Muslim Ban

Five Years Ago Trump Descended his Escalator to Inflame Racial Tensions; Since Then, He’s Never Stopped Five years ago – on June 16, 2015 – Donald Trump descended the golden escalator at Trump Tower and kicked off his presidential campaign by slandering Mexicans as “rapists” and “criminals.” Since then,... Continue »

By Maribel Hastings and David Torres Only in the twisted era of the Donald Trump presidency would they charge the architect of the most racist and anti-immigrant policies of this administration, advisor Stephen Miller, with writing a speech on race relations, right in the middle of this painful moment... Continue »

No, the Pandemic Did NOT Drive USCIS into Over $1 Billion Debt; the Trump Administration Did   On Friday, Hamed Aleaziz of BuzzFeed reported that the acting head of USCIS sent an email to staff stating that without an infusion of $1.2 billion from Congress and a 10% surcharge... Continue »

America’s Voice   NY Frontline Workers with TPS Discuss Their Roles in Combating Coronavirus While Under Threat from Trump Administration “Get Back to Work, Even if It Might Kill You” English CNN GOP senator gives activists grim 2020 assessment amid fears over holding Senate By Alex Rogers and Manu... Continue »

Meanwhile, Enforcement Continues Despite Public Health Concerns Much of the country has been asked and, in some cases, ordered to stay home and many government agencies, including U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and U.S. consulates abroad, have greatly curtailed their services due to Covid-19. As a result, U.S.... Continue »

In a disappointing but unsurprising turn of events, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled yesterday that the Trump administration may continue its policy of sending asylum seekers to danger in Mexico under the so-called “Migrant Protection Protocols,” or MPP.  The Trump administration had asked the Supreme Court... Continue »

An astounding number of developments in just the last week show how determined Trump and Miller are to close the doors and target immigrants Coronavirus and the stock market plunge dominated the headlines, but it was an extraordinary week for Trump’s war on immigrants and immigration, with new developments... Continue »

America’s Voice ‘We need more immigrants… desperately’ Trump’s Relentless War On Immigrants And Refugees Escalates Amidst Global Health Crisis, Expect Trump to Shift Focus tDi English CQ Magazine Why Bernie Sanders Is Winning Black and Brown Voters This Time By AARON ROSS COLEMAN February 28, 2020 ABA Journal Justice... Continue »

America’s Voice ProPublica Sheds Light on the Origins of Border Patrol’s Corruption, Abuse, and Lack of Accountability Expansion of Muslim Ban to Broadly Target African Immigrants Underscores Need for NO BAN Act English The New York Times Blasting in Construction of Border Wall Is Affecting Tribal Areas By Christine... Continue »

On Friday, the Wall Street Journal reported that DHS is using cell phone activity data — from American citizens as well as immigrants — for the purpose of immigration enforcement. According to the report, “The location data is drawn from ordinary cellphone apps, including those for games, weather and... Continue »