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What Public Records Reveal About Cooperation Between ICE and Local Police
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Experts warned at a meeting organized by American Community Media (ACoM) that, despite state laws designed to limit collaboration with immigration authorities, information-sharing between local police departments and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continues through opaque and often informal channels. Cooperation between local law enforcement agencies and ICE remains difficult to track, even in…
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Between the Law and Its Consequences: Experts Warn of the Risks of Eliminating Birthright Citizenship in the U.S.
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In a panel organized by American Community Media (ACoM), legal, demographic, and immigration specialists examined the potential elimination of birthright citizenship, warning of economic, social, and generational consequences that could reshape the country’s structure. As the issue returns to the forefront of the U.S. political agenda, the possibility of eliminating birthright citizenship -guaranteed by…
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Scams Targeting Immigrants on the Rise in the U.S.: Sophisticated Networks Exploit Fear and Misinformation
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During a virtual panel organized by American Community Media (ACoM), consumer protection experts warned of a surge in scams targeting immigrant communities, driven by their vulnerability and the increasing use of advanced technology by criminal networks. Amid an increasingly tense immigration climate in the United States, scams targeting immigrant communities are surging. Attorneys Monica…
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Diasporas in the United States: Political Influence, Internal Tensions, and the Impact of Global Conflicts
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Against a backdrop of deepening political polarization in the United States and escalating international conflicts, migrant communities are emerging as an increasingly decisive force in shaping public debate. That reality came into sharp focus at a recent forum organized by American Community Media (ACoM), where experts examined how diasporas not only react to events…
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‘‘No Place Left to Hide”: The Transformation of U.S. Immigration Surveillance and Its Implications
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A recent pannel organized by American Community Media Shed light on the far-reaching effects of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) expanding use of surveillance technologies, focusing on how these developments are not just reshaping immigration control but are also impacting journalists, activists, and communities nationwide. The landscape of immigration surveillance in the U.S.…
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Anti-immigration resistance strengthens across the country
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In the face of violent raids, detentions, and killings carried out by ICE, communities across the United States are organizing to launch legal actions, conduct raid-preparedness trainings, and provide support to victims. Violations committed during anti-immigration operations are intensifying nationwide. Following the deaths of Alex Petit, Renee Nicole Good, and the numerous detentions reported…
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More than 2 million legal immigrants could lose their status under the Trump administration, experts warn
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Experts warn that the Trump administration is pushing an unprecedented strategy to reclassify legal immigrants as “unauthorized,” a move that could strip them of their status and even their citizenship. Apparently, Donald Trump wasn’t satisfied with restrictive policies targeting migrants in irregular situations; now his aim is to limit the rights of those who…
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Fifteen Migrants Dead and Over 1,200 Missing in U.S. Detention Centers
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Lawyers and human rights advocates warn of inhumane conditions, torture, and growing opacity inside immigration detention centers. They denounce that Donald Trump’s administration continues to enforce policies that violate the Constitution and international treaties. In just eight months of 2025, fifteen migrants have died in immigration detention centers — ten of them between January…
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“Find Your Ally”: The Network Protecting Immigrant Students Amid the Hardening of U.S. Immigration Policies
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The program, funded by the State of California, offers free and confidential legal assistance to thousands of undocumented students. Its goal: to remove the barriers that prevent young people from continuing their education without fear of deportation. Trump’s immigration policies have put everyone in check. Fear and concern over deportation have increased across the…
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Deportations in the U.S.: A History of Racism and Exclusion That Repeats Itself
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UCLA researchers presented Mapping Deportations, a website that documents more than a century of expulsions in the U.S. Their conclusion is blunt: deportations are not random, but part of a historical system designed to exclude nonwhite communities. For over a century, deportations in the United States have functioned as a tool of racial and…
