New USCIS ‘Special Agents’ Will Be Given the Power to Arrest, Use Deadly Force Against Immigrants

New USCIS ‘Special Agents’ Will Be Given the Power to Arrest, Use Deadly Force Against Immigrants

By: Aaron Reichlin-Melnick and Shev Dalal-Dheini | americanimmigrationcouncil.org| Editorial credit: Walter Cicchetti / Shutterstock.com On September 5, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the agency established by Congress to adjudicate immigration applications, made a startling announcement. For the first time since the agency was created in 2003, the agency will create a new class of […]

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 […]

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 […]

Trump’s Immigration Actions Are Taking a Toll on Local Economies – Here’s What the Data Says So Far

Trump’s Immigration Actions Are Taking a Toll on Local Economies – Here’s What the Data Says So Far

By: Aaron Reichlin-Melnick |americanimmigrationcouncil.org Seven months into President Trump’s term, immigration enforcement operations continue to ramp up, and the broader economic impacts are beginning to come into view. Rather than focus on the “worst of the worst,” the Trump administration has increasingly targeted worksites for immigration raids, picking up delivery drivers, street vendors, farmworkers, meatpackers, […]

ICE to Use ImmigrationOS by Palantir, a New AI System, to Track Immigrants’ Movements

ICE to Use ImmigrationOS by Palantir, a New AI System, to Track Immigrants’ Movements

By: Steven Hubbard |americanimmigrationcouncil.org |Editorial credit: Mamun_Sheikh / Shutterstock.com U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has partnered with Palantir Technologies—a Denver-based software company co-founded by billionaire entrepreneur Peter Thiel—to use artificial intelligence and data mining to identify, track, and deport suspected noncitizens. Palantir is slated to deliver a prototype of the ImmigrationOS platform by September […]

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 […]

ICE and Bureau of Prisons Deny Reps. Goldman, Espaillat, and Velázquez Access to MDC Brooklyn Amid Reports of Inhumane Conditions

ICE and Bureau of Prisons Deny Reps. Goldman, Espaillat, and Velázquez Access to MDC Brooklyn Amid Reports of Inhumane Conditions

Photo courtesy: Rep Goldman Office Prison Notorious for Violence and Understaffing is Being Used by ICE to House Over 100 Detainees, Many of Whom Lack Any Criminal Records  Members Condemn Lack of Transparency, Demand Immediate Termination of ICE Contract  BROOKLYN, NY — Congressmembers Dan Goldman (NY-10), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), and Nydia Velázquez (NY-07) today were […]

Builders, Farmers, Factory Owners, and Penn Wharton Highlight the Devastating Cost of Mass Deportation

Builders, Farmers, Factory Owners, and Penn Wharton Highlight the Devastating Cost of Mass Deportation

By: Americasvoice.org Washington, DC — As the Donald Trump/Stephen Miller mass deportation crusade marches on, America’s Voice continues to ask, “At what cost” to the American economy is the Trump administration willing to go to purge America of immigrants? As key industry and economic voices highlight below, the costs of mass deportation include the vitality of key […]

Over 67,000 Cases of Power Stick Roll‑On Deodorant Recalled Nationwide

Over 67,000 Cases of Power Stick Roll‑On Deodorant Recalled Nationwide

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a voluntary recall of more than 67,000 cases of Power Stick roll‑on deodorants produced by A.P. Deauville, LLC, initially announced on July 10. Affected Products The recall spans three Power Stick variants sold at Walmart, Dollar Tree, Amazon, and other major retailers: Power Stick for Her Roll-On Antiperspirant […]

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 […]