Trump’s Public-Charge Rule Would Threaten Disabled Immigrants’ Health and Safety
This column identifies the consequences of Trump’s redefined public-charge test for disabled immigrants’ health and safety.
Amid Legal and Political Uncertainty, DACA Remains More Important Than Ever
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Amid Court Challenges, Here’s What Will Happen If DACA Ends
Women and LGBTQ Deportees Face Compounded Dangers Upon Return
Incarcerating Entire Families Cannot Be the Solution to the Separation of Children
They Are (Still) Refugees: People Continue to Flee Violence in Latin American Countries
Do Family Separation and Detention Deter Immigration?
Statistical analysis of data on southwest border apprehensions illustrates that policies of family separation and detention will not deter families from coming to the United States.
Trump’s Immigration Plan Imposes Radical New Income and Health Tests
More than 100 million people in the United States—about one-third of the population—would fail Trump’s public charge test if they had to take it.
Solutions to Fight Private Prisons’ Power Over Immigration Detention
Bold anti-corruption solutions could help curb the huge power that the private prison industry has over immigration detention issues.
Trump’s Family Incarceration Policy Threatens Healthy Child Development
Spending any amount of time in family detention is detrimental to children’s mental, physical, and emotional health.
Trump’s Executive Order Rewards Private Prison Campaign Donors
Private prison companies—which often do not operate in immigrants’ best interests and have donated large sums of money to President Trump—stand to make billions of dollars from the administration’s policy.
House Republicans’ Immigration Bills Would Hurt Women and Children
The Securing America’s Future Act and the Border Security and Immigration Reform Act would slash protections for women and children.
Asylum in the Trump Era
The Trump administration is weakening the U.S. asylum process through a series of restrictive moves, making it more difficult for asylum-seekers to access key protections against persecution.
DACAmented Law Students and Lawyers in the Trump Era
Interviews with law students and lawyers with DACA lend insight into policy prescriptions that can support them as they pursue their careers.
The 4 Worst Parts of the Securing America’s Future Act
Rather than protect Dreamers, the Securing America’s Future Act proposes a litany of restrictive, anti-immigrant measures that would radically reshape the face of the nation.
The 7 States Suing to End DACA Would Be Harmed by a Victory in Court
The attorneys general leading the charge to terminate DACA should think twice about the negative consequences to their respective states.
Maria Teresa Kumar on Efforts to Dehumanize the Latinx Community
Michele and Igor speak with Maria Teresa Kumar, president and CEO of Voto Latino, about the harmful effects of the Trump administration's actions on the Latinx community, as well as the importance of communities of color voting in 2018.
ICE’s Rejection of Its Own Rules Is Placing LGBT Immigrants at Severe Risk of Sexual Abuse
New analysis finds that LGBT immigrants in ICE custody are 97 times more likely to be sexually assaulted than the general population.
Bold Ideas for State Action
Americans are ready for states—the laboratories of democracy—to offer a new progressive vision for shared prosperity. This report presents a menu of state policy priorities to help people secure good jobs and good wages and to support strong and healthy communities in which all people are treated fairly and equitably.
How 287(g) Agreements Harm Public Safety
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) says that 287(g) agreements promote public safety and are in the best interest of the local community, but a closer look shows otherwise.