“Across the U.S., A/PI adults of all ethnicities and statuses are feeling the weight of anti-immigrant policies and political rhetoric” This May marks Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, which honors the Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander neighbors who have enriched America’s history...
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Washington, DC — This week, congressional Republicans are careening forward with their budget reconciliation bill, seeking to deliver more than $70 billion for mass deportation, on top of the more than $170 billion windfall for immigration enforcement just last year. The following is a statement from Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive...
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None of the administration’s priorities do anything to help struggling Americans with their bills This week, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) signaled that the $1 billion that his Republican colleagues are demanding for Donald Trump’s ballroom could be stripped from the budget reconciliation bill before it heads to the Senate...
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“She’s like the glue that keeps us all together,” said her brother. “Every happy event we have, we can’t imagine ourselves without her” A DACA recipient and nursing aide who volunteered to help save lives in New York during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic has been detained for...
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“We want them to know there are some people who love them, some people who support them – we want them to have hope” Local faith leaders and community members have spent every day this week leading up to Mother’s Day working to deliver yellow flowers – “symbols of...
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Washington, DC — New reporting from Mother Jones that an Alabama construction worker and U.S. citizen, Leonardo Garcia Venegas, has now been detained by ICE three separate times despite repeatedly proving his citizenship underscores a growing and dangerous reality under the Trump administration: no one is off limits. His...
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Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, currently auxiliary bishop in the archdiocese of Washington D.C., has urged Americans to stand up for their immigrant neighbors Pope Leo XIV’s pick to lead West Virginia Catholics is a prelate who was at one time an undocumented immigrant. Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, who has served as an auxiliary...
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May 6, 2026
Working Americans’ exploding daily expenses don’t matter one iota to this president It’s erroneously said that Marie Antoinette famously exclaimed “let them eat cake” when referring to the plight of the starving people of France. Equally out of touch are Donald Trump’s priorities – and it couldn’t be any...
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May 5, 2026
Renewal delays, detention, and deportation: The administration is making clear that young immigrants can no longer rely on DACA for protection The Trump administration has been hellbent on targeting immigrants who hold legal status and current protections – and not even the beneficiaries of one of the most popular...
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“Immigrant workers are not just helping; they are essential to keeping this industry running” May Day celebrates the achievements of workers and the labor movement – and that includes the millions of immigrants who help keep our country running year round. We recognize and honor the HEALTH CARE WORKERS...
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