Immigration Policy

andrew jackson trump

Trump Is Like a Cornered Animal Trump Is Like a Cornered Animal

Sasha Abramsky on our irrational president, David Cole on the courts, and Paul Mason on Corbyn.

Jun 1, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Texas Sanctuary City SB 4 Protest

Texas’s SB 4 Is the Most Dramatic State Crackdown Yet on Sanctuary Cities Texas’s SB 4 Is the Most Dramatic State Crackdown Yet on Sanctuary Cities

The law is Texas’s acknowledgement that the federal government is dependent on local law enforcement to carry out its deportation agenda.

Jun 1, 2017 / StudentNation / Julianne Hing

A group marches through downtown Austin heading to the Texas Capitol during an immigration protest, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017.

How to Join the Fight Against Texas’s Racist Immigration Law How to Join the Fight Against Texas’s Racist Immigration Law

Activists will gather at the Texas State Capitol this Monday—and they’re asking for everyone’s support.

May 26, 2017 / NationAction

The Airport Lawyers Who Stood Up to Trump Are Under Attack

The Airport Lawyers Who Stood Up to Trump Are Under Attack The Airport Lawyers Who Stood Up to Trump Are Under Attack

The Department of Justice is perverting a rule to shut down immigrant-rights lawyers.

May 19, 2017 / Rachel B. Tiven

Trump Supporters

ICE Has Made Over 41,000 Arrests in Trump’s First 100 Days ICE Has Made Over 41,000 Arrests in Trump’s First 100 Days

Cracking down on undocumented immigrants is one campaign promise he’s keeping.

May 18, 2017 / Julianne Hing

Journalists Protest in Veracruz

Mexico’s ‘Drug War’ Is Really a War Against Journalists—Waged by the Government Mexico’s ‘Drug War’ Is Really a War Against Journalists—Waged by the Government

Washington-backed military and economic initiatives have fueled a perfect machine of perpetual war.

May 10, 2017 / Greg Grandin

Anti-Trump “No Ban, No Wall” Demonstration

Not Just Cities: We Can Become a Sanctuary Nation Not Just Cities: We Can Become a Sanctuary Nation

Now is the time to defend America’s undocumented, to stand for justice in the face of intolerance. 

May 9, 2017 / Robert Greenwald and Angel Padilla

WA Attorney General Bob Ferguson

Meet Bob Ferguson, the Washington State Attorney General Who Shut Down Trump’s Muslim Ban Meet Bob Ferguson, the Washington State Attorney General Who Shut Down Trump’s Muslim Ban

Now a toast of the progressive community, Ferguson views the law as a profoundly moral enterprise.

May 2, 2017 / Sasha Abramsky

May Day 2006

Monday’s May Day Marches Could Be the Biggest in Years Monday’s May Day Marches Could Be the Biggest in Years

Ten years after immigrants took to the streets in unprecedented numbers, organizers expect another major showing.

Apr 28, 2017 / Julianne Hing

Mexican family

No One Talks About Life After Deportation; These Mexican Activists Are Changing That No One Talks About Life After Deportation; These Mexican Activists Are Changing That

A network of migrant activists is helping deportees and returnees readjust to life in the country.

Apr 28, 2017 / Laura Weiss

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