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Dream and Promise Act: An Important Step Forward for Our Communities
Published Mar 14, 2019 Earlier this week, a bill — the Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that would provide long-overdue, permanent relief to people who have become even more vulnerable since President Trump and...
Don’t Be Fooled: Funding for ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Is Funding for Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda
Published Feb 8, 2019 While the public may think that Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) focuses primarily on national security and transnational crime, HSI is also responsible for certain immigration enforcement functions inside the U.S. (known as “interior...
Redacted National Vetting Center Implementation Plan Raises More Concerns Than It Answers
Published Jan 31, 2019 The Trump administration recently released a redacted version of its implementation plan (dated August 2018 but not released until December 2018) for a newly created National Vetting Center (NVC). The NVC project was first announced by...
More Spending on Border Will Secure Only More Suffering
Published Jan 30, 2019 After a catastrophic and unprecedented government shutdown, lawmakers are convening this week to negotiate a border security plan amid persistent threats from the president that he might shut the government down again three weeks from now. The...
Trump-McConnell Bill Is an Anti-Immigrant Wish List
Published Jan 23, 2019 For over a month, President Trump and Senate Majority Leader McConnell have remained at the helm of what is by far the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Both Trump and McConnell are responsible for holding the paychecks of...
How Governors and Attorneys General Can Use Their Authority to Support and Protect Immigrants
Published Nov 9, 2018 This resource discusses various options for enacting pro-immigrant policies, typically without the involvement of a legislature.
Senate Must Not Confirm Nominee Who Disregards the Rights of the Most Vulnerable
Published Sep 13, 2018
Information Vacuuming: Massive Collection of Data for Government’s Surveillance and Deportation Machine
Published Aug 22, 2018
Questions Remain Weeks After Trump Administration Fails to Reunite Children and Parents
Published Aug 14, 2018 President Trump’s family separation policy has harmed about 2,500 migrant children over the past several months, and serious questions remain about how the administration is treating immigrant families once they are...
Should I renew my DACA now?
Published Aug 7, 2018 Lately people have been asking, Why the uptick in chatter about renewing DACA now? Starting this summer, advocates began encouraging people to renew as soon as possible, even though the option to renew has been around since...
Untangling Trump’s Mass Deportation Agenda
Published Jun 15, 2018 Since its colonization of indigenous lands, the United States has built its immigration policies on principles of racial exclusion and exploitation. The immigration struggles that our communities face today are not unique to the Trump...
Congress Adds its Voice to the Fight Against the Muslim Ban
Subha Varadarajan
Published Apr 10, 2019 More than two years have passed since the Trump administration implemented the first version of its Muslim ban, and communities continue to suffer its consequences. The version of the ban currently in effect prevents nationals of five...