Why the Justice Department is Wrong About Sanctuary Cities

Why the Justice Department is Wrong About Sanctuary Cities

By: Juan Avilez | americanimmigrationcouncil.org |Editorial credit: eddie-hernandez.com / Shutterstock.com The Department of Justice (DOJ) published a list of “sanctuary” jurisdictions on August 5 as a follow up to an executive order issued by President Donald Trump in April. Listing cities, counties, and states, the DOJ contends that these localities impede federal immigration enforcement through alleged “sanctuary jurisdiction characteristics.” These […]

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 […]

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. […]

Trump’s Attack on Immigrants Is the Tip of the Spear for His Attack on Democracy

Trump’s Attack on Immigrants Is the Tip of the Spear for His Attack on Democracy

By: Dara Lind| americanimmigrationcouncil.org |Editorial credit: Michael Candelori / Shutterstock.com The American Immigration Council’s new special report, Mass Deportation: Analyzing the Trump Administration’s Attacks on Immigrants, Democracy, and America, is a guide to the first six months of the second Trump administration, what might be coming, and who is being harmed. This is the first in […]

A Week of Immigration ‘Red Flags’ From the Trump Administration

A Week of Immigration ‘Red Flags’ From the Trump Administration

By: by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Senior Fellow; and Adriel Orozco, Senior Policy Counsel|Immigrationimpact.com As the Trump administration continued to ramp up immigration enforcement measures across the United States last week, new “red flags” emerged; policy measures that dramatically impact the basic rights of immigrants in this country or that erode basic legal protections and good governance. […]