Immigration
White House ‘Strongly Opposes’ Bipartisan Immigration Deal
Once again, we are not surprised.
Trying to Keep Up With the ‘Dreamers’ Debate? Here Are 6 Essential Reads
The future remains uncertain for a group of young people who were brought to the U.S. as children without legal authorization.
In the DACA Debate, Which Version of America (Nice or Nasty) Will Prevail? (OPINION)
As Congress debates the future of DACA recipients, the meaning of this word —America— continues to be a point of conflict.
Immigrant Youth Launch WALK TO STAY HOME From New York to DC
Demand the right to stay home through a Clean Dream Act.
Federal Court Finds ICE and Los Angeles Sheriff Collaborated to Unlawfully Detain Thousands of Suspected Immigrants
The decision issued in Roy v. County of Los Angeles and Gonzalez v. ICE holds the LASD liable for violating the Fourth Amendment rights.
LULAC Censures Organization President for Writing Trump Immigration Letter
“We apologize to all the advocates and the members who have been working so hard to address the issue of the DREAMers.”
United We Dream Says Senate Democrats Are Failing Immigrant Youth and the Country
Immigrant youth and allies getting arrested right now demanding the Dream Act. Call on House Democrats & moderate Republicans to lead because “our lives and the morals of this country are at stake.”
The Case of Immigration Activist Ravi Ragbir
A federal judge called Ragbir’s case an “unnecessarily cruel” detainment.
Debunking 3 Myths Behind ‘Chain Migration’ and ‘Low-Skilled’ Immigrants (OPINION)
As a scholar on U.S. immigration law and policy, I’d like to correct and contextualize the numbers.
We Watched the Jimmy Kimmel ‘DACA vs. MAGA’ Segment and It Troubled the Crap Out of Us
Talk about uncomfortable.
Haiti and TPS (PODCAST)
Latino Rebels Radio: February 3, 2018
Trump: ‘Don’t Fall Into That Trap’ of Describing DACA Recipients as DREAMers
“And I’ve been hearing about DACA for so many years. Some people call it DREAMers. It’s not DREAMers. Don’t fall into that trap.”
In Response to Its President Writing Letter to Trump About Supporting Immigration Framework, LULAC Answers Back
“LULAC is adamantly opposed to President Trump’s recently released immigration framework.”
Here Is What MALDEF Thinks About GOP Congressman’s Request to Arrest ‘Illegal Aliens’ at State of the Union
“His actions actually demonstrate acute desperation, suggesting that he does, at least subconsciously, know that Neanderthal policy preferences are headed toward rapid extinction.”
Immigrant Rights Leader Ravi Ragbir Returns Home and Raises Issue of ICE Targeting Activists
On Tuesday morning, immigrant rights activist Ravi Ragbir appeared on Democracy Now! to talk about his release from ICE and what it all means.
Court Orders Release of Detained Immigrant Rights Leader Ravi Ragbir as Community Continues Call for End to Targeting of Activists
Judge Katherine B. Forrest, who presided over the case, held that ICE violated Mr. Ragbir’s due process rights by his “abrupt and by all counts unnecessary detention.”
Providing Humanitarian Aid to Migrants Can Get You Arrested by Border Patrol (PODCAST)
Latino Rebels Radio: January 28, 2018
The Rise of Sanctuary in the Age of Trump
The Immigrant Legal Resource Center tracks significant rise in areas refusing to honor unconstitutional ICE detainers, further opportunities to defend and expand policies in 2018.