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A Babson College freshman was detained at Logan Airport and deported without warning.
Our Policy Director, Nayna Gupta, has been working with the family and local attorneys to piece together what went wrong. Like so many others, this young woman had an old removal order she never knew existed. 1/2
Our Policy Director, Nayna Gupta, has been working with the family and local attorneys to piece together what went wrong. Like so many others, this young woman had an old removal order she never knew existed. 1/2
A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead. - The Boston Globe
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was at Logan to catch a flight to Texas when immigration authorities detained her as she was about to board the plane.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
A Babson College freshman was detained at Logan Airport and deported without warning.
Our Policy Director, Nayna Gupta, has been working with the family and local attorneys to piece together what went wrong. Like so many others, this young woman had an old removal order she never knew existed. 1/2
Our Policy Director, Nayna Gupta, has been working with the family and local attorneys to piece together what went wrong. Like so many others, this young woman had an old removal order she never knew existed. 1/2
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NEW: ICE has finally released post-shutdown detention data. The latest data reveals that a full 40%(!) of people arrested in the interior and held in ICE detention have no criminal record; no criminal charges or prior convictions. That is up from just 4% when Trump took office.
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: ICE has finally released post-shutdown detention data. The latest data reveals that a full 40%(!) of people arrested in the interior and held in ICE detention have no criminal record; no criminal charges or prior convictions. That is up from just 4% when Trump took office.
The Trump administration has a new mass deportation playbook.
We’ve seen it in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Charlotte. And it’s coming to more cities.
@daralind.bsky.social explains 👇
We’ve seen it in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Charlotte. And it’s coming to more cities.
@daralind.bsky.social explains 👇
November 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The Trump administration has a new mass deportation playbook.
We’ve seen it in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Charlotte. And it’s coming to more cities.
@daralind.bsky.social explains 👇
We’ve seen it in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Charlotte. And it’s coming to more cities.
@daralind.bsky.social explains 👇
Immigrants face mounting barriers to fair hearings—from political pressure to fighting their cases from detention. Yet, one factor consistently shapes outcomes: having a lawyer.
Our new report shows that represented immigrants fare far better, even in a system stacked against them. Read more ⬇️
Our new report shows that represented immigrants fare far better, even in a system stacked against them. Read more ⬇️
Where Can You Win in Immigration Court? - American Immigration Council
Using immigration court data this report examines the role of legal representation in shaping outcomes in immigration court proceedings.
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Immigrants face mounting barriers to fair hearings—from political pressure to fighting their cases from detention. Yet, one factor consistently shapes outcomes: having a lawyer.
Our new report shows that represented immigrants fare far better, even in a system stacked against them. Read more ⬇️
Our new report shows that represented immigrants fare far better, even in a system stacked against them. Read more ⬇️
The #SupremeCourt will review a Ninth Circuit ruling that struck down the government’s prior “turnback” policy, which blocked people from seeking asylum at ports of entry and forced them back to Mexico.
Our organizations are serving as co-counsel in this case. Read more below.
Our organizations are serving as co-counsel in this case. Read more below.
SCOTUS to Hear Case on Turnbacks of Asylum Seekers
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case about whether it was illegal for the U.S. government to turn away asylum seekers at the border.
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The #SupremeCourt will review a Ninth Circuit ruling that struck down the government’s prior “turnback” policy, which blocked people from seeking asylum at ports of entry and forced them back to Mexico.
Our organizations are serving as co-counsel in this case. Read more below.
Our organizations are serving as co-counsel in this case. Read more below.
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NEW: SCOTUS just granted the Trump admin’s request to review a 9th Circuit decision in our case challenging the government’s prior asylum turnback policy: cgrs.uclawsf.edu/en/news/scot... @alotrolado-org.bsky.social @immcouncil.org @democracyforward.org @ccrjustice.org @icapgeorgetown.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
NEW: SCOTUS just granted the Trump admin’s request to review a 9th Circuit decision in our case challenging the government’s prior asylum turnback policy: cgrs.uclawsf.edu/en/news/scot... @alotrolado-org.bsky.social @immcouncil.org @democracyforward.org @ccrjustice.org @icapgeorgetown.bsky.social
The Trump administration secretly sent 252 migrants to El Salvador’s notorious mega-prison, #CECOT.
Our client, Edicson Quintero, was among them—beaten, starved, and left to carve his protest in blood. He’s free now, but the scars of his time in CECOT remain.
🔗 Read via @nytimes.com
Our client, Edicson Quintero, was among them—beaten, starved, and left to carve his protest in blood. He’s free now, but the scars of his time in CECOT remain.
🔗 Read via @nytimes.com
‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
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November 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The Trump administration secretly sent 252 migrants to El Salvador’s notorious mega-prison, #CECOT.
Our client, Edicson Quintero, was among them—beaten, starved, and left to carve his protest in blood. He’s free now, but the scars of his time in CECOT remain.
🔗 Read via @nytimes.com
Our client, Edicson Quintero, was among them—beaten, starved, and left to carve his protest in blood. He’s free now, but the scars of his time in CECOT remain.
🔗 Read via @nytimes.com
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Government records obtained after years of litigation sheds new light on how the Trump administration’s devastating “zero tolerance” policy was implemented—and how journalists, attorneys & members of Congress fought to expose it. NEW from
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A Look Back at the Family Separation Policy: The Struggle to Uncover the Truth Behind the Trump Administration's Wrongdoings- American Immigration Council
Our platform analyzes new records about the U.S. government's chaotic implementation of family separations during the zero-tolerance period.
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org
October 31, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Government records obtained after years of litigation sheds new light on how the Trump administration’s devastating “zero tolerance” policy was implemented—and how journalists, attorneys & members of Congress fought to expose it. NEW from
@immcouncil.org https://bit.ly/47uvqWX
@immcouncil.org https://bit.ly/47uvqWX
In 2018, the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy tore thousands of children from their parents. Years later, many remain separated.
Our report highlights new government records and the struggle to end a troubling immigration policy, shedding light on a dark chapter in U.S. history.
Our report highlights new government records and the struggle to end a troubling immigration policy, shedding light on a dark chapter in U.S. history.
A Look Back at the Family Separation Policy: The Struggle to Uncover the Truth Behind the Trump Administration's Wrongdoings- American Immigration Council
Our platform analyzes new records about the U.S. government’s chaotic implementation of family separations during the zero-tolerance period.
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org
October 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
In 2018, the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy tore thousands of children from their parents. Years later, many remain separated.
Our report highlights new government records and the struggle to end a troubling immigration policy, shedding light on a dark chapter in U.S. history.
Our report highlights new government records and the struggle to end a troubling immigration policy, shedding light on a dark chapter in U.S. history.
The Trump administration just ended automatic work permit extensions.
That means thousands of legally authorized workers may lose jobs as USCIS takes months to process renewals.
Employers will lose staff. Families will lose income. And our already-stalled economy will take another hit.
That means thousands of legally authorized workers may lose jobs as USCIS takes months to process renewals.
Employers will lose staff. Families will lose income. And our already-stalled economy will take another hit.
Trump admin to end auto extensions for thousands of immigrant work permits
Refugees, asylees, and those with Temporary Protected Status could all be affected by the move to end EAD extensions, DHS said.
www.newsweek.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The Trump administration just ended automatic work permit extensions.
That means thousands of legally authorized workers may lose jobs as USCIS takes months to process renewals.
Employers will lose staff. Families will lose income. And our already-stalled economy will take another hit.
That means thousands of legally authorized workers may lose jobs as USCIS takes months to process renewals.
Employers will lose staff. Families will lose income. And our already-stalled economy will take another hit.
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What is the current state of US immigration law? Where can we still find hope? The American Immigration Council's Aaron @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social watches these issues like no one else, & joins Matt for a unique conversation between policy & practice
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Trump’s All Out Assault on Immigrants Continues in Incompetent but Horrifying Fashion
Podcast Episode · Opening Arguments · 10/27/2025 · 1h 2m
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October 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM
What is the current state of US immigration law? Where can we still find hope? The American Immigration Council's Aaron @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social watches these issues like no one else, & joins Matt for a unique conversation between policy & practice
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#BREAKING: Iowa’s anti-immigrant law, SF 2340, stays blocked!
The 8th Circuit has affirmed what advocates have said all along: states can’t make their own deportation laws. This ruling keeps thousands of Iowa families safe and together.
A win for dignity, due process, and the rule of law.
The 8th Circuit has affirmed what advocates have said all along: states can’t make their own deportation laws. This ruling keeps thousands of Iowa families safe and together.
A win for dignity, due process, and the rule of law.
Appeals Court Upholds Block on Iowa Anti-Immigrant Law
The law empowers state officials to arrest and deport people, a power that, under the U.S. Constitution, belongs to the federal government.
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org
October 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
#BREAKING: Iowa’s anti-immigrant law, SF 2340, stays blocked!
The 8th Circuit has affirmed what advocates have said all along: states can’t make their own deportation laws. This ruling keeps thousands of Iowa families safe and together.
A win for dignity, due process, and the rule of law.
The 8th Circuit has affirmed what advocates have said all along: states can’t make their own deportation laws. This ruling keeps thousands of Iowa families safe and together.
A win for dignity, due process, and the rule of law.
Health care in ICE detention centers has always had problems.
But now, there's less transparency and accountability.
“I have a client right now who has untreated diabetes — they just stopped giving her medicine," the Council's Rebekah Wolf told @alicemiranda.bsky.social & @ruthreader.bsky.social.
But now, there's less transparency and accountability.
“I have a client right now who has untreated diabetes — they just stopped giving her medicine," the Council's Rebekah Wolf told @alicemiranda.bsky.social & @ruthreader.bsky.social.
ICE is hiring dozens of health workers as lawsuits, deaths in custody mount
Nearly as many migrants have died in detention so far this year than over the four years of the Biden administration.
www.politico.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Health care in ICE detention centers has always had problems.
But now, there's less transparency and accountability.
“I have a client right now who has untreated diabetes — they just stopped giving her medicine," the Council's Rebekah Wolf told @alicemiranda.bsky.social & @ruthreader.bsky.social.
But now, there's less transparency and accountability.
“I have a client right now who has untreated diabetes — they just stopped giving her medicine," the Council's Rebekah Wolf told @alicemiranda.bsky.social & @ruthreader.bsky.social.
Immigration courts are meant to ensure fairness—not serve as traps for detention.
@latinojustice.bsky.social, @democracyforward.org, and the Council are suing to expose ICE and EOIR’s secret coordination behind courthouse arrests and case dismissals. Read more ⬇️
@latinojustice.bsky.social, @democracyforward.org, and the Council are suing to expose ICE and EOIR’s secret coordination behind courthouse arrests and case dismissals. Read more ⬇️
Seeking Records about Immigration Court Arrests and Dismissals - American Immigration Council
ICE is arresting noncitizens at court, including those with pending cases. Advocates demand answers in new FOIA requests.
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org
October 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Immigration courts are meant to ensure fairness—not serve as traps for detention.
@latinojustice.bsky.social, @democracyforward.org, and the Council are suing to expose ICE and EOIR’s secret coordination behind courthouse arrests and case dismissals. Read more ⬇️
@latinojustice.bsky.social, @democracyforward.org, and the Council are suing to expose ICE and EOIR’s secret coordination behind courthouse arrests and case dismissals. Read more ⬇️
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As Trump and ICE unleash terror on Chicago, due process is nowhere to be found.
@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social unpacks ICE’s overreach
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/ice-is-out-of-control-aaron-reichlin
@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social unpacks ICE’s overreach
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/ice-is-out-of-control-aaron-reichlin
October 7, 2025 at 11:31 PM
As Trump and ICE unleash terror on Chicago, due process is nowhere to be found.
@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social unpacks ICE’s overreach
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/ice-is-out-of-control-aaron-reichlin
@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social unpacks ICE’s overreach
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/ice-is-out-of-control-aaron-reichlin
BREAKING: DC District Court just granted our emergency motion, filed with @immigrantjustice.bsky.social, stopping ICE from locking up unaccompanied immigrant children in adult detention centers once they turn 18.
Locking up young people in ICE jails only inflicts more harm on vulnerable youth.
Locking up young people in ICE jails only inflicts more harm on vulnerable youth.
October 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
BREAKING: DC District Court just granted our emergency motion, filed with @immigrantjustice.bsky.social, stopping ICE from locking up unaccompanied immigrant children in adult detention centers once they turn 18.
Locking up young people in ICE jails only inflicts more harm on vulnerable youth.
Locking up young people in ICE jails only inflicts more harm on vulnerable youth.
These ICE raids aren't making communities safer.
Protecting communities doesn’t involve zip-tying children or dragging families into trucks.
No child deserves to be terrorized like this.
Protecting communities doesn’t involve zip-tying children or dragging families into trucks.
No child deserves to be terrorized like this.
ICE Agents Rappel from Helicopter in Overnight Chicago Raid, Dragging Kids from Beds to U-Hauls
Overnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, federal agents from different agencies raided an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, pulling men, women and children — some of them allegedly naked — from ...
people.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
These ICE raids aren't making communities safer.
Protecting communities doesn’t involve zip-tying children or dragging families into trucks.
No child deserves to be terrorized like this.
Protecting communities doesn’t involve zip-tying children or dragging families into trucks.
No child deserves to be terrorized like this.
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Last night the U.S. government "shut down." In a piece for @immcouncil.org's blog, I explain what that means for the immigration system and for Trump's mass deportation agenda. www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/what-go...
What a Government Shutdown Means for the Immigration System - American Immigration Council
This is how a government shutdown in 2025 may impact ICE, immigration courts, USCIS, and the immigration system at large.
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org
October 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Last night the U.S. government "shut down." In a piece for @immcouncil.org's blog, I explain what that means for the immigration system and for Trump's mass deportation agenda. www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/what-go...
Automatic stays allow DHS to effectively ignore immigration court orders.
“It was intended to be used in really extreme cases, and instead, ICE is using it just everywhere," our senior litigation attorney Suchita Mathur told @divyakrthk.bsky.social.
“It was intended to be used in really extreme cases, and instead, ICE is using it just everywhere," our senior litigation attorney Suchita Mathur told @divyakrthk.bsky.social.
In Singh’s case, the Trump administration is using a dated mechanism — an automatic stay— to their advantage to override his immigration judge’s decisions, keep him locked up, and push for deportation. And it’s getting a lot more common, experts say.
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He Has a Green Card and a Brain Tumor. DHS Wants to Deport Him for Forgery With No Proof.
Paramjit Singh is going blind in jail. DHS wants to deport him for a forgery conviction — but they’ve produced no record that one exists.
theintercept.com
September 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Automatic stays allow DHS to effectively ignore immigration court orders.
“It was intended to be used in really extreme cases, and instead, ICE is using it just everywhere," our senior litigation attorney Suchita Mathur told @divyakrthk.bsky.social.
“It was intended to be used in really extreme cases, and instead, ICE is using it just everywhere," our senior litigation attorney Suchita Mathur told @divyakrthk.bsky.social.
Since President Trump began his second term, the number of agreements allowing local law enforcement agencies to perform federal immigration duties have ballooned across the U.S.
@naynagupta.bsky.social spoke to @naomidelkamiller.bsky.social about how these 287(g) agreements erode public safety.
@naynagupta.bsky.social spoke to @naomidelkamiller.bsky.social about how these 287(g) agreements erode public safety.
As ICE partnerships spread in the Midwest, incentives rise and civil rights concerns deepen
The ICE 287(g) program is expanding in the Midwest, and immigration advocates say there’s not enough oversight. This month, the Department of Homeland Security announced new financial incentives that ...
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September 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Since President Trump began his second term, the number of agreements allowing local law enforcement agencies to perform federal immigration duties have ballooned across the U.S.
@naynagupta.bsky.social spoke to @naomidelkamiller.bsky.social about how these 287(g) agreements erode public safety.
@naynagupta.bsky.social spoke to @naomidelkamiller.bsky.social about how these 287(g) agreements erode public safety.
President Trump announced that his administration will impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions.
The new fee will greatly impact employers’ ability to secure the highly educated foreign workers who come to the United States on the H-1B visa.
Here's what you need to know ⤵️
The new fee will greatly impact employers’ ability to secure the highly educated foreign workers who come to the United States on the H-1B visa.
Here's what you need to know ⤵️
Trump’s $100,000 Fee for H-1B Visas: What You Need to Know - American Immigration Council
President Trump will impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions, greatly impacting employers’ ability to secure foreign workers.
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org
September 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
President Trump announced that his administration will impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions.
The new fee will greatly impact employers’ ability to secure the highly educated foreign workers who come to the United States on the H-1B visa.
Here's what you need to know ⤵️
The new fee will greatly impact employers’ ability to secure the highly educated foreign workers who come to the United States on the H-1B visa.
Here's what you need to know ⤵️
#NEW: The Council and @nyclu.org filed a FOIA request to force ICE to show the public its training materials for local law enforcement agencies that signed 287(g) agreements.
With 287(g) agreements ballooning across the nation, it's critical for the public to know what officers can and cannot do.
With 287(g) agreements ballooning across the nation, it's critical for the public to know what officers can and cannot do.
Council and NYCLU File FOIA Request for ICE to Publish 287(g) Training Materials on its Website - American Immigration Council
Council and NYCLU demand ICE disclose 287(g) training records to expose risks of racial profiling and unlawful arrests.
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org
September 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
#NEW: The Council and @nyclu.org filed a FOIA request to force ICE to show the public its training materials for local law enforcement agencies that signed 287(g) agreements.
With 287(g) agreements ballooning across the nation, it's critical for the public to know what officers can and cannot do.
With 287(g) agreements ballooning across the nation, it's critical for the public to know what officers can and cannot do.
H1-B workers don’t take jobs — they create them.
They make our companies more competitive globally and help us lead in tech, medicine, and defense.
This policy shrinks our talent pipeline, undermines job creation, and hands America’s competitive edge to global rivals.
They make our companies more competitive globally and help us lead in tech, medicine, and defense.
This policy shrinks our talent pipeline, undermines job creation, and hands America’s competitive edge to global rivals.
Trump imposes $100K fee on H-1B visas in new immigration action | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump signed an executive action on Friday to impose a $100,000 application fee for H-1B visas — in an effort to curb what the administration says is overuse of the program.
www.cnn.com
September 20, 2025 at 2:31 AM
H1-B workers don’t take jobs — they create them.
They make our companies more competitive globally and help us lead in tech, medicine, and defense.
This policy shrinks our talent pipeline, undermines job creation, and hands America’s competitive edge to global rivals.
They make our companies more competitive globally and help us lead in tech, medicine, and defense.
This policy shrinks our talent pipeline, undermines job creation, and hands America’s competitive edge to global rivals.
The Trump administration continues to use safety as a pretext for mass deportation—but it is mass deportation itself that makes all Americans LESS safe.
Watch @naynagupta.bsky.social's testimony at @jayapal.house.gov's shadow hearing on the impact of mass deportations on our communities.
Watch @naynagupta.bsky.social's testimony at @jayapal.house.gov's shadow hearing on the impact of mass deportations on our communities.
September 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The Trump administration continues to use safety as a pretext for mass deportation—but it is mass deportation itself that makes all Americans LESS safe.
Watch @naynagupta.bsky.social's testimony at @jayapal.house.gov's shadow hearing on the impact of mass deportations on our communities.
Watch @naynagupta.bsky.social's testimony at @jayapal.house.gov's shadow hearing on the impact of mass deportations on our communities.
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Nayna Gupta, Policy Director at @immcouncil.org:
"While nannies disappear from local parks and masked agents drag immigrant fathers from cars, this administration continues to use safety as a pretext for mass deportation. But it is mass deportation that makes all Americans less safe."
"While nannies disappear from local parks and masked agents drag immigrant fathers from cars, this administration continues to use safety as a pretext for mass deportation. But it is mass deportation that makes all Americans less safe."
September 18, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Nayna Gupta, Policy Director at @immcouncil.org:
"While nannies disappear from local parks and masked agents drag immigrant fathers from cars, this administration continues to use safety as a pretext for mass deportation. But it is mass deportation that makes all Americans less safe."
"While nannies disappear from local parks and masked agents drag immigrant fathers from cars, this administration continues to use safety as a pretext for mass deportation. But it is mass deportation that makes all Americans less safe."