It was never about keeping us safe 2025 has proven once and for all that the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant obsessions were never about law and order or reforming an outdated immigration system, but instead about using the issue of immigration to root out anyone deemed undesirable by mass deportation... Continue »
“The world needs to know what is happening to people like Rodney,” including abusive solitary confinement, no access to water, and limited to no medical attention, said the wife of one detained man A surging number of immigrant neighbors have been kidnapped by masked deportation agents “while those who... Continue »
Father Gary Graf, known as Father Gary, sought to honor our immigrant neighbors one step at a time This week, Father Gary Graf, a Catholic priest from Chicago, made his long-awaited arrival to the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, completing a 800-mile walk that began at the... Continue »
The administration’s escalating mass deportation agenda is making our nation weaker, poorer and less safe Since late January, federal agents have been violating homes, businesses, public parks, airports, medical facilities, school drop-offs, day care facilities, and even church grounds in order to kidnap our neighbors. And, the administration has... Continue »
Small Business Saturday, observed this year on November 29, recognizes the small businesses that are the heart and soul of the American economy. They employ nearly half of all American workers and make up 43.5% of the nation’s GDP, according to a 2024 report from the U.S. Chamber of... Continue »
You may not see them, but they are very much welcome guests at our Thanksgiving table. Most of us won’t actually see the farm and meatpacking workers at our family feast this year, but that doesn’t mean their presence won’t be felt or should go unappreciated. From delicious side... Continue »
From buying out food vendors’ products to blowing whistles in order to warn about immigration agents, Americans are finding new and creative ways to defend immigrant communities From Seattle to Los Angeles to Chicago and most recently Charlotte, Americans have been coming together to find ways to help shield... Continue »
Places of worship aren’t sacred anymore. One ugly scene in Charlotte: parishioners doing yard work at church fled in terror when immigration agents descended. But community members are pushing back Reports that the Charlotte, North Carolina region would be the next target of Donald Trump’s violent mass deportation roadshow... Continue »
America was built on the sweat and hard work of 250 years of successive generations of immigrants coming to help build the strongest nation on earth. Without the skills and entrepreneurial spirit of immigrant business owners, our national economy would be stagnant, local communities would be less vibrant, and... Continue »
 “Simply, Trump has been a terrible, terrible leader and people are pissed” For months now, the polling has been unequivocal: Americans have only been growing more and more outraged at Donald Trump’s disastrous agenda, including on immigration. Last week’s blowout elections only confirmed this dissatisfaction and sent a message... Continue »