Trump admin ends Temporary Protected Status for 14,600 Afghans. TPS shielded them from deportation + let them work legally. Ends May 20. Another cruel strike in Trump’s war on immigrants. #TrumpWatch #Resist #ImmigrationRights #Afghanistan www.npr.org/2025/04/11/g...
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Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts PhD student, was detained by ICE in Massachusetts 
. Her visa was revoked due to alleged support for Hamas 
. Read more about her case: https://apnews.com/article/tufts-student-detained-massachusetts-immigration-6c3978da98a8d0f39ab311e092ffd892 #JusticeForRumeysa #ImmigrationRights #TuftsUniversity #newz
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Immigrants are being targeted ACTIVELY, FORMALLY, RIGHT NOW! They need protection NOW! It is not a crime to seek a better life in a new place!!! #immigrants #ImmigrationRights
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#ACLU of #Maine sues Trump administration over birthright citizenship executive order
by Rachel Ohm, Portland Press Herald, Maine
Tue, January 21, 2025
Jan. 21—"The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine has joined a lawsuit against the Trump administration over an executive order seeking to deny citizenship status for children born in the United States to non-citizens.
"The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in New Hampshire by a group of civil rights and immigrants' rights advocates, accuses the Trump administration of flouting the Constitution, congressional intent and longstanding U.S. Supreme Court precedent with the executive order the president signed Monday saying the government will no longer issue citizenship documents to the U.S.-born children of people who are in the U.S. either temporarily or unlawfully.
"The order would effectively end birthright citizenship, which is the longstanding principle that every child born in the U.S. is a citizen, for certain children. It relies on a different interpretation of the Constitution's 14th Amendment, which says: 'All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States.'
"President Trump's executive order says citizenship is not automatic if a child's mother was not lawfully present. The order is not retroactive and applies only to persons who are born within the United States after 30 days from the date of the order.
"'Denying citizenship to U.S.-born children is not only unconstitutional — it's also a reckless and ruthless repudiation of American values,' said Anthony Romero, executive director of the ACLU and lead attorney in the case, in a written statement.
"'Birthright citizenship is part of what makes the United States the strong and dynamic nation that it is. This order seeks to repeat one of the gravest errors in American history, by creating a permanent subclass of people born in the U.S. who are denied full rights as Americans. We will not let this attack on newborns and future generations of Americans go unchallenged.'
"The ACLU, state chapters in #NewHampshire and #Massachusetts, the #AsianLawCaucus, #StateDemocracyDefendersFund and the #LegalDefenseFund, joined with the ACLU of Maine in filing the case.
"Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship was among dozens that he signed after being sworn in as president Monday. The order follows up on a key promise Trump made during his campaign. Other legal challenges to the order are also expected as experts have disputed whether Trump has the authority to unilaterally change the policy.
"This story will be updated."
Source:
https://news.yahoo.com/news/aclu-maine-sues-trump-administration-173200568.html
#FuckICE #ImmigrationRights #USPol
@AIF_Massachusetts #Maine is within the 100-mile "border zone" as well!
#MaineACLU Joins Lawsuit Against Trump Executive Order
January 21, 2025
"The ACLU of Maine is joining its New England counterparts to sue President Donald Trump over his order to end birthright citizenship.
"His order says the federal government won’t recognize the birthright of children born to parents who are in the country illegally.
"A statement from the #ACLU of Maine says birthright citizenship is guaranteed in the 14th Amendment.
"'If you’re born here, you are a citizen – period,' said the statement. 'No politician can decide who is American and who is not. The 14th Amendment guarantees the citizenship of all children born in the United States regardless of race, color, or ancestry. It was ratified in 1868, overturning the #DredScott decision that denied #BlackAmericans the rights and protections of #USCitizenship.'
"The order from President Trump was expected to receive immediate legal challenges from #CivilRights and #immigration activist groups."
https://wgan.com/news/074470-maine-aclu-joins-lawsuit-against-trump-executive-order/
#ImmigrationRights #FuckICE
#Massachusetts is within the 100-mile "border zone" where ICE has increased powers. Read this article to understand what rights still apply within this border zone.
https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/border-zone
TL;DR: Do not talk to ICE except to say you want a lawyer and that you do not consent to a search.
Florida bans driver's licenses of immigrants living in US illegally
The rhetoric is working.
Now even 1 in 5 DEMOCRATS say they want reduced immigration to the US.
I'm kind of interested in that little dip in 2021. There was a point where basically no Democrat had a problem with immigration. That was all just a reaction to Trump?
Yes, immigration policy is in need of repair but this is bigger than that. This isn't about "illegal" immigration.
This is about immigration. Period, full stop.
https://www.axios.com/2023/02/15/america-immigration-border-gallup
