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The fundamental constitutional protections of due process and equal protection embodied in our Constitution and Bill of Rights apply to every person, regardless of immigration status.
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A group of militarized federal agents with an agent in the center shining a bright flashlight toward the viewer.

Jul 24, 2020

Border Patrol Violently Assaults Civil Rights and Liberties

Border Patrol Violently Assaults Civil Rights and Liberties
Padma Lakshmi.

Jul 17, 2020

Padma Lakshmi on Immigration, Food, and Authorship

Padma Lakshmi on Immigration, Food, and Authorship
Students walking on a college campus.

Jul 17, 2020

Students, Colleges, and Universities Win Against the Trump Administration’s Latest Anti-Immigrant Attack

Students, Colleges, and Universities Win Against the Trump Administration’s Latest Anti-Immigrant Attack

Jul 15, 2020

Padma Lakshmi on Immigration, Food, and Authorship

Padma Lakshmi on Immigration, Food, and Authorship
Federal agents move in to re-open the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Portland, Oregon.

Jul 14, 2020

After Years of Advocacy, the House of Representatives Finally Cuts Funding to Trump’s Deportation Force

After Years of Advocacy, the House of Representatives Finally Cuts Funding to Trump’s Deportation Force
Voters wearing face masks as a preventive measure wait in a line during an early voting in Monroe County, Indiana.

Jul 9, 2020

Lives are at Stake. Will Congress Act?

Lives are at Stake. Will Congress Act?
A detainee lays on a bunk in a pod at the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Ga. As of November 2019, 1,625 male detainees were said to be held at the center by ICE.

Jun 29, 2020

DHS Watchdog Confirms: ICE is Failing to Protect Detained People From COVID

DHS Watchdog Confirms: ICE is Failing to Protect Detained People From COVID

Jun 26, 2020

Supreme Court Decision Undermines the Rights of Asylum Seekers

Supreme Court Decision Undermines the Rights of Asylum Seekers
stingray cell site simulator

May 27, 2020

ICE Records Confirm that Immigration Enforcement Agencies are Using Invasive Cell Phone Surveillance Devices

ICE Records Confirm that Immigration Enforcement Agencies are Using Invasive Cell Phone Surveillance Devices
A woman drives in a caravan protesting conditions detainees face in ICE detention centers.

May 22, 2020

ICE’s Lack of Transparency ºìÐÓÊÓƵ COVID-19 in Detention Will Cost Lives

ICE’s Lack of Transparency ºìÐÓÊÓƵ COVID-19 in Detention Will Cost Lives