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 Administration Seems Chaotic, but He’s Drawing Directly from Project 2025 Playbook

Trump’s Administration Seems Chaotic, but He’s Drawing Directly from Project 2025 Playbook

By Zachary Albert, THE CONVERSATION | Editorial Credit: bella1105 / shutterstock.com  In his first few days back in office, President Donald Trump engaged in a whirlwind of executive actions, from exiting the World Health Organization, to deploying military personnel and National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border. Many of these actions are unprecedented. Some appear to be illegal and unconstitutional, […]

City Officials Race to Get National Guard Out of Migrant Shelters

City Officials Race to Get National Guard Out of Migrant Shelters

By Gwynne Hogan, THE CITY | Editorial Credit: Aspects and Angles / shutterstock.com  Mayor Eric Adams says he hopes to meet with president-elect Donald Trump’s “border czar.” But meanwhile his team is getting government troops away from immigrants vulnerable to deportation. New York City officials are racing to scale back the use of National Guard […]