The Trump Administration’s Census Plan: Exclusion, Representation, and the Threat to Democracy

The Trump Administration’s Census Plan: Exclusion, Representation, and the Threat to Democracy

By: Chris Tobias | Editorial credit: Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com  The decennial census has long been one of the cornerstones of American democracy. Enshrined in the Constitution, the census is designed to count all persons living in the United States, regardless of citizenship or immigration status. Its role is not simply statistical — it is […]

Attorney General James Files Brief Opposing ICE Courthouse Arrests

Attorney General James Files Brief Opposing ICE Courthouse Arrests

Editorial credit: Steve Edreff / Shutterstock.com NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today took action to stop U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) alarming practice of making arrests in federal immigration courthouses. In an amicus brief filed in African Communities Together v. Lyons, Attorney General James urged the U.S. District Court for the Southern […]

The Briefing: Blunt Force Against the Constitution

The Briefing: Blunt Force Against the Constitution

By: Brennancenter.org | Editorial credit: betto rodrigues / Shutterstock.com President Trump has threatened to send troops to Chicago to “straighten that one out.” New York City, he says, might be next. Already, armed National Guard regiments are patrolling the streets of Washington, DC. All this on top of the deployment of troops to Los Angeles […]

Trump Admin to Detain Immigrants at New Jersey Military Base

Trump Admin to Detain Immigrants at New Jersey Military Base

By: Victoria Valenzuela|documentedny.com U.S. Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey is set to become one of the nation’s newest immigrant detention sites. In July 2025, the Trump administration announced its plans to use the military base to hold thousands of people facing deportation. But immigrant justice advocates are concerned that the military base, with its […]

A Backdoor for Immigration Enforcement: Why Trump’s Federal Takeover of D.C. Matters

A Backdoor for Immigration Enforcement: Why Trump’s Federal Takeover of D.C. Matters

By: Dara Lind | americanimmigrationcouncil.org| Editorial credit: Phil Pasquini / Shutterstock.com One week into the federal takeover of Washington, D.C., it’s becoming increasingly clear that this is yet another front in the Trump administration’s war on immigrants and the communities that welcome them. The Trump administration’s 30-day federalization of the capital and mobilization of the D.C. […]

NYC Is the Nation’s Capital of Immigration Courthouse Arrests, New Data Analysis Shows

NYC Is the Nation’s Capital of Immigration Courthouse Arrests, New Data Analysis Shows

By: Haidee Chu and Gwynne Hogan| thecity.nyc | Editorial credit: Christopher Penler / Shutterstock.com On a recent morning in Lower Manhattan, immigration Judge John Siemietkowski spoke to three people in his courtroom while masked federal officers waited just outside. “I’m sure you can see with your own eyes what’s going on in our courthouse,” Siemietkowski said. “You […]

Trump Admin Continues to Dismantle Due Process: Efforts to End Bond Hearings and Circumvent Judges Are a Direct Threat to the Rights of Every American Citizen

Trump Admin Continues to Dismantle Due Process: Efforts to End Bond Hearings and Circumvent Judges Are a Direct Threat to the Rights of Every American Citizen

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 […]

The Costs of Mass Deportation Are Soaring: Harming America’s Economy, Public Safety, and Constitutional Rights

The Costs of Mass Deportation Are Soaring: Harming America’s Economy, Public Safety, and Constitutional Rights

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 […]