Key voices are assessing the Trump Administration’s “War on California.” Ahead of tomorrow’s trip by President Trump to California, the below observers capture key issues at stake: A New York Times op-ed by Cardozo School of Law Professor and immigration legal expert Peter Markowitz explains why the legal justifications for the Trump Administration’s lawsuit... Continue »
Trump ramps up his Administration’s war on immigrants and American values More observers are reporting disturbing examples of how the Trump Administration’s immigration enforcement agencies ICE and DHS are unshackled and unaccountable, trampling on American values and separating American families. TIME magazine’s new cover story, titled, “Ripped Apart: The... Continue »
More chilling examples of why Trump’s War on Immigrants is an assault on family unity, basic decency and core American values As we have been reporting with disturbing frequency, the Trump Administration’s immigration enforcement is out of control. “Unshackled” by President Trump, Jeff Sessions and their GOP Congressional enablers, ICE... Continue »
The Trump administration’s war on immigrants is increasingly a war on California and the state’s embrace of safe and pro-immigrant policies. In the face of the ugly crackdown, Republican members of Congress are remaining silent as the state and one of its key industries – agribusiness – faces an existential threat.... Continue »
Nearly 10,000 TPS Holders in Nassau County, Long Island Facing Forced Deportation Long Island, NY  – In the first installment of an ongoing series called “No Place to Call Home,” which aims to unravel the real-life impacts of stripping almost 10,000 Nassau County immigrants of their legal status, this piece aptly frames the... Continue »
Los Angeles, CA  – A piece in the Los Angeles Times reports on the tremendous pushback in Los Angeles, as Los Angeles city officials and organizers gathered outside City Hall on Wednesday to denounce Trump’s termination of TPS, and to offer strategies to protect impacted immigrants in a time of fear and anxiety for so many Californian... Continue »
After torpedoing attempts by Congress to enact bipartisan legislation to protect Dreamers, President Trump continues his war on immigrants, this time through the federal budget. Seeking to turbocharge efforts to expel millions of settled immigrants, The Administration is demanding over $21 billion. In a joint letter to congressional leadership... Continue »
Chicago, IL – A Chicago Tribune piece highlights the life of Mauro Navarro, who fled his native El Salvador to seek refuge from a war-torn country here in the United States. Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen announced in January that the program for El Salvador would be phased out by Sept. 9, 2019,... Continue »
In a new interview with NPR All Things Considered, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra discusses — clearly and persuasively — the implications of the lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice against California’s immigration policies and doubles down on the state’s safety first policies: …We’re simply doing what the... Continue »
Denver, CO – The student-run CU Independent ran an in-depth piece on Rosa Cardoza de Gutierrez, one of fifteen University of Colorado Boulder employees from El Salvador who were granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS). On Jan. 8, 2018, the Trump administration announced that it will end TPS for about 200,000 Salvadorans by Sept. 9, 2019.... Continue »