Vilma Palacios, 22, tells local outlet ‘I want my freedom back’ as she may be forced to return to Honduras A recent graduate of the LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing has been held in an ICE processing center in Basile, Louisiana, for the past six months following her arrest by immigration agents over … Read more
As federal agents target families, teens are left to care for siblings – from accessing bank accounts to medical records Vilma Cruz, a mother of two, had just arrived at her newly leased Louisiana home when federal agents surrounded her vehicle in the driveway. She had just enough time to call her oldest son before … Read more
The US has been punishing ‘an entire group’ since the arrest of an Afghan in the shooting of two national guard troops Afghan immigrants and advocates across the United States are pushing back firmly against the Trump administration’s most recent crackdown on legal immigration, saying the American government is punishing hundreds of thousands of people … Read more
Lawyers say people ‘don’t feel safe to leave their home’ as officials target recent arrivals and those awaiting hearings Immigration agents appear to be increasingly arresting and detaining Afghan asylum seekers, especially men, who have arrived in the US recently and are awaiting court hearings to decide their cases. Amir – an asylum seeker who … Read more
In survey, US school principals describe ‘climate of distress’ and declines in student attendance amid crackdowns Immigrant students across the US have experienced increased bullying, with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) crackdowns causing declines in attendance and a “culture of fear” among immigrant students in public schools, according to a new survey of high school … Read more
Father of student detained at Boston airport on her way to visit family in Austin, says agents showed up at Texas home Immigration agents appeared on Sunday at the Texas home of the family of Any Lucia López Belloza, the 19-year-old college student who was recently deported to Honduras while on her way to visit … Read more
The US president has seized on the dehumanizing tactic since an Afghan man shot two national guard troops Donald Trump and senior members of his administration have dramatically escalated their hostile language towards immigrants in the US after anAfghan man was named a suspect in last week’s shooting of two national guard members in Washington … Read more
Pause, including Afghanistan and Somalia, indicates plan to tie US security to increased focus on legal immigration The Trump administration on Tuesday said it had paused all immigration applications, including green card and US citizenship processing, filed by immigrants from 19 non-European countries, citing concerns over national security and public safety. The pause applies to … Read more
Homeland security secretary Kristi Noem says allowing Haitians to remain is ‘contrary to US national interest’ The Trump administration has once again moved to halt humanitarian protections for Haitians living in the US, this time announcing that their temporary protected status (TPS) will expire on 3 February. According to a new Department of Homeland Security … Read more
Move could affect hundreds of Somalis who fled civil war in their home country Donald Trump said on Friday night that he’s “immediately” terminating temporary legal protections for Somali migrants living in Minnesota, further targeting a program seeking to limit deportations that his administration has already repeatedly sought to weaken. Minnesota has the nation’s largest … Read more