Trump Administration
How The Trump Administration Uses the Power of Government to Make Its Dystopian Propaganda Real
The American Immigration Council’s new special report, Mass Deportation: Analyzing the Trump Administration’s Attacks on Immigrants, Democracy, and America, is a guide to the first six months of the second Trump administration, what might be coming, and who is being harmed. This is the fourth in a series of… Read More
Realigning the Federal Government as a Mass Deportation Machine
The American Immigration Council’s new special report, Mass Deportation: Analyzing the Trump Administration’s Attacks on Immigrants, Democracy, and America, is a guide to the first six months of the second Trump administration, what might be coming, and who is being harmed. This is the third in a series of… Read More
In Just Six Months, Trump’s Immigration Policy Has Built a Crueler World
The American Immigration Council’s new special report, Mass Deportation: Analyzing the Trump Administration’s Attacks on Immigrants, Democracy, and America, is a guide to the first six months of the second Trump administration, what might be coming, and who is being harmed. This is the second in a series of… Read More
Six Months of Trump’s Immigration Agenda: A State and Local Snapshot
The American Immigration Council’s new special report Mass Deportation: Analyzing the Trump Administration’s Attacks on Immigrants, Democracy, and America, focuses on immigration activity at the federal level during Trump’s first six months in office. But state and local governments have been making moves of their own. While much of… Read More
Trump’s Attack on Immigrants Is the Tip of the Spear for His Attack on Democracy
The American Immigration Council’s new special report, Mass Deportation: Analyzing the Trump Administration’s Attacks on Immigrants, Democracy, and America, is a guide to the first six months of the second Trump administration, what might be coming, and who is being harmed. This is the first in a series of… Read More
US Citizens—Not Migrants—Smuggle the Majority of Fentanyl Into the United States
President Donald Trump signed The Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act into law on July 16, 2025, aimed at strengthening prison sentences for fentanyl traffickers. All fentanyl-related substances, including copycat versions, will now be classified as a Schedule I drug. When signing the legislation, the president… Read More
United States Frees Venezuelans Held in El Salvador Following Prisoner Swap
Starting four months ago, the Trump administration carried out one of the worst abuses of government power in generations, imprisoning roughly 250 Venezuelan men (and dozens of Salvadorans) without due process in El Salvador’s notorious Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT). The operation came less than 24 hours after President Trump… Read More
The Social Security Insolvency Crisis: How Deportation Makes It Worse
The Social Security benefits that over 61 million retired Americans rely on are already in trouble. A recent report from the Social Security Board of Trustees finds that without action from Congress, retirement benefits could be slashed by 23% as early as 2033. Deporting undocumented immigrants will only exacerbate… Read More
Immigration Challenges and Concerns in Implementing the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’
On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed H.R. 1, the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill,” into law. After months of tense intraparty negotiations, Republicans passed the bill through the reconciliation process. This procedural tool, normally reserved for changes to revenue and spending policy, allows legislation to move forward… Read More
I Just Finished a Life-Changing Semester Abroad. But Thanks to Trump’s Policies, I’m Afraid Other Students Won’t Have the Same Opportunity.
My life-long dream of living outside of the United States was recently fulfilled when I embarked on my journey to Madrid, Spain. My decision to reside in Spain for the past four months was influenced by the many years I had spent diligently studying the Spanish language. What first started… Read More
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