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February 7, 2017 By Kino Border Initiative Leave a Comment

Immigration in the News

As a new administration assumes power, the immigration-related media coverage this month is dominated by President Trump’s two executive actions calling for an immigrant ban, a temporary halt to the refugee program, increased border enforcement, and a border wall.

    • From The New York Times (2/3/17), the latest judicial update on the travel ban, imposing a temporary nationwide stay on the executive action: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/03/us/visa-ban-legal-challenge.html?emc=edit_th_20170204&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=68564230&_r=0.
    • From America: The Jesuit Review (1/30/17), an article about the Catholic call to move beyond division and politics to compassion as a response to Trump’s executive orders: http://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2017/01/30/how-catholic-mood-about-trump-administration-shifted-just-week.
    • From Tucson News Now (1/29/17), an announcement of Trump’s plans to deputize more local police officers to enforce federal immigration law: http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/34372603/trump-wants-to-enlist-local-police-in-immigration-crackdown.
    • From National Public Radio/Arizona Public Media (1/29/17), coverage of the nationwide demonstrations against Trump’s immigration order: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/01/29/512250469/photos-thousands-protest-at-airports-nationwide-against-trumps-immigration-order.
    • From USA Today (1/29/17), a list of colleges refusing to release the immigration status of their students in response to Trump’s immigration ban, a position that will also protect DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) students whose futures are uncertain: http://college.usatoday.com/2017/01/29/how-universities-are-responding-to-trumps-travel-ban/.
    • From The Hill (1/28/17), more specifics about the ACLU’s lawsuit on behalf of detained immigrants with valid visas, and the subsequent temporary stay issued by a federal judge: http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/316676-legal-groups-file-lawsuit-against-trump-administration-amid-refugee and http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/316714-federal-judge-blocks-trump-immigration-ban-nationwide.
    • From America: The Jesuit Review (1/28/17), a reflection from Father James Martin, S.J. on treating migrants and refugees as Christ would: http://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2017/01/28/i-was-stranger-and-you-did-not-welcome-me.
    • From The New York Times (1/27/17), an op-ed outlining the history of immigration bans and the legal prohibition against them: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/opinion/trumps-immigration-ban-is-illegal.html.
    • From The New York Times (1/27/17), another op-ed assessing the U.S. relationship with Mexico after the order to build a wall: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/opinion/mexicos-forceful-resistance.html?emc=edit_th_20170128&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=68564230.
    • From The Nation (1/26/17), an update on what’s at stake for young immigrants protected by DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals): https://www.thenation.com/article/fear-and-fight-in-the-final-days-of-deferred-action/.
    • From The Washington Post (1/26/17), a piece about the potential impact of new immigration and trade policies on border economies: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/01/26/how-trumps-immigration-and-trade-policies-could-hurt-border-town-economies/?utm_term=.e53c6cdf0707.
    • From Human Rights Watch (1/25/17), a summary of Trump’s immigration and border actions and the harm they will cause to immigrant families, refugees, and the public: https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/01/25/us-trumps-immigration-actions-harm-millions.
    • From Truthout (1/25/17), an op-ed calling for “radical” sanctuary in response to Trump’s executive action to build a border wall, increase border security and deportations, and halt federal funding to sanctuary cities: http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/39224-a-radical-expansion-of-sanctuary-steps-in-defiance-of-trump-s-executive-order.
    • From the Tucson Sentinel (1/25/17), reactions from Arizonans to Trump’s border wall plan: http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012517_border_wall/we-already-have-wall-160arizonans-pan-trumps-new-plan-build-border-wall/.
    • From teleSUR (1/21/17), a video of women gathering on both sides of the U.S.–Mexico border to stand in solidarity with the worldwide Women’s Marches against anti-immigrant policies and rhetoric: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJECRD-b_DU.
    • From Remezcla (1/21/17), practical advice from an undocumented immigrant advocate on how to be an ally to anyone who is deported: http://remezcla.com/features/culture/deportation-plan-trump-administration/.
    • From the Tucson Sentinel (1/18/17), an article about Southern Arizona churches reviving the Sanctuary movement: http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011817_sanctuary_rising/churches-promise-radical-welcome-migrants-with-revived-sanctuary-movement/.
    • From The New York Times (1/17/17), a piece about the Supreme Court case considering how to treat immigrants who have committed serious crimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/us/politics/supreme-court-immigrants-deportation-crimes.html?emc=edit_th_20170118&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=68564230.
    • From Tucson News Now (1/16/17), a report on the increase in calls to Tucson immigration lawyers before the inauguration: http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/34272145/local-immigration-attorneys-see-spike-in-calls-ahead-of-president-elect-trumps-inauguration.
    • From The New York Times (1/16/17), the story of a mixed-status couple working out the future for themselves and their children: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/16/us/politics/mexico-or-america-a-couple-one-of-them-undocumented-weigh-the-risks-of-where-to-live.html?emc=edit_th_20170117&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=68564230.
    • From the Los Angeles Times (1/14/17), personal accounts of the 1980s immigration raids and the pervasive fear and uncertainty they engendered: http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-immigration-trump-fears-20170109-story.html.
    • From the Arizona Daily Star (1/12/16), news of a proposed state bill that would withhold funding from universities offering in-state tuition to DREAMers: http://tucson.com/news/local/education/bill-proposes-cutting-arizona-universities-funding-if-they-offer-daca/article_10b5ee1b-92f2-5e31-a66f-a0836a10d342.html.
    • From National Public Radio (1/12/17), coverage of the end of the “wet-foot, dry-foot” policy allowing Cuban refugees to enter the U.S. without visas: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/01/12/509575935/obama-administration-ends-refugee-policy-that-favored-cubans.
    • From the LA Weekly (1/10/17), an article about anti-immigrant intimidation toward Los Angeles day laborers since the election: http://www.laweekly.com/news/day-laborers-have-become-an-easy-target-for-anti-immigrant-vigilantes-7803494.
    • From the Texas Standard (1/9/17), a comprehensive audio story on the Texas–Mexico borderlands and reactions to a possible wall from local politicians, business owners, landowners, and other residents: http://www.texasstandard.org/thewall/.
    • From the Center for American Progress (1/9/17), a tally of the economic costs of overturning DACA by state: https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/immigration/news/2017/01/09/296125/ending-daca-will-cost-states-billions-of-dollars/.
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Demonstrators gather at Los Angeles International Airport to voice their concern about President Trump’s travel ban and support of immigrants and refugees.

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