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Breaking Down Trump’s Attempt to End Birthright Citizenship
By Laila Khan and Raul Pinto On his first day in office, President Donald Trump issued an executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship for babies of undocumented immigrants and for people with temporary status in the U.S. Executive Order 14156: Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship departs from over 125 years of […]
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Everyone deserves to feel a sense of belonging in their communities, and the Council sees businesses as key partners in making that possible. The Council brings deep expertise, hyper-local to national reach, and strategic flexibility to the table to build out a partnership model that fits best with your business and brand goals.
Read MoreThe “Mass Influx” Declaration
In 1996, Congress passed a law giving the federal government the power to declare an emergency relating to a “mass influx” of migrants. When this emergency provision is enacted, the government can both disburse funding to states and localities dealing with the “influx” and delegate authority to local law enforcement agents in those areas to […]
Read MoreTrump’s Day 1 Orders Use Fearmongering to Expand His Immigration Authority
On January 20, 2025, the day President Trump took office for his second term, he issued a series of immigration-related executive orders and proclamations that will quickly re-shape the U.S. immigration system. These executive orders affect nearly every facet of a complex and demanding system. Most of the policy changes introduced through these actions are […]
Read MoreAfter Day One: A High-Level Analysis of Trump’s First Executive Actions
On the first day of his second term, President Trump issued ten executive orders aimed at overhauling U.S. immigration law and policy, impacting nearly every aspect of the system; this factsheet analyzes these actions.
Read MoreCentering Humanity in the Immigration Debate
“La tierra se secó.” That was my dad’s short explanation for why he left Mexico as a teenager in the 1970s. His family relied on their small farm in rural northern Mexico for subsistence. But when the droughts came, the land could no longer sustain them. So, he, like my mother, moved to the U.S. […]
Read MoreTaking Action During Donald Trump’s First 100 Days
Donald Trump is now the 47th president of the United States. He’s made his immigration goals clear: conduct mass deportations, end birthright citizenship, and dismantle the asylum system. Americans want to fix our broken immigration system. But these cruel and expensive policies aren’t solutions. Instead, we should focus on real solutions that strengthen our communities, […]
Read MoreBiden Keeps Nearly 1 Million People From Losing Legal Status Under Trump – Until Fall 2026
Posted by Dara Lind | Jan 15, 2025 | Humanitarian Protection, Temporary Protected Status As one of the Biden administration’s final acts on immigration, the Department of Homeland Security has announced that it is extending four grants of Temporary Protected Status – covering nearly 1 million immigrants from Venezuela, El Salvador, Ukraine, and Sudan – […]
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