By: Americasvoice.org| Editorial credit: Maxim Elramsisy / Shutterstock.com Vanessa Cárdenas: “It may start with immigrants, but it will end with you.” Access online version of this press release HERE Washington, DC — The Trump administration’s disdain for due process and the rule of law is on display, yet again. Three storylines in the news in […]
By Mary Campbell | Editorial credit: The World Traveller / Shutterstock.com The U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirmed Tuesday that a “safe third country deportation flight” landed in Eswatini—formerly Swaziland—carrying five non-U.S. citizens convicted of violent crimes. According to DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin, the individuals were “so uniquely barbaric” that their home countries—Vietnam, Jamaica, Cuba, Laos, […]
By American Immigration Council Washington DC, July 1, 2025 — On July 1, the U.S. Senate passed a budget reconciliation bill that includes an unprecedented allocation of funds for immigration detention and enforcement while simultaneously stripping healthcare from millions of Americans. The bill, passed today with Vice President JD Vance contributing the tie-breaking vote, earmarks some […]
By Mary Campbell WASHINGTON, D.C: In a landmark ruling that narrows the power of the federal judiciary and leaves unresolved a critical constitutional issue, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday, June 27, that lower courts may no longer issue nationwide injunctions—decisions that had often blocked federal policies from taking effect nationwide. The case, Trump v. […]
By Staff Writer | Editorial credit: Editorial credit: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com Starting July 1, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin sending text alerts from a new number: 872466 (which spells out USA-IMM for “U.S.A. Immigration”). The current number, 468-311 (GOV-311), will be discontinued. Why This Matters If you receive case […]
By: Americasvoice.org | Editorial credit: Christopher Penler / Shutterstock.com Washington, DC — The devastating cost and dire consequences of President Trump and Stephen Miller’s mass deportation obsession continues to be on display across the nation, affecting all Americans. New reporting highlights the economic costs of raids that are overwhelming nursing home care, agricultural and construction workers and […]
By Brian Figeroux, Esq. | Editorial credit: Evgenia Parajanian / shutterstock.com For immigrants striving for a life in the United States, the allure of U.S. citizenship can be strong. However, falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen, whether through fraudulent documents, verbal assertions, or incorrect completion of forms like the I-9, carries severe and often […]
By Esther Claudette Gittens | Photo Copyright of IQ INC The recent release of Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University graduate student and Palestinian activist, from 104 days of federal immigration detention marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing national discourse surrounding free speech, immigration enforcement, and campus activism. U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz’s order […]
Editorial credit: Christopher Penler / shutterstock.com Washington, DC — Following ICE raids on farms in California and Nebraska and restaurant raids in Washington, D.C. and Tennessee in recent weeks, the Trump Administration Friday announced it would “largely pause raids and arrests in the agricultural industry, hotels and restaurants,” per the New York Times. Unsurprisingly, there already are questions about how […]
By Rommel H. Ojeda, DOCUMENTED | Photo Courtesy of Envision Freedom Fund Immigrants seeking legal help online to protect themselves from Trump’s deportation plans are increasingly falling prey to costly scams. The day of his final immigration hearing, N., who asked Documented to use only his first initial due to fear of retaliation, was ecstatic. He […]
