Immigrants’ Experiences Differ Wildly Depending on Which State They Live In

The Trump administration’s highly visible immigration enforcement efforts are impacting immigrants across the country – be it through the arrest and detention of immigrants or through the chilling effects these operations have on immigrant communities. While the federal government’s rhetoric and actions are rightfully at the forefront of immigrants’ minds, state government can also play […]

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Five State Immigration Bills You Should Know About

By: Jojo Tompkins, State and Local Policy Fellow State legislatures are advancing policies that directly impact immigrant communities — creating new rules, expanding enforcement, and offering critical protections. At the start of the 2025 legislative session, the American Immigration Council shared how states could pass policies to protect their immigrant communities. Now, as the 2025

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New FOIA Document Undermines Key Assumption in Trump’s Invocation of the Alien Enemies Act

By Laila Khan & Lauren Harper  On March 15, 2025, President Trump issued a proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) against members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA). The AEA is a 236-year old wartime authority that allows the President to detain and deport citizens of a foreign nation that is at war

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