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Autopsy Report Shows Transgender Immigrant Woman Beaten Before Death in ICE Custody
Roxsana Hernández Rodriguez, a 33-year-old transgender woman from Honduras, died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody in May, weeks after presenting herself at the San Ysidro port of entry to ask for asylum. An independent autopsy report released this week revealed evidence that Hernández was physically beaten while in ICE custody prior to […]
Read MoreThis Thanksgiving, Resist the Divided America Story
“What if this is not the darkness of the tomb, but the darkness of the womb?” asked Valerie Kaur in her famed “Sikh Prayer for America.” In this prayer, she contemplates an America that is not on the verge of demise, but of rebirth.
Read MoreUSA Today Opinion: Thanksgiving without the sides: Lack of farm labor could make fruits, vegetables unaffordable
This Thanksgiving, as your family gathers together to eat classic holiday sides like green beans, sweet potatoes, corn and apple pie, imagine what it would be like to not have those dishes on your table. Because unless something is done about the lack of qualified agriculture workers that growers like myself are facing, we are headed […]
Read MoreElection Recap 2018: Demographics and Education Levels in Flipped Districts
*This post has been updated to include updated vote total numbers as well as to include more districts that have flipped since November 20, 2018. The vote totals and districts include reflect the numbers as reported by the New York Times as of December 14, 2018. A month after the midterm election, the immigration narrative […]
Read MoreThe Number of Immigrant Children in Detention Just Hit Record Levels – Again
After a summer in which almost 3,000 migrant children were separated from their parents at the border, the Trump administration admitted last week that it was holding a record number of children in government custody. Around 14,000 children classified as “unaccompanied children” are now being held in the custody of the Department of Health and […]
Read MoreEconomic Impact of Proposed Change to Public Charge Rule: State-Level Analysis
Taking our analysis of potential national impacts of the proposed public charge rule change, NAE now takes a look at what the economic effects could be in 11 different states. New York About 92 percent of all adults active in the labor force who would be affected by the public charge rule are employed. More […]
Read MoreNominee for ICE Director Refuses to Back Down on Family Separation
Ronald Vitiello, President Trump’s nominee to head Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), had a nomination hearing in front of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee on Thursday. He had previously served as the former deputy commissioner of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), so he faced a committee eager to grill him about his […]
Read MoreWhen Immigrant Parents Are Deported, The Entire Family Suffers, Survey Shows
Another form of family separation is on the rise—the deportation of relatives with longstanding ties to the United States. Those left behind in the United States often face significant hardships, a new study from the Kino Border Initiative shows. Families can become impoverished, as relatives are unable to meet basic needs such as housing and […]
Read MorePost-Election Analysis of Flipped Districts
With Election Day come and gone and the results of nearly all the races tallied, what are the most interesting takeaways that we can glean from midterms? Prior to the election, NAE released research on the changing electorate in the 45 most competitive swing districts in America. Building off that research, we now look back […]
Read MoreA Look Back at Immigration Under Sessions’ Justice Department
Jeff Sessions resigned as Attorney General on Wednesday, less than two years after the Senate narrowly confirmed him to the post. Sessions’ tenure as the nation’s highest-ranking law enforcement officer, while relatively short-lived, was a boon to anti-immigrant groups and Trump’s hardline approach to immigration.
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