Posts Tagged ‘Immigration’
Why Chicago’s Brandon Johnson fumed at ‘illegal alien’ question
Johnson made comparisons to the way people talked during enslavement, similarly stripping people of their humanity.
Read MoreI had to flee the US – as a foreign, Black, pro-Palestinian activist, I tick every box on Ice’s list
Amandla Thomas-Johnson’s decision to flee the United States was confirmed when he received notice that his student visa was canceled.
Read MoreFrom Chains to Checkpoints: MAGA’s Fugitive Slave Act Playbook
The US has enabled the forced removal of Black and Brown people under legal pretense for centuries, leading to ongoing racial disparities.
Read MoreEven at 1%, new tax will burden African immigrants who send money back home
This part of Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” targets immigrants as a soure of revenue without a thought for the people who it will hurt.
Read MoreGreen Card Holder Detained in Texas Begs ICE to Deport Him
A man with sickle cell diseases who has been detained in Texas without medication is begging to be deported where he can seek treatment.
Read MoreHe was born to a US citizen soldier on an army base in Germany. Now he’s been deported to Jamaica, a country he’d never been to
Jermaine’s father, a naturalized citizen, passed before he could correct documents that mistakenly say his son is Jamaican.
Read MoreJustice vs. ‘Just Us’: Should Black People Care About ICE?
Some in the Black community have looked the other way while ICE agent have mostly focused on detaining certain groups, including Latinos.
Read MoreDehumanizing language used on America’s enslaved is still spoken today
One writer highlights the connections between how Trump and others talk about immigrants directly to slavery.
Read MoreReps. Ilhan Omar And Yvette D. Clarke Sound The Alarm On Injustice Faced By Black Immigrants
Reps. Ilhan Omar and Yvette D. Clarke exclaim that systems in the United States and internationally are not sufficient to meet the scale of the global forced migration crisis.
Read MoreHaitian immigrants grapple with uncertainty as TPS end date looms
As violence sends Haitians in search of asylum, the president wants to end a program that offers assistance.
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