE is detaining indiscriminately. And releasing almost no one.

    Heidi Altman

    Published Oct 21, 2025 Immigrants in detention and their loved ones and legal representatives are facing desperation...

    The Anti-Immigrant Policies in Trump’s Final “Big Beautiful Bill,” Explained

    The Anti-Immigrant Policies in Trump’s Final “Big Beautiful Bill,” Explained

    Published Aug 20, 2025 The One Big Beautiful Bill Act slashes health care, nutrition, and tax benefits while expanding detention and enforcement—harming immigrant communities and endangering the U.S. economy. The following report explains how these changes take...

    9 Things to Know About the Reconciliation Bill

    9 Things to Know About the Reconciliation Bill

    Heidi Altman and Ben D’Avanzo

    Published Jun 18, 2025 Congressional Republicans are working to pass a bill that would remove some of the few remaining limits on the Trump administration’s hateful vision for America.

    Trump’s Authoritarian Playbook

    Trump’s Authoritarian Playbook

    Published Jun 9, 2025 How the President is Using Immigration Enforcement to Dismantle Our Democracy.

    Trump’s Newest Xenophobic Travel Ban

    Trump’s Newest Xenophobic Travel Ban

    Heidi Altman

    Published Jun 4, 2025 On June 4, 2025, President Trump issued a proclamation that shuts off the ability of people...

    The House Reconciliation Bill Threatens Working Families and Our Democracy

    The House Reconciliation Bill Threatens Working Families and Our Democracy

    Heidi Altman and Ben D’Avanzo

    Published May 19, 2025 Congressional Republicans are working to pass a bill that would remove some of the few remaining limits on the Trump administration’s hateful vision for America.

    10 Ways the Budget Reconciliation Bill’s Immigration Enforcement Funds Put Us All At Risk

    10 Ways the Budget Reconciliation Bill’s Immigration Enforcement Funds Put Us All At Risk

    Heidi Altman and Jennifer Whitlock

    Published Apr 2, 2025 This explainer describes how a budget reconciliation bill will unlock the Trump administration’s ability to experiment with new and heightened authoritarian tactics through immigration enforcement, threatening basic constitutional rights and...

    Planes de registro de Trump: lo que sabemos hasta ahora

    Planes de registro de Trump: lo que sabemos hasta ahora

    Heidi Altman and Jessie Hahn

    Published Mar 4, 2025 La administración de Trump anunció que exigiría que algunos inmigrantes indocumentados se registraran ante el gobierno federal. Esto es lo que sabemos hasta ahora (a partir del 4 de marzo de 2025):...

    Trump Registry Plans: What We Know So Far

    Trump Registry Plans: What We Know So Far

    Heidi Altman and Jessie Hahn

    Published Mar 4, 2025 The Trump administration announced it would require some undocumented immigrants to register with the federal government. Here’s what we know so far (as of March 4, 2025).

    5 cosas que debes saber sobre la Ley Laken Riley

    5 cosas que debes saber sobre la Ley Laken Riley

    Heidi Altman

    Published Jan 10, 2025 El proyecto de ley Laken Riley no es una medida de seguridad pública, sino más bien un ataque a las protecciones constitucionales establecidas que no contribuiría nada a la seguridad de las comunidades si se promulgara como...

    Five Things to Know about the Laken Riley Act

    Five Things to Know about the Laken Riley Act

    Heidi Altman

    Published Jan 6, 2025 The Laken Riley Act exploits personal tragedy to fuel anti-immigrant rhetoric. This bill is not a public safety measure, but rather an attack on established constitutional protections that would do nothing to keep communities safe if enacted...

    Budget Reconciliation and Immigration Policy: Potential Areas of Impact for 2025

    Budget Reconciliation and Immigration Policy: Potential Areas of Impact for 2025

    Heidi Altman and Ben D’Avanzo

    Published Dec 13, 2024 Republican leadership has stated they plan to move two major bills on reconciliation. This analysis provides an overview of the reconciliation process from the lens of policies that impact immigrants, highlighting the potential and limits of...

    How the Biden Administration’s Expanded Asylum Ban Puts Lives at Risk and Contradicts American Values

    How the Biden Administration’s Expanded Asylum Ban Puts Lives at Risk and Contradicts American Values

    Published Sep 30, 2024 This policy brief analyzes the Biden administration’s decision to finalize and expand its asylum ban first established in an interim final rule in June 2024.