Trump Administration Targets and then Mocks Immigrant with Prosthetic Leg
Trump Administration Targets and then Mocks Immigrant with Prosthetic Leg
A 20-year-old undocumented immigrant with prosthetic leg and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status has been detained by federal immigration agents and held without charges for over a month, treated inhumanely […]
ICE agents arrest high schooler hours before prom
*The first thought that came to my mind when I read this: ¡Que poca ma . . . ! VL By Michael P. McKinney and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon, AZ Central (3.5 minute […]
Apparently, all you have to do to be deported is be hit by a truck
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (2 minute read) That’s what happened to Marcos Antonio Huete, 31, an immigrant from Honduras whose bicycle’s back-tire was hit by truck, crashing Huete to […]
The US pays a price for keeping immigrants underemployed
*Let’s make this part of the conversation before Trump gets into office: “Undocumented workers generate 3% of US GDP, or $5 trillion over 10 years, according to a new analysis […]
The Supreme Court will decide whether immigrants can be locked up indefinitely
*This is happening today. VL By Keegan Hamilton, VICE News (8 minute read) On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a class-action lawsuit over immigrant detention, the jail […]
‘Get a sugar daddy’: Austin ad urges immigrants to use dating site to dodge deportation
*Arrangementfinders says it “connects men and women looking for mutually beneficial arrangements.” The point is to help undocumented women, they say. VL By Liz Farmer, Dallas Morning News (2 minute read) A […]
Federal Judge Bans ICE Detainers on Immigrants
*This is big news. From the article: “The order, issued last week in Illinois, bars ICE from requesting that local jailers detain potentially deportable prisoners for 48 hours when they […]
There’s one main difference between Chinese and Mexican immigrants who come to the US illegally
*First, an explanation. We don’t use the term illegal on our site, but the headline is native to the Quartz publication, so in this instance we kept it. Second, this […]
Hillary Clinton says immigration reform will add $700 billion to U.S. economy
*I’m glad this was fact-checked. Both she and Trump should be held to the same truth standard. VL By Miriam Valverde, PolitiFact (5.5 munite read) Hillary Clinton supports plans by […]
How many legal immigrants are we deporting?
*Part of the problem is that there is no right to legal representation for immigration proceedings. ICE is secretive about its statistics so there’s no way of knowing how many […]
