Why Numbers Alone Obscure the Real Deportation Story Why Numbers Alone Obscure the Real Deportation Story
The total number of deportations is down under Trump, but don’t confuse that with leniency.
Dec 28, 2017 / Editorial / Julianne Hing
How a Group of Immigration Attorneys Stopped a Deportation Flight to Cambodia How a Group of Immigration Attorneys Stopped a Deportation Flight to Cambodia
ICE is seeking to deport Cambodian Americans at unprecedented speed.
Dec 19, 2017 / Julianne Hing
The Trump Administration Strips Residency Protections for 50,000 Haitians The Trump Administration Strips Residency Protections for 50,000 Haitians
And more communities are in danger of losing Temporary Protected Status soon.
Nov 22, 2017 / Julianne Hing
ICE Admits Gang Operations Are Designed to Lock Up Immigrants ICE Admits Gang Operations Are Designed to Lock Up Immigrants
The gang database is a weapon that allows ICE agents to indiscriminately round up immigrants of color.
Nov 20, 2017 / Julianne Hing
Trump’s Call to End the Diversity Visa Has Nothing to Do With National Security Trump’s Call to End the Diversity Visa Has Nothing to Do With National Security
The immigration lottery is a rare chance for those who are not already wealthy or well-connected to legally come to the United States.
Nov 2, 2017 / Julianne Hing
Despite ‘Sanctuary City’ Status, Chicago Police Feed Trump’s Deportation Machine Despite ‘Sanctuary City’ Status, Chicago Police Feed Trump’s Deportation Machine
Activists challenge Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to live up to the city’s immigrant-friendly rhetoric.
Oct 12, 2017 / Julianne Hing
Trump’s ‘Cruel’ DACA Deadline Trump’s ‘Cruel’ DACA Deadline
Today 36,000 young people missed their only chance to renew their DACA status.
Oct 5, 2017 / Julianne Hing
Don’t Be Confused: Donald Trump Just Ended DACA Don’t Be Confused: Donald Trump Just Ended DACA
This was not merely a delay, it was not a compromise, and it is not compassionate.
Sep 5, 2017 / Julianne Hing
Texas’s Virulently Anti-Immigrant SB 4 Was Just Blocked by a Federal Judge Texas’s Virulently Anti-Immigrant SB 4 Was Just Blocked by a Federal Judge
The nation’s harshest law targeting sanctuary cities won’t go into effect—for now.
Aug 31, 2017 / Julianne Hing
Trump’s Pardon for Arpaio Is the Workings of the American Political System Laid Bare Trump’s Pardon for Arpaio Is the Workings of the American Political System Laid Bare
Trump clearly doesn’t care about interfering with the administration of justice—and he doesn’t have to, either.
Aug 27, 2017 / Julianne Hing