Im/migrants and Refugees

Oakland, Calif., community rallies to stop ICE raids

On Feb. 17, with the strong support of the Oakland Education Association, students, parents and teachers rallied outside Coliseum College…

February 22, 2016

A day in Immigration court

Detroit -- I accompanied a teenager to immigration court. She is one of the thousands of unaccompanied youth who traveled alone…

February 13, 2016

Immigrant students occupy Georgia campus buildings

Atlanta, Feb. 2 -- Undocumented students and their allies staged dramatic building occupations on three Georgia university campuses on Feb. 1…

February 8, 2016

The Cuban Adjustment Act: Its impact on migration

A lingering product of the decades-long U.S. war against the Cuban Revolution is visible today in Costa Rica, where nearly…

January 18, 2016

Stop deporting refugees!

The Obama administration rang in the New Year with a wave of terror against undocumented workers, particularly Central Americans. In…

January 12, 2016

Protests denounce ICE raids

When the Washington Post leaked on Dec. 23 that the Barack Obama administration would begin a series of raids by…

January 12, 2016

Jailed women forge solidarity with detained immigrants

Women prisoners in the Yuba County Jail in Marysville, Calif., are on hunger strike in solidarity with detained immigrants. In…

December 22, 2015

Atlanta’s ‘wall of solidarity’

Atlanta -- Upwards of 200 people gathered at the Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church, a center for immigrant and refugees services on…

December 21, 2015

Jailed women forge solidarity with detained immigrants

Women prisoners in the Yuba County Jail in Marysville, Calif., are on hunger strike in solidarity with detained immigrants. In…

December 18, 2015

Demand an end to immigrant detention and deportation

TACOMA, WASH. On Nov. 21, a demonstration of 200 people marched on the Tacoma immigration prison. It was organized by…

December 4, 2015