Learning in the Shadows: How Immigration Enforcement Harms Students and Schools

Learning in the Shadows: How Immigration Enforcement Harms Students and Schools

By: Micaela McConnell and Steven Hubbard| americanimmigrationcouncil.org As students across the United States are returning to the classroom this fall, the lasting and deeply damaging effects of the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda loom over schools. As the administration aggressively pursues its immigration enforcement agenda, it is creating a crisis in the nation’s education system—one […]

Deporting International Students Risks Making the US a Less Attractive Destination, Putting Its Economic Engine at Risk

Deporting International Students Risks Making the US a Less Attractive Destination, Putting Its Economic Engine at Risk

By:David L. Di Maria | Theconversation.com In early April 2025, the Trump administration terminated the immigration statuses of thousands of international students listed in a government database, meaning they no longer had legal permission to be in the country. Some students self-deported instead of facing deportation. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently announced that it would reverse […]