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Curated news resources about immigration and related topics.

2025 News

Supreme Court blocks, for now, new deportations under 18th century wartime
4/19/2025
The Emergency Is Here
4/17/2025
Ice deports Venezuelan teen despite reportedly knowing he was not a target
4/15/2025
Lawyer: Federal agents detain Guatemalan man, 29, with no criminalrecord
4/14/2025
Trump told us the horrifying reason why Kilmar Abrego Garcia is not back in the U.S.
4/14/2025
'Outrageous Abuse of Power': Trump Weaponizes Social Security for Deportation Spree
4/11/2025
U.S. says it is now monitoring immigrants' social media for antisemitism
4/10/2025
What Rights Do Immigrants Have?
4/9/2025
IRS acting commissioner is resigning over deal to send immigrants’ tax data to ICE, AP sources say
4/8/2025
How does deportation work, and how much does it cost? We break it down
4/7/2025
Green card holders, travelers caught in Trump's immigration crackdown
4/1/2025
Federal Government Detains International Student at Tufts
3/26/2025
Half a trillion vanished? IRS bombshell as agency warns DOGE may have cost U.S. a shocking $500 billion; here's the full detail
3/25/2025
U.S. to revoke legal status of more than a half-million migrants, urges them to self deport
3/23/2025
As Trump Broadens Crackdown, Focus Expands to Legal Immigrants and Tourists
3/21/2025
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks at US Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak durinHomeland Security revokes temporary status for 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans
3/21/2025
Jeanette Vizguerra, an undocumented mom once named to Time’s 100 Most Influential list, has been detained by ICE in Colorado
3/19/2025
Brown University Professor Is Deported Despite a Judge’s Order
3/16/2025
With Deportations, Trump Steps Closer to Showdown With Judicial Branch
3/16/2025
First-Person, Secondhand: Nine Books on Migration That Experiment with Point of View
3/14/2025
Know Your Rights: Here's How to Defend Immigrants Against the Most Common ICE Tactics and Unconstitutional Actions
3/6/2025
Wu defends Boston's record on crime, Trust Act as congressional Republicans grill mayors over immigration
3/5/2025
German tourist held indefinitely in San Diego-area immigrant detention facility
2/28/2025
In an Age of Right-Wing Populism, Why Are Denmark’s Liberals Winning?
2/24/2025
For Fearful Immigrants, It’s the Card They All Want Right Now
2/23/2025
A Long History of Migrant Detention at Guantánamo: A Q&A with Jenna Loyd
2/21/2025
Omar takes heavy flak for teaching immigrant rights
2/14/2025
Groups Sue Trump Administration for Access to Immigrants Sent from U.S. to Guantánamo Bay
2/12/2025
Campuses No Longer Off-Limits to ICE
2/5/2025
When ICE Comes Calling, Rapid Community Responses Can Make a Difference
2/3/2025
Letters from an American Heather Cox Richardson – Colombia/Immigration
1/27/2025
Rep. Ilhan Omar Reintroduces the Neighbors Not Enemies Act to Repeal Alien Enemies Act
1/24/2025
Immigration Crossroads: Five Historical Lessons for Illuminating Today's Policy Debates
1/23/2025
Mass Deportation Is Coming Under Trump — But Immigration Activists Are Mobilizing to Stop It
1/23/2025
Center Stage: Immigration
1/22/2025
ICE Watch Programs Can Protect Immigrants in Your Neighborhood — Here’s What to Know
1/22/2025
Trump Administration Updates: Federal Workers Told to Inform on Colleagues Trying to Dodge D.E.I. Crackdown
1/22/2025
A Murky Setback for DACA
1/22/2025
Ahead of Day 1, Trump’s Team Works to Temper Expectations on Immigration
1/19/2025
The migrants missing in Mexico, and the mothers who won’t stop searching for them
1/15/2025
What if ICE Agents Show Up? Schools Prepare Teachers and Parents.
1/7/2025

Attribution

The resource list was compiled by Lynn Ditchfield with contributions from:

  • Anita Botti
  • Cheri Cluff
  • Michael Ditchfield**
  • Victoria Dryfoos
  • Camila Fernandez
  • Justen Foster
  • Shari Geistfeld**
  • Linda Graham
  • Marissa A. Gutierrez-Vicario
  • Julie Huff**
  • Naomi Ostwald Kawamura
  • Jenik Munafo Khelalfa
  • Roslyn Sue Le Mesurier
  • Kendra Mills
  • Vivian Maria Poey
  • Nadia Sahila
  • Jane Sampaio
  • Guy Michel Telemanque
  • Rachel Toon
  • Others

* - especially informative content

** - special thanks

Funds to help support granted in part by:

  • Mass Cultural Council (MVLCC)
  • Martha’s Vineyard Vision Fellowship