Civil society groups are struggling to fill gaps in services for “returnees” in El Salvador, who face social stigma, employment discrimination, and often trauma.
Life After Deportation
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How the ‘Millennium Migration’ from Latin America Shaped the U.S. for the Better
The only immigration “crisis” is the cascading assault on civil liberties — and human rights — by racists and immigration restrictionists.
Undocumented Filipinos Are Living a Special Nightmare in Trump’s America
Under fire from Washington, rejected by Manila, and overlooked by many Americans, undocumented Filipinos are linking arms with others in the anti-Trump resistance.
Before Orlando, Omar Mateen Worked for Human Rights Abusers
G4S, where Omar Mateen worked as a security guard, profits from both U.S. border militarization and the Israeli occupation.
Trump’s Bad Ideas Aren’t Un-American After All
Many of the GOP front-runner’s worst proposals are playing out already.
It’s Really Happening: The Dominican Republic Is Deporting Its Haitian Residents.
This isn’t the first time the U.S. has stood by the Dominican Republic even as its government has violated the human rights of Haitians.
Trump and Cruz Want to Deport 11 Million Immigrants. That’s Literally Impossible.
In a purely practical way, the present deportation debate is simply the essence of demagoguery.
The U.S. Is Deporting Cambodian Refugees and Orphaning Their Children
In the United States, whose bombing of Cambodia paved the way for the Khmer Rouge, many refugees now face the prospect of deportation under a draconian U.S. immigration regime.
The Long Road to Immigration Reform
Change won’t come to America’s broken immigration system from policymakers. It will come from organizers.
Immigration Reform in 2013 and Beyond
With a handful of legislators finally beginning to tackle the broken U.S. immigration system, immigration reform is back on the front page in the United States for the first time this decade. But it has never been off the radar for immigrant groups, who have witnessed first-hand the toll that indiscriminate deportation, indefinite detention, and ongoing discrimination have taken on our communities.