Why Lawmakers Should Vote “No” on House Budget – Cuts for American Families in Order to Scale up Funding to Private Contractors for Mass Deportations

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Why Lawmakers Should Vote “No” on House Budget – Cuts for American Families in Order to Scale up Funding to Private Contractors for Mass Deportations

Washington, DC — A disturbing report in Politico notes a “group of prominent military contractors, including former Blackwater CEO Erik Prince, has pitched the Trump White House on a proposal to carry out mass deportations through a network of ‘processing camps’ on military bases, a private fleet of 100 planes, and a ‘small army’ of private citizens […]

Deporting Millions of Immigrants Would Shock the US Economy, Increasing Housing, Food and Other Prices

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Deporting Millions of Immigrants Would Shock the US Economy, Increasing Housing, Food and Other Prices

By Francisco I. Pedraza, The Conversation | Editorial credit: Alexey Pavlishak / shutterstock.com One of President Donald Trump’s major promises during the 2024 presidential campaign was to launch mass deportations of immigrants living in the U.S. without legal authorization. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has said that, since January 2025, it is detaining and planning […]

Sending Migrants to Guantánamo Bay Is a Costly, Abusive Shift in Immigration Detention

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Sending Migrants to Guantánamo Bay Is a Costly, Abusive Shift in Immigration Detention

By Chris Opila | IMMIGRATION IMPACT | Editorial credit: pcruciatti / shutterstock.com The American Immigration Council does not endorse or oppose candidates for elected office. We aim to provide analysis regarding the implications of the election on the U.S. immigration system. Last week, President Trump ordered the Secretary of Homeland Security to expand immigration detention […]

Mandatory Detention Expanded by the Laken Riley Act

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Mandatory Detention Expanded by the Laken Riley Act

By Brian Figeroux, Esq.  The Laken Riley Act represents a significant clarification and development in the context of mandatory detention under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Specifically, it addresses the interpretation of certain crimes that trigger mandatory detention under INA § 236(c)(1)(E), elucidating how these terms should be understood within the legal frameworks of […]

ICE’s Inadequate Recordkeeping on Treatment of Detained Asylum Seekers Threatens Their Lives

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ICE’s Inadequate Recordkeeping on Treatment of Detained Asylum Seekers Threatens Their Lives

By Anne Peterson, Center for Gender and Refugee Studies, IMMIGRATION IMPACT  Click here to know your rights. As the Trump administration prepares for a dramatic increase in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, advocates are sounding the alarm that immigrants and people seeking asylum will suffer increasingly inhumane conditions in detention facilities. Immigration detention facilities—often run […]

“A Trojan Horse:” Key Quotes from Lawmakers, Media Observers, and Outside Experts Criticizing Sweeping Nature of “Laken Riley Act”

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“A Trojan Horse:” Key Quotes from Lawmakers, Media Observers, and Outside Experts Criticizing Sweeping Nature of “Laken Riley Act”

By AV Press Releases | Editorial credit: Joe Benning / shutterstock.com Washington, DC — Lawmakers, media observers, and outside experts are criticizing the dangerous and sweeping nature of the Laken Riley Act as well as the misguided political assessments undergirding some of its support. Among the key voices include: Senator Chris Murphy: “I don’t think […]