During the midterm elections, Americans soundly rejected the anti-immigrant policies put forward by this administration and this Congress. Exit polls show voters supported redirecting funds from ICE and restoring pathways to protection for those fleeing persecution. The 119th Congress only has a few weeks left to legislate, but there are still ways our elected officials can hold the Trump administration …

CONTACT YOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS Using the tool above, you can send an email to your federal elected officials. Sample Email: My name is [insert name], and as your constituent from [City/Town] and a [person of faith/refugee/participant in the Welcome Corps program/member of my community], I urge you to press for an end to the refugee ban, protect resettled refugees, …

Right now, tens of thousands of people across the United States are in immigration detention, where rights violations are rampant, and the Trump administration is signaling that it intends to accelerate its detention and deportation campaign. “We came here hoping to find safety,” said 45 men who are detained in Folkston, Georgia in an open letter. “Instead we found ourselves …

The Trump administration continues to target refugees and is ramping up its attacks. Starting today, the administration will pursue stripping resettled refugees of their status and giving them as little as ten days notice to defend themselves. This change will inevitably result in New Americans losing their lawful status and being funneled toward deportation.  Refugees come to the U.S. after …

On July 7, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Houston resident and father, was fatally shot by federal immigration agents in the city’s East End. Just days later, ICE fatally shot another man, Johan Sebastián, in Biddeford, Maine. On September 20, an ICE officer shot Wilber Rafael Garces Perez as he was making a DoorDash delivery — one of at least two …

In August 2026, a boy named Diego was forced to represent himself in immigration court. “I don’t know how to do it,” he explained, referring to an asylum application that must be filled out in English. The judge told him, “I can’t help you.”    In recent months, the Trump administration has ramped up its efforts to detain and deport …

Right now, there are no policies in place to prevent federal immigration enforcement agents from deliberately targeting spaces that represent key pillars of civic, religious, and community life. The threat of immigration enforcement at “sensitive locations” – such as houses of worship, schools, hospitals, courthouses, food pantries, and places where people receive essential services – is preventing refugees and immigrants …

Today, unaccompanied children are being detained and deported at three times the rate as they were under the first Trump administration. Those without attorneys face an extremely high risk of deportation compared to those with legal representation. Children as young as 2-years-old, many of whom do not speak English, have been forced to represent themselves in immigration hearings across the …

Each August, members of Congress go on “recess,” returning to their home states and districts. Members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate use these periods to engage with constituents, hold town halls and public events, and conduct in-district meetings. This August recess is particularly important as many members are campaigning for re-election. The 2026 August recess is …