One report has identified more than 100 U.S. citizen children who have been separated from their parents due to mass deportation—and there are likely more out there Last year, a teen named Billy bravely spoke out in defense of other kids at risk of being separated from their families. Billy was just nine years old… Continue »
Immigration Reform News October 17, 2025
English Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon lawmaker floats legislative special session in response to Trump immigration crackdown By Shaanth Nanguneri October 16, 2025 WBUR ICE enforcement in Mass. nets 1,400 arrests in September. Less than half had ‘significant’ criminal background By Simón Rios October 16, 2025 Yubanet Maribel Hastings: The government creates crises to justify extremism By Maribel Hastings… Continue »
Recap: IL and OR State Officials, Civil Rights Leaders and Immigration Experts Decry Harms of Reckless Mass Deportations
Washington, DC — On a virtual event hosted by America’s Voice today (watch recording here), state elected officials from Illinois and Oregon joined with civil rights leaders and immigration experts to discuss how this administration’s reckless pursuit of mass deportation is harming local communities and undermining public safety and our collective basic rights and dignities.… Continue »
Trump’s Own Labor Department Admits ICE Is Hurting Farms, Agricultural Workers, And Our Wallets
Farmers “will imminently face severe challenges accessing a sufficient and legal supply of labor to sustain current food production levels,” the department quietly conceded Donald Trump’s mass detention and deportation policies are posing an “immediate” danger to our nation’s food supply by driving away skilled immigrant farm workers and threatening to drive up grocery costs… Continue »
The government creates crises to justify extremism
Washington, DC – Below is a column by Maribel Hastings from America’s Voice en Español translated to English from Spanish. It ran in several Spanish-language media outlets earlier this week: Although federal judges have blocked Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in Democratic-led cities such as Chicago and Portland, there is growing fear that the… Continue »
FACT SHEET: Trump’s Mass Deportation Agenda Is Dangerous – And Americans Know It
Trump’s mass deportation agenda is failing America. The administration’s city-by-city, community-by-community crusade is traumatizing children, separating families, and endangering the rights and safety of all Americans. Federal law enforcement agents are being diverted from drug trafficking, cybersecurity, and violent crime investigations to chase down longtime residents with clean records. U.S. citizens are being detained outside… Continue »
Immigration Reform News October 16, 2025
English The New York Times Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People By Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Hamed Aleaziz October 15, 2025 Time Pope Leo Is Becoming Increasingly Vocal About Defending Immigrants From Trump’s Crackdown By Connor Greene October 15, 2025 Semafor New polling finds majority opposition to masked ICE agents October 15, 2025 El… Continue »
Chicago Metro Area Fact Sheet
The Trump administration’s militarization of U.S. cities like Chicago makes us all less safe. It is a deliberate strategy meant to create chaos, instill fear, and it weakens our rights and democracy. Below are recent examples of the abuse of power and the human and economic costs of mass deportation. _________________________________________________________________________________________ Abuse of Power in… Continue »
El gobierno crea la crisis para justificar el extremismo
Aunque jueces federales han bloqueado el despliegue de la Guardia Nacional ordenado por Trump en ciudades lideradas por demócratas como Chicago y Portland, hay un creciente temor de que el próximo paso del presidente sea invocar la Ley de Insurrección, aunque carezca de las bases legales para hacerlo. Y es que Trump permanece desafiante a… Continue »
Immigration Reform News October 15, 2025
English Politico Why Is ICE So Aggressive Now? A Former ICE Chief Explains. By Riya Misra October 14, 2025 CBS News Meta scraps Facebook page tracking ICE agents in Chicago after Justice Dept. asked it to October 15, 2025 CNN Gun crime cases fall as agents shift to immigration crackdown By Bob Ortega, Allison Gordon October 15, 2025… Continue »