For Migrant Families, COVID-19 Made Precarious Housing Much Worse
Insufficient, crowded residencies have long plagued undocumented households. But COVID-19 has made a bad situation even worse.
The Many Times The Trump Administration Exploited The Coronavirus Crisis
President Donald Trump’s administration, as well as corporations, believe they can never let a crisis go to waste, and they definitely have not wasted the coronavirus crisis. The following is a list of stories we’re following, which show officials and business executives are employing what journalist Naomi Klein called the
Court Approves Nationwide Injunction Against Trump Asylum Rule, Acknowledges Harm To Legal Groups
A federal court restored a nationwide injunction against a rule imposed by President Donald Trump’s administration to block asylum seekers.
With Record Number Of Immigrants In ICE Detention, Class Action Lawsuit Outlines ‘Atrocious Conditions’
A class action lawsuit filed on behalf of 55,000 immigrants alleges ICE is responsible for “atrocious conditions” that amount to torture.
Immigrant Rights Activists Renew Push Against Palantir To Cancel $53 Million Contract With ICE
Immigrant rights activists mobilized in New York and Washington D.C. to demand Palantir Technologies cancel its contract with ICE.
Empowering Border Patrol To Make Asylum Decisions Drastically Increases Danger For Immigrants
Department of Homeland Security is placing migrants in harms way with plans to task Border Patrol with facilitating the early stages of the asylum process.
Lawsuit Challenges Prolonged Detention Of Immigrant Children, Targeting Of Relatives For Deportation
Detained immigrant children and relatives sue the US government’ over illegally and improperly denying children the opportunity to reunite with family.
Trump Bullies Asian Countries Into Accepting Deported Refugees Who Fled After Vietnam War
The Trump administration is bullying Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos into accepting refugees with outstanding deportation orders, many of whom fled US wars.
Report Documents ‘Lucrative Relationship’ Between Tech Companies And Trump’s Deportation Machine
A trio of immigration and Latinx-focused organizations released a report on the “lucrative relationship” between tech companies and ICE.
Judge Orders Trump Administration To Quit Drugging Immigrant Children Without Parental Consent
A federal judge ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to stop administering multiple psychotropics to children held in immigrant detention without their parents’ consent. The government was also ordered the release of immigrant children from the Shiloh Treatment Center in Manvel, Texas, unless a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist has determined they