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The Fight for Immigrant Students’ Education: Policies, Barriers, and What’s at Stake
By: Jojo Tompkins, State and Local Fellow, American Immigration Council For generations, the United States has upheld education as the foundation for better opportunities. But the fraught politics of immigration are creating new barriers for immigrant children and families in accessing both K-12 schooling and higher education. These actions place undue burdens on immigrant students […]
Read MoreThese Men Were Deported to El Salvador With No Due Process. Their Stories Show Why an Investigation Is Necessary
In the weeks before March 15, the Trump administration’s preparations for a major operation kicked into high gear. Venezuelan men attending routine check-ins with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ended up leaving in handcuffs. ICE agents fanned out across communities and began questioning and detaining men with tattoos. By the week of the March 10, […]
Read MoreTrump Is Trying to Deter Us From Representing Immigrants in Court. It Won’t Work.
On March 22, the Trump administration issued a memo, directing the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to take disciplinary and punitive action against attorneys practicing in our national courts. While the memo is broad, it takes particular aim at immigration lawyers, pro bono attorneys representing asylum seekers in immigration […]
Read MoreRecovery and Reform: An Ex-Gang Member’s Story
Congress approved a full-year continuing resolution on March 14 that will fund mass deportation while gutting domestic spending. The economic and humanitarian costs will plunge the most vulnerable communities into turmoil while stripping away essential services for all. Systemic failures will continue to spiral while children, U.S.-citizen or not, will be hit the hardest. Robert […]
Read MoreThe Missing Due Process for Gang Allegations
When the Trump administration essentially disappeared 238 Venezuelan men (and potentially women) living in the United States to a prison in El Salvador earlier this month, it alleged they were members of a Venezuelan gang. Administration officials declared with certainty that these men belonged to the Tren de Aragua gang, boasting on social media alongside dehumanizing propaganda from Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s president. Trump […]
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Read MoreWith Liberty and Justice for All: The Importance of “Know Your Rights” Education
In a country built on the principles of freedom and justice, certain fundamental rights for every individual—regardless of their immigration status—are protected under the U.S. Constitution and civil rights laws. However, recent attacks by politicians and government leaders have sought to distort the meaning of these rights and discredit efforts to provide “Know Your Rights” […]
Read MoreTrump’s New Registration Requirement Could Forcibly Separate Millions of Immigrant Families
Sara Hamdi was 12 years old when her parents were forced to “register” with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) because they were non-citizens from a Muslim country. She still remembers the anxiety they felt as they reported to the U.S. government. As they feared, their forced registration with ICE would ultimately lead to years […]
Read MoreCongress 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 MoreWhile Federal Firings Focus on Immigration Processing, Funding for Immigration Enforcement Expands
In recent weeks, significant personnel reductions throughout the federal government made in the name of eliminating “waste” have caused concerns about the government’s ability to continue providing timely services. Agencies that provide immigration-related services have not been spared from these cuts, including those within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of State (DOS), […]
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