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Increased Military Presence in Laredo is Unnecessary
Military presence along the Texas border in Laredo has been steadily increasing. The Trump administration has declared border crossings are at an all-time low, so the increased military presence is unnecessary.
ICE Goes After Children in Unprecedented Operation
In its latest move to quickly and unlawfully remove immigrant children from this country, ICE has begun offering children $2,500 if they agree to return to their country of origin.
Immigration Enforcement Will Continue During Government Shutdown As Other Key Agencies Face Being Shuttered
Immigration enforcement agencies will continue to arrest, detain and deport immigrants during the shutdown as these agencies were given billions in funding by Congress earlier this year.
Supreme Court Overrules Court Order Preventing Racial Profiling
The Supreme Court on Monday overturned an order that had blocked ICE from committing egregious racial profiling, as they did in raids in Los Angeles earlier this year. The lower courts had agreed that ICE must be prevented from making immigration stops merely based on someone’s appearance and where they work, but the Supreme Court stayed their orders, essentially sanctioning widespread racial profiling. Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s concurrence lays out a roadmap for how he believes immigration enforcement should blatantly target Latinos working in sectors that rely on immigrant labor.
Trump’s Fixation on Punishing and Incarcerating Black and Brown People Continues with Two Executive Orders Requiring Cash Bail
President Trump signed two Executive Orders seeking to entrench cash bail in DC and throughout the country. The orders threaten to revoke federal funding from jurisdictions that have adopted certain bail reforms.
DC Police’s Collusion with Federal Immigration Enforcement Agencies Violates DC’s Sanctuary Values Act
Nearly 40 organizations have called on DC's mayor and police chief to immediately rescind an executive order allowing for collusion with federal immigration enforcement agencies, which flies in the face of the city's Sanctuary Values Amendment Act.
The New Era of 287(g) Agreements
Under the second Trump administration, law enforcement agencies are increasingly entering into 287(g) agreements that allow state and local police to act as immigration enforcement agents. Although there is ample documentation of the harms, such as the massive exacerbation of racial profiling, and financial waste these agreements bring to communities, the number of 287(g) agreements continue to skyrocket.
Senate Passes Bill that Cuts Spending for Healthcare and Food Programs to Increase Punitive Policies for Immigrants
The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) condemned the Senate passage of the Trump-controlled bill that slashes spending for healthcare and food programs to fund punitive policies targeting immigrant communities.
Another Inhumane Trump Decision: Ending Temporary Protected Status for Haitians
In another cruel and heartless move the Trump administration has announced that it is ending temporary protected status (TPS) for Haitian immigrants—TPS will expire on August 3, 2025 and the termination will take effect on September 2, 2025.
Supreme Court Gets It Wrong and Hands Trump More Power
The Supreme Court has once again declined to limit the Trump Administration’s abuse of executive power and has decided to limit federal district court judges’ ability to issue nationwide injunctions. Today’s decision furthers the country’s current plunge into authoritarianism and opens the door for the enactment of even more policies rooted in racial animus. The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) will continue to stridently stand against this.
ILRC Condemns ICE’s Egregious Actions on Immigrant Families and Protestors
The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) condemns ICE agents’ egregious escalation on immigrant families and peaceful protestors. The ILRC also denounces President Trump’s decision to send members of the National Guard to the Los Angeles area without consulting Gov. Newsom.
Immigrant Legal Resource Center Condemns Trump’s Muslim and African Ban
The Trump administration’s Muslim and African ban is fueled in hate and racism which will keep families seeking to reunite and pursue their dreams from being together--many of these families are seeking refuge to escape poverty, violence and war and the administration is instead acting with cruelty, the Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) said.
Civil rights groups denounce cruelty, lawlessness of ICE deportation flight to war zone in violation of judge's order
Last week, the Trump administration defied a judge's order and placed eight community members, including long-term residents of the U.S., on a deportation flight to South Sudan without due process. The community members, most of whom were born in countries including Mexico, Cuba, and Vietnam and have no ties to South Sudan, a country facing a serious armed conflict and which has been given a level 4 "do not travel" warning by the US State Department due to the risk of kidnapping and violence.
ILRC Will Continue to Defend Sanctuary Policies
In its latest hateful political stunt, the Trump administration published a list of sanctuary jurisdictions on Thursday, May 29, 2025. As with all other of this administration’s immigration enforcement efforts, this effort is low on accuracy, legal basis or serious policy considerations about public safety.
ILRC Condemns ICE Arrests at Courthouses
U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents are going to immigration courts nationwide as part of the Trump Administration’s coordinated and unprecedented campaign to terrorize immigrants and undermine their constitutional rights to due process.
Congressman Espaillat, California Padilla Defenders Honored at 2025 Burton Awards
Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-New York), and California Padilla Defenders were honored on May 22nd at the 2025 Phillip Burton Immigration & Civil Rights Awards for their exemplary commitment and work to significantly advance the civil rights of all immigrants. Named after the late Congressman Phillip Burton, U.S. Representative from California (1964-1983), the awards recognize those who carry on Congressman Burton’s legacy in support of immigrant and human rights.
Supreme Court Must Fully Preserve the Constitutional Protections of Birthright Citizenship and Not Allow the Trump Administration to Pierce its Sacred Protections
While evading the constitutional questions underlying the Trump administration’s efforts to pierce the sacred veil of constitutionally-protected birthright citizenship, lawyers for the government argued before the US Supreme Court today that lower courts’ decisions to completely block efforts to undercut birthright citizenship should be limited.
100 Days of Resistance Against the Harms of the Trump-controlled Agenda
The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) marked 100 days of resistance against the Trump administration’s callousness by continuing to educate all communities on the harms of his anti-immigrant and hateful agenda.
Texans Mobilize to Say No To SB 8/HB 5580 and Harmful 287(g) Agreements
Community groups and concerned residents across Texas are calling on legislators to reject Senate Bill 8 and its House companion, HB 5580. These controversial bills would force sheriffs in counties with populations of more than 100,000 to partner with ICE by entering into 287(g) agreements with the federal government.
Registration Requirement is Another Hateful Tactic to Cause Panic and Fear
The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) condemns the Trump administration’s Registration requirement that went into effect on Friday, April 11, 2025. The requirement to “register” is in our immigration laws but has rarely been used. The ILRC believes it is immoral and reprehensible and will cause much pain and suffering to immigrant communities, and Black and Brown people, and is aimed at removing as many noncitizens as quickly as possible.
Immigrant Legal Resource Center Denounces IRS Agreement to Cooperate with ICE on Sharing Sensitive Data
The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) denounces the IRS’s decision to cooperate with ICE officials in helping them find immigrants targeted for deportation by sharing sensitive information, an unprecedented decision that some IRS officials and legal experts have said could be a violation of law.
Immigrant Legal Resource Center’s Legal Support Remains Steadfast Against Attacks
Founded almost 50 years ago, the mission of the Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) is to work with and educate immigrants, community organizations, and the legal sector to continue to build a democratic society that values diversity and the rights of all people. As the Trump administration mounts targeted attacks against immigrants, immigrant communities and the legal field that seeks to defend their rights and the US Constitution, the ILRC is more committed to our mission than ever.
The Immigrant Legal Resource Center Demands the Immediate Return and Release of Individuals Targeted by Authoritarian Surveillance and Enforcement
The abhorrent arrests and detentions of Mahmoud Khalil, Badar Suri, Jeanette Vizguerra and the deportation of Assistant Professor of Medicine Rasha Alawich showcase to the nation and the world the threat our current immigration enforcement system poses to a functioning democracy. The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) denounces these shameful apprehensions and demands their immediate release so that they can fight their immigration cases alongside their family, community, and with proper access to legal counsel.
Operation Lone Star’s 4th Anniversary is Marked by Death, Billions Wasted on an Illegal and Hateful Scheme
The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) continues to condemn and call on Operation Lone Star (OLS), Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s illegal and hateful scheme using billions in state resources targeting migrants and people of color, to be dismantled immediately.
Alien Enemies Act is Unconstitutional, Inhumane and Shameful
President Trump’s decision to invoke the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) to turbocharge his mass deportation agenda is unconstitutional, inhumane and shameful. The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) condemns Trump’s actions and applauds a Saturday evening federal court decision to stop the use of the AEA invocation as grounds for any deportation anywhere in the country.
Congress Prioritizing Billions on Immigration Enforcement Over Essential Services
The Continuing Resolution spending bill championed by the GOP-controlled House prioritizes billions on immigration enforcement aimed at fulfilling the Trump administration’s goal of mass deportation. The bill prioritizes harming immigrants at the expense of funding essential services that will benefit all communities.
ILRC Condemns Arrest of Recent Columbia University Graduate Student
The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) condemns the shocking arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a recent Columbia University graduate. Khalil, an anti-war Palestinian activist, was arrested by federal immigration authorities for exercising the First Amendment right to free speech and expression.
Sanctuary Cities Promote Safety for All
Congress should be working to protect sanctuary cities at a time when the Trump administration is focused on mass deportations on an unprecedented scale. The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) calls on Congress to defeat H.R. 32, the No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act.
Registration Requirement is Another Cruel Tactic from Trump Administration
On February 25, 2025, the Trump administration announced it would be requiring most immigrants to register with the federal government by providing fingerprints and their address, yet another cruel tactic engineered to maximize fear in all communities.
House GOP Budget Resolution Will Give Trump Billions for Anti-Immigrant Agenda
The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) condemned members of the House for passing a budget resolution giving the Trump administration billions for the president’s anti-immigrant agenda.
ILRC's Red Cards Featured in The New York Times
On Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, The New York Times published an article titled For Fearful Immigrants, It’s the Card They All Want Right Now. The article, published online and in the print edition, looked at the great demand for the ILRC’s Red Cards from across the nation and spoke of its importance to protecting immigrants. In a video that accompanied the article, the reporter, Miriam Jordan, said “this card could be the difference between staying in the United States or being deported.”
Criminalizing Immigration: The Influence of SB4, Texas’s Regressive State Deportation Law
Texas anti-immigrant laws are trickling to other states, the Immigrant Legal Resource Center pushes breaking data where the organization tracks some of these troubling trends.
ILRC Calls for a Permanent Ceasefire
Much like what has been happening across the country in many households, places of work, and higher learning, the ILRC has taken a step back to reflect and process the impact world events have had on us as individuals and in turn as an organization.
Biden’s Immigration Proclamation Betrays the Need of Border Communities and the Nation
President Biden’s proclamation shutting down the southern border serves another devastating policy move that will catastrophically alter the asylum system for individuals seeking safety and protection.
Immigrant Legal Resource Center Condemns Biden Administration’s Proposed Changes to Asylum Rule That Would Fast Track Deportations
The Biden Administration’s willingness to change asylum rules that could result in the fast tracking of deportations for some asylum seekers would be cruel and inhumane. The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) will continue to monitor these dangerous developments in asylum policy, ensure the field is educated on these proposals and vigorously advocate against them.