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.
Migration Flows in Mexico Have Challenged the Country’s Immigration Policies
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Young Voters Have the Power to Support Dreamers This November
The High Costs of the Proposed Flores Regulation
Did a 2015 Flores Court Ruling Increase the Number of Families Arriving at the Southwest Border?
Rapidly Expanding 287(g) Program Suffers from Lack of Transparency
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.
Incarcerating Entire Families Cannot Be the Solution to the Separation of Children
The United States should not lock up children with their parents in order to fix family separation—a policy President Trump could end himself with one phone call—and instead should look to proven alternatives to detention.
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.
They Are (Still) Refugees: People Continue to Flee Violence in Latin American Countries
People are still fleeing their home countries in the Northern Triangle and Venezuela in search of a safer place to live away from violence and instability.
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.
Countering the Effects of Trump’s Immigration Policies in Schools
Increased immigration enforcement under the Trump administration is disrupting learning and stability in schools.