A coalition of immigrant advocates is urging New York lawmakers to pass the Access to Representation Act and the Building Up Immigrant Legal Defense Act, and to increase state funding for immigration legal services, in order to provide legal counsel to immigrants facing deportation and to protect due process.
An investigation by The Atlantic has revealed that the US immigration system is moving too quickly, leaving immigrant families confused and without meaningful access to due process, as evidenced by the case of an El Salvadoran father who was deported despite being cleared of wrongdoing.
Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 495, the Family Preparedness Plan Act, into law, which aims to help immigrant and mixed-status families stay connected during immigration enforcement actions by ensuring K-12 schools follow updated protection policies.
Immigrant rights leader Magybet Mendez discusses the real-world consequences of ICE raids, racial profiling, and legal fees on immigrant families, as well as the Supreme Court’s shadow docket enabling military-style ICE invasions, and how communities are fighting back through advocacy, education, and small business empowerment.
The Trump administration is facing criticism for a HUD directive that would require public housing authorities to identify immigrant tenants and families with mixed immigration status, which could lead to destabilization of families and worsen the nation’s housing crisis.