Blog | June 1, 2017 | David Bacon | Capital and Main / The American Prospect
At the end of February immigration agents descended on a handful of Japanese and Chinese restaurants in the suburbs of Jackson, Mississippi, and in nearby Meridian.Read more >
Following the devastating earthquake in Haiti in 2010, more than 50,000 Haitians in the U.S. were granted TPS, or "Temporary Protected Status", allowing them to remain here, and to have work authorization.Read more >
For the second weekend in a row, hundreds of thousands of people are expected to take to the streets -- this time to support climate justice, and to rally against the Trump Administration's proposals that threaten the future of the planet and her people. Read more >
Although President Trump has not given up his mission of building a "big, beautiful" border wall, funding for the wall, and possibly other contentious issues such as more detention beds, more agents, and a rider on funding for sanctuary cities seems to be on hold as Congress works to complete 2017 budget negotiations before a "gover Read more >
This is a particularly significant year for women. Women are increasingly standing up for their rights and leading resistance to so many forms of oppression and injustice around the world. This is also true for women in migration -- whether they are migrants themselves, have remained home while other family members migrate, or have been affected by the deportations of those near and dear to them.Read more >
The National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights is proud to join forces with U.S. human rights partners to urge an end to the detention of families and asylum seekers.Read more >
