Tag: immigrant rights
How we shut down the nation’s largest child detention center
On the morning of Aug. 3, the last of more than 3,000 children were taken out of the Homestead detention center in...
For true climate justice, abolish ICE and CBP
Last month, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and Senator Kamala Harris released their Climate Equity Act – the first draft of a critical component of...
Trump’s plan to throw 55,000 children out of their homes
In 1968 — just a week after Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination — Congress passed the Fair Housing Act, or FHA.
This fourth of July, we need to talk about family separation
My family – like many of yours – is preparing for a holiday weekend spent celebrating our nation’s birthday with friends. I’m...
Mexicans in U.S. routinely confront legal abuse, racial profiling, ICE targeting...
Officially, the Constitution of the United States gives everyone on U.S. soil equal protection under the law – regardless of nationality or legal status.
As Trump tweets hateful threats, states are protecting immigrant rights
"In the midst of the extreme rhetoric and reality, people across the country are finding common ground on immigration."
Why we need sanctuary states
California’s law limits the authority of state and local law enforcers to communicate with federal immigration authorities, and prevents officers from questioning or holding people depending on their immigration status or immigration violations.
16 Attorneys General file lawsuit to protect DREAMers and preserve DACA
“To target these young people is wrong – because they have done nothing wrong.”
How Rabid Extremists Exiled a 14-Year-Old
Ahmed Mohamed, an all-American boy who built a clock not a time bomb, had a bright future ahead of him in America, until anti-Muslim radicals chased him away. What is with America's rabidly insane conspiracy theories?
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143 million Americans may be exposed to toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
Millions of Americans face exposure to toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water, with new EPA data revealing the extent of contamination and fears of regulatory rollbacks under a Trump administration.
Musk and Ramaswamy’s DOGE: Mass firings, deregulation, and the erosion of federal protections
Critics argue that these plans will erode social safety nets, undermine public services, and disproportionately benefit corporate interests.
Sierra Club sounds alarm, nominee Lee Zeldin ‘unqualified’ to head EPA
“The best-case scenario is that the EPA will lose four years in the fight for the planet. The worst-case scenario should send a shudder down your spine.”
House passes bill granting Treasury power to shut down nonprofits without evidence, sparking free...
Legislation dubbed the “nonprofit killer” faces backlash over potential threats to free speech and civil liberties.
David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...
As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.