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What's in the Big Beautiful Bill? Immigration and Border Security Unpacked [[link removed]]
President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act paved the way for much of the current fight over the government shutdown, now the longest in U.S. history. Learn more about OBBBA and how it has impacted immigration policy.
Social Security is in Trouble. Deporting Undocumented Immigrants Will Make It Worse. [[link removed]]
The Trump administration falsely claims that immigrants drain public benefits like Social Security. But immigrants offset the demographic factors that are straining the Social Security Trust Fund, with undocumented immigrants paying $26.2 billion into Social Security in 2023.
Facts You Should Know
Last week, a federal judge condemned the Trump administration's immigration enforcement tactics in Chicago, ruling [[link removed]] that agents were using unnecessary force against residents who were peacefully protesting or documenting agents’ actions.
U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis cited multiple incidents where immigration agents used tear gas, pepper spray, and other crowd-control weapons in ways she described as excessive. Ellis also called out Gregory Bovino, a senior Border Patrol commander, noting that he “admitted he lied” about being hit in the head with a rock before ordering tear gas to be fired.
The judge issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting officers involved in the administration's "Operation Midway Blitz" immigration enforcement operation from using tear gas and pepper spray on people who don't pose a threat.
These aggressive tactics not only put communities in harm’s way, they also increase the risk for immigration agents themselves. This blog post from the American Immigration Council explains how the administration’s mass deportation agenda—and the ensuing violence it causes—makes everyone less safe.
Read more: Trump’s Mass Deportation Agenda Makes Everyone Less Safe — Including Immigration Agents [[link removed]]
Across the Nation
Last week, the Council released a platform providing new perspectives into family separations during the implementation of the first Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy. It allows readers to understand how the administration’s decision-making process was affected by outside levers, and to compare the administration’s public comments against internal agency correspondence.
The new platform explores three key themes: the role of journalists in exposing the harms and failures of the family separation policy; internal watchdogs and congressional offices’ attempts to hold the administration accountable; and the government’s negligent record-keeping of family separations.
Read more: A Look Back at the Family Separation Policy: The Struggle to Uncover the Truth Behind the Trump Administration's Wrongdoings [[link removed]]
Quote of the Week
“So as those new [ICE] officers come on, that is inevitably going to lead to a major increase in arrests, and as detention centers come online, more people will be detained, and so immigration enforcement is going to get more aggressive over the next two years. I don’t see this as just an initial surge followed by a slowdown. I think the goal of this administration is pedal to the metal at all points.”
— Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, senior fellow at the American Immigration Council [[link removed]]
Further Reading
Politico: Education Department sued over controversial loan forgiveness rule [[link removed]]
Bloomberg: ICE Contract Would Help the Police Track Down Immigrant Children [[link removed]]
Spotlight Delaware: Meyer creates Office of New Americans amid period of hardship for Delaware immigrants [[link removed]]
Chicago PBS: Homeland Security Terminates Automatic Work Permit Renewals; Advocates Say Move Could Broaden Deportation Efforts [[link removed]]
The Guardian: DACA recipients in Texas await judge’s ruling that could upend their lives [[link removed]]
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