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Protest Camp Attempts to Block Border Wall Construction in Arizona
Activists have staged tree-sits on both sides of the US-Mexico border to prevent the destruction of ancient cottonwoods.
We’ve Spent a Year Fighting a Federal Assault on Memphis. Your City May Be Next.
Trump’s Department of Justice has introduced a program to bring Memphis-style policing surges to other cities.
US Refugee Admissions On Pace to Hit Record Lows
The US admitted 10,258 refugees — nearly all of them white South Africans — in the first 10 months of the fiscal year.
Networks Make Sure Migrants Have Support When They’re Released From ICE Jails
As the Trump administration moves migrants around the US, transportation networks help them get home.
Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, Are Now Being Forced to Wear Ankle Monitors
Immigrant advocates say that the monitors often cause bodily harm and are part of an effort to drive self-deportation.
If Trump Has His Way, 20,000 Kids Could Face Immigration Court Without Lawyers
The federal government is withholding funding for legal representation and diverting it to dubious alternatives.
Authoritarians Will Target Effective Legal Organizing, Minnesota Defendant Warns
Minnesota defendants charged with conspiracy are alleged to have moderated meetings and posted on social media.
Texas ICE Jail Has Held Migrant Kids 5 Times Longer Than Legally Allowed
The US's only detention center for families, which Trump reopened, is routinely holding kids beyond the 20-day limit.
Federal Immigration Policy Takes Center Stage in Minnesota’s Primary Elections
As voters head to the polls, candidates on both sides are making immigration a defining issue in races across the state.
CoreCivic Says Future ICE Contracts Bode Well for Business
The private prison firm reported increased revenue from contracts and real estate deals with the federal government.
ICE and Data Centers Aren’t New, But Face Growing Pushback as They Intertwine
A New Jersey township ordinance is the first in the US reflecting the link between the deportation regime and Big Tech.
Trump Issues “Birth Tourism” Orders Following Birthright Citizenship SCOTUS Loss
Several legal experts say these orders, like Trump’s order on birthright citizenship, will be found unconstitutional.
It’s Not Just Delaney. Immigration Jails Have Had Hundreds of Hunger Strikes.
Formerly incarcerated immigrants, solidarity activists, and scholars discuss the underreported resistance in ICE jails.