Im/migrants and Refugees

Immigrant Amanda Morales takes sanctuary in New York City church

Over 150 people attended a rally in solidarity with Amanda Morales Guerra in New York City on Aug. 28.  Although…

September 1, 2017

Trump pardons Arpaio, convicted racist Arizona sheriff

Tucson, Ariz. — Once again Donald Trump has embraced white supremacy and condoned racist police terror. On Aug. 25, he…

August 28, 2017

Immigrants fight for justice

By Deirdre Griswold and Minnie Bruce Pratt Scapegoating immigrants for the problems facing workers in the U.S. is not an…

August 9, 2017

Class-war criminals and San Antonio

Most of us are familiar with the concept of “war criminals.” Maybe the phrase calls to mind the Nazis sentenced…

July 26, 2017

‘Border Patrol off buses and trains!’

Syracuse, N.Y. — Trucks rumbled overhead on Interstate 81, and Greyhound buses rolled by, as more than 30 people protested…

July 15, 2017

‘Partial’ travel ban still demonizes Muslims

Protests and denunciations of the Trump administration’s modified travel ban have broken out in several cities. The White House intensified…

July 8, 2017

Hundreds pack town hall to lambaste sheriff

Hayward, Calif. — Hundreds of people, the vast majority opposed to Alameda County Sheriff Gregory Ahern’s policies on undocumented immigrants,…

July 6, 2017

Youth tell ICE: ‘Free Maguiber!’

Oakland, Calif. — The California Immigrant Youth Justice Alliance held a press conference on the street in front of Alameda…

July 6, 2017

Hundreds of Iraqis in U.S. rounded up for deportation

A fresh wave of state terror against the Iraqi community began on June 11 in Michigan. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,…

June 20, 2017

Chicago march demands end to ICE raids

Hundreds of activists marched and rallied outside Chicago City Hall on June 15 to demand the mayor and city council…

June 20, 2017