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Mexican Immigrant Founds Food Business
When Gretel Barrita was ten, her parents divorced. Her mother, a restaurant cook in Oaxaca, México, moved to the United States for more opportunities, leaving her three children, including Barrita, in the care of family. “It was heartbreaking,” she said. “I missed my mother terribly.” So, at 15, Barrita crossed the border alone to join […]
Read MoreCouncil Represents Media Organization in Lawsuit for Records Underlying DHS’s Unprecedented Mass Influx Declaration and Associated Agreements With State and Local Law Enforcement
On May 22, 2025, the Council on behalf of “Documented NY,” sued DHS, CBP, and ICE for failing to release key records under FOIA related to a mass influx declaration and immigration enforcement agreements with state and local authorities.
Read MoreTrump Travel Ban Will Have Severe Economic, Humanitarian Costs
These travel bans do nothing to make us safer or more prosperous: they harm our economy and indiscriminately punish immigrants who otherwise qualify to come to the United States legally.
Read MoreTexas Dream Act Survives—Because Texans Showed Up
In a legislative session marked by political division and increasingly polarized rhetoric, the Texas Dream Act endured. The win affirms that all Texas high school graduates—regardless of immigration status—will continue to have access to higher education. Despite nine separate bills filed to repeal this landmark 2001 law—including HB 232 and SB 1798—not a single one […]
Read MoreWhat Is Habeas Corpus and Why Is It Important? Here’s What DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Got Wrong
In a tense exchange during a Senate hearing on Tuesday, Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem if she could define “habeas corpus.” “Habeas corpus” is the constitutional right that ensures that people have a chance to challenge their imprisonment in front of a judge. Habeas corpus ensures that the government cannot […]
Read MoreSupreme Court “De-Documents” 350,000 Venezuelans – And Keeps Everyone In The Dark About What’s Next
Here are the messages that the 350,000 Venezuelans in the U.S. who were granted Temporary Protected Status in 2023 have heard from the federal government since January: January 17: You can keep your TPS protections until fall 2026. January 28: We’re reviewing whether you can keep your TPS protections. February 5: Your TPS protections will […]
Read MoreNew FOIA Document Undermines Key Assumption in Trump’s Invocation of the Alien Enemies Act
By Laila Khan, Research Associate at the American Immigration Council & Lauren Harper, the Daniel Ellsberg Chair on Government Secrecy and the Freedom of the Press Foundation On March 15, 2025, President Trump issued a proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) against members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA). The AEA is a 236-year […]
Read MoreFive State Immigration Bills You Should Know About
By: Jojo Tompkins, State and Local Policy Fellow State legislatures are advancing policies that directly impact immigrant communities — creating new rules, expanding enforcement, and offering critical protections. At the start of the 2025 legislative session, the American Immigration Council shared how states could pass policies to protect their immigrant communities. Now, as the 2025 […]
Read MoreImmigrants’ Experiences Differ Wildly Depending on Which State They Live In
The Trump administration’s highly visible immigration enforcement efforts are impacting immigrants across the country – be it through the arrest and detention of immigrants or through the chilling effects these operations have on immigrant communities. While the federal government’s rhetoric and actions are rightfully at the forefront of immigrants’ minds, state government can also play […]
Read MoreIn-State Tuition Policies for Undocumented Students Change Lives. I Should Know—Mine Changed for the Better
“And I think it is healing behavior, to look at something so broken and see the possibility and wholeness in it.” — adrienne maree brown, Emergent Strategy The Texas Dream Act was signed into law in 2001, years before I ever walked across the stage at my high school graduation in 2014. I was five, […]
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