Immigration
More Than 60 Cities Protested the Treatment of Families at the Border Yesterday
“This is definitely a chapter in this country’s history, its xenophobic, racist history."
By Jewel Wicker
This Is Where the First "Tent City" for Migrant Children in Texas Will Be
Temperatures in the town selected by the Trump administration routinely reach 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
By Jewel Wicker
People Are Rallying Across the Country to Help Families Separated at the Border
June 14 marks a day of events throughout the United States.
By Jewel Wicker
Jeff Sessions Targeted Victims of Domestic Abuse and Gang Violence Seeking Asylum
"Women and children will die as a result of these policies."
By Jameelah Nasheed
A Judge Freed the Immigrant Pizza Delivery Man Detained on the Job
Pablo Villavicencio has been freed, after a delivery to an Army base landed him in ICE custody.
By De Elizabeth
A Teen Was Killed After Losing DACA and Returning to Mexico
Manuel Cano-Pacheco, 19, was killed just weeks after leaving the U.S.
By Lauren Young
More Details Have Emerged After a Border Patrol Agent Killed a 20-Year-Old Woman
She was reportedly trying to reunite with her high school sweetheart.
By Andalusia Knoll
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These "I Am a Child" Protest Photos Are a Reminder of What's at Stake for Immigrant Kids
Inspired by a civil rights protest, the images drive home the humanity of those at risk.
By Nadja Sayej
The ACLU Is Challenging the Trump Administration's Immigrant Family Separation Policy
A new ruling denied a government attempt to dismiss the case.
By Jewel Wicker
Dolores Huerta Has the Best Advice for Dreamers
“There are a lot of universities now that are giving scholarships to Dreamers. Just keep searching and don’t give up.”
By Marilyn La Jeunesse
You Shouldn't Have to Save a Baby to Earn Citizenship
Mamoudou Gassama is a hero; so are immigrants who are never compared to superheroes.
By Estefani Alarcon
An Unarmed Guatemalan Woman Was Killed by U.S. Border Patrol
"They killed her. Immigration killed her."
By De Elizabeth
Here's What You Should Know About Those 1,475 Reportedly Missing Immigrant Youth
The figure raises concerns about the new child separation policy, but isn't directly connected.
By Christianna Silva
As ICE Detains More Parents, the Foster Care System Becomes More Complicated
A Latinx teen was forced to enter foster care instead of living with her grandma because of ICE.
By Elizabeth Yaeger
This Dreamer Isn’t Letting Her Arrest Outside the Capitol Building Slow Her Down
“I’m fighting for something bigger than myself.”
By Lisa M. Gerry
Trump Called Some Undocumented Immigrants "Animals"
The remarks came in a conversation about MS-13 gang members during a White House meeting on California's sanctuary policies.
By Caitlin Wolper
The Trump Administration Is Considering Holding Immigrant Youth on Military Bases
The news comes after the administration reinforced its position on separating children from families.
By Caitlin Wolper
LGBTQ Asylum Seekers at US-Mexico Border Report Serious Threats
"They fear for their lives. They are hunted, and their rights are not respected."
By Ari Honarvar
The Chinese Exclusion Act Was the First U.S. Immigration Law to Target a Specific Ethnicity
It's Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, and we must learn this history.
By Rosalie Chan
Trump Just Ended Temporary Protected Status for Hondurans Like Me
"My children do not know Honduras, and after living 20 years outside of the place where I was born, neither do I."
By Samuel Contreras