Immigration Archives

Social Justice

California Immigrant Rights Advocates Just Scored a Major Win in Their Battle Against ICE-Police Partnerships

The San Gabriel Police Department's collaboration with federal immigration authorities marks the latest flashpoint in the national debate over how local authorities should react to the Trump administration's focus on undocumented immigrants.

Massoud Hayoun

One hundred immigrants become American citizens during a naturalization ceremony at Liberty State Park on September 17th, 2015, in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Economics

High Application Fees Can Be a Significant Barrier to Naturalization

New research finds that low-income immigrants who were provided fee vouchers to cover application costs were 41 percent more likely to apply for citizenship.

Chinelo Nkechi Ikem

News in Brief

What Will Trump’s Immigration Proposal Mean for Undocumented Immigrants?

While the president's proposed path to legalization will give 1.8 million people a chance at citizenship, many will still be left out.

Kevin Johnson

News in Brief

Kickbacks, Corruption, and a Texas Border Wall

How one Texas family allegedly made millions off the construction of a border fence funded by the Department of Homeland Security.

T. Christian Miller & Kiah Collier

Social Justice

It’s Been One Year Since Trump First Proposed His Travel Ban. Basically Nothing Has Changed.

In the wake of the Supreme Court's announcement that it will decide in April the constitutionality of Trump's travel ban, civil rights advocates have compiled new data and personal accounts to illuminate experiences from the ban's previous versions.

Massoud Hayoun

The Statue of Liberty stands in New York Harbor at sunset on January 23rd, 2018, in New York City.

Social Justice

America’s Antagonistic History With Immigrants

To make sense of the current conversation on immigration, we must look to our country's difficult past.

Donna A. Patterson

A protest to defend DACA in Los Angeles, California, in 2017.

Education

As the Fate of DACA Hangs in the Balance, Colleges Struggle to Protect Students

As the Trump administration waffles on the fate of DACA, colleges across the country are left filling the gaps—often with what limited resources they can cobble together.

Amma Marfo