Illinois, District 18

Illinois, District 18

Senate Approves Unprecedented Spending for Mass Deportation, Ignoring What’s Broken in our Immigration System

Senate Approves Unprecedented Spending for Mass Deportation, Ignoring What’s Broken in our Immigration System

Washington DC, July 1, 2025 — On July 1, the U.S. Senate passed a budget reconciliation bill that includes an unprecedented allocation of funds for immigration detention and enforcement while simultaneously stripping healthcare from millions of Americans. The bill, passed today with Vice President JD Vance contributing the tie-breaking vote,… Read More

District Court Blocks Unlawful Removal of Venezuelan Asylum Seeker Under Alien Enemies Act

District Court Blocks Unlawful Removal of Venezuelan Asylum Seeker Under Alien Enemies Act

In a May 21 decision, a federal district court in Georgia ordered the federal government to refrain from disappearing a Venezuelan man under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act (AEA). Read More

Attorneys & Advocates Discuss the Harms of the Trump Administration’s Forced Disappearances to El Salvador

Attorneys & Advocates Discuss the Harms of the Trump Administration’s Forced Disappearances to El Salvador

Since March 15, the Trump administration has disappeared over 280 people to a notorious prison in El Salvador, the CECOT, well-known for its abusive conditions and use of torture. Read More

Congress Approves Even More Funding for Detention, Deportation

Congress Approves Even More Funding for Detention, Deportation

Congress is spending tax dollars on ICE and family separation instead of what would actually fix our broken system: our overloaded courts and lack of legal pathways to residency. Read More

PRESS CALL: Experts To Warn Trump’s Immigration Surveillance and Registry Policies Will Turbocharge Mass Raids & Removals

PRESS CALL: Experts To Warn Trump’s Immigration Surveillance and Registry Policies Will Turbocharge Mass Raids & Removals

The Trump administration is poised to supercharge mass deportation through militarized enforcement, invasive surveillance, and government overreach, all at the expense of civil rights and working families. Read More

PRESS BRIEFING: Community Leaders, Prosecutors, and Local Electeds Condemn HR 32, A Direct Attack on American Communities And Public Safety

PRESS BRIEFING: Community Leaders, Prosecutors, and Local Electeds Condemn HR 32, A Direct Attack on American Communities And Public Safety

The “No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act” forces local leaders to choose between preserving funding for essential services or facing Trump's politically motivated cuts to schools, disaster relief and more. Read More

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Block on SF 2340, Iowa’s Anti-Immigrant Law

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Block on SF 2340, Iowa’s Anti-Immigrant Law

ST LOUIS, MISSOURI, JAN. 25, 2025 — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit today upheld a temporary block on SF 2340, Iowa’s worst-ever immigration law. The Iowa law was passed during the 2024 Iowa legislative session and was temporarily blocked by the courts just weeks after. It conflicts… Read More

NEW REPORT: Gaps in Detention Data from Torrance Detention Facility Show Racial Disparities

NEW REPORT: Gaps in Detention Data from Torrance Detention Facility Show Racial Disparities

In a New Mexico detention center, ICE categorized People with African, Asian, and South American backgrounds as racially ‘white’ Read More

New Report Details Catastrophic Impact of Mass Deportation and Family Separation Plans

New Report Details Catastrophic Impact of Mass Deportation and Family Separation Plans

A new report details the catastrophic costs of a potential mass deportation and family separation plan. Read More

Extended Harsh Asylum Restrictions Won’t Fix Our Broken Immigration System

Extended Harsh Asylum Restrictions Won’t Fix Our Broken Immigration System

We need a balanced approach to addressing challenges at our southern border and our overwhelmed, broken asylum system. Read More

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