Deadline Nears for $120 Per Child in Summer Food Benefits in NYC

Deadline Nears for $120 Per Child in Summer Food Benefits in NYC

By: Amy Zimmer, Chalkbeat  |thecity.nyc | This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. New York City families eligible for $120 per child in summer food benefits have just a few more days to apply. As the Sept. 4 application deadline looms, millions of dollars could be left on the table for […]

This Back to School Season, Mass Deportation Instills Fear Instead of Well-Being Among Immigrant Kids

This Back to School Season, Mass Deportation Instills Fear Instead of Well-Being Among Immigrant Kids

By: americasvoice.org | Editorial credit: Stephanie Kenner / Shutterstock.com Washington, DC — Across the country, the high costs of the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda are becoming increasingly clear, from disruptions in key American industries to strains on local communities, as highlighted in a new economic analysis released last week. Yet the impact reaches beyond financial […]

San Francisco Judge Blocks Trump Admin’s Bid to End Legal Status for Immigrants from Three Countries

San Francisco Judge Blocks Trump Admin’s Bid to End Legal Status for Immigrants from Three Countries

By Mary Campbell | Editorial credit: Brian Jason / Shutterstock.com A federal judge in San Francisco has issued a sweeping ruling that blocks the Trump administration’s move to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for tens of thousands of immigrants from Nepal, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Key Ruling Details – U.S. District Judge Trina L. Thompson, a […]

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. […]

Trump’s New Registration Requirement Could Forcibly Separate Millions of Immigrant Families

Trump’s New Registration Requirement Could Forcibly Separate Millions of Immigrant Families

By Nayna Gupta | IMMIGRATION IMPACT | Editorial credit: Jana Shea / shutterstock.com The American Immigration Council does not endorse or oppose candidates for elected office. We aim to provide analysis regarding the implications of the election on the U.S. immigration system. Sara Hamdi was 12 years old when her parents were forced to “register” […]

Widening the Net: Trump Escalates Immigration Cruelty & Chaos; Takes Aim at Core Democratic Principles

Widening the Net: Trump Escalates Immigration Cruelty & Chaos; Takes Aim at Core Democratic Principles

Editorial credit: Marie Kanger Born / shutterstock.com Washington, DC – The Trump administration continues to intensify its attacks on immigrants and refugees, aiming to stoke fears and make the lives of immigrant families so unbearable that they “self deport;” purging long-settled immigrants through unsparing detentions and deportations and laying groundwork for broader random mass deportations; […]

The Impact of Family Separation on Children

The Impact of Family Separation on Children

By American Immigration Council Staff, IMMIGRATION IMPACT | Editorial credit: Ryan Rodrick Beiler / shutterstock.com The American Immigration Council does not endorse or oppose candidates for elected office. We aim to provide analysis regarding the implications of the election on the U.S. immigration system. This is a guest blog by Kelsi Lo and edited by […]

The Chilling Effect of Trump’s Indiscriminate Immigration Arrests & Propaganda

The Chilling Effect of Trump’s Indiscriminate Immigration Arrests & Propaganda

By Nayna Gupta, Immigration Impact The American Immigration Council does not endorse or oppose candidates for elected office. We aim to provide analysis regarding the implications of the election on the U.S. immigration system. As we near the one-month mark of the new Trump administration, it is clear that the president’s thinly veiled threats of […]

A Young U.S. Citizen’s Long Legal Road Back Home

A Young U.S. Citizen’s Long Legal Road Back Home

By Pablo Balcazar, IMMIGRATION IMPACT  The American Immigration Council does not endorse or oppose candidates for elected office. We aim to provide analysis regarding the implications of the election on the U.S. immigration system. Across the country, deportation is often discussed as an absolute end. Many politicians run on a platform of stoking fear on […]

Mayor Adams Leaves Immigrants Behind in SOTC Address

Mayor Adams Leaves Immigrants Behind in SOTC Address

Editorial Credit: Roy De La Cruz / shutterstock.com New York, NY—Today, Mayor Eric Adams delivered his fourth State of the City address at the historic Apollo Theater in Harlem. Murad Awawdeh, President and CEO, New York Immigration Coalition: “For centuries, immigrants have powered the economy and culture of New York City – and that longstanding reality is […]