The IRS announced today that it plans to take the unprecedented step of denying tax credits to work authorized, lawfully present immigrants home.treasury.gov/news/press-r... This is absurdly unprecedented and cruel discrimination

Note that the first sentence of this story is a bit inaccurate. The Trump admin isn't proposing restoring his original, expansive, public charge rule but rather ending the 2022 Biden rule, leaving basically no regulations in place

The Trump administration today proposed to end a 2022 public charge policy that had given immigrants certainty about how this centuries old wealth test will apply to them. It appears they are replacing it with chaos and only allowing 30 days for public comment

This rampant disregard for religious institutions by ICE and CBP come from an end to the Sensitive Locations policy, that had, for years, restricted enforcement actions at churches, hospitals, etc www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

“Many of the women say that they were pressured to have unwanted or unnecessary gynecological procedures while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement”

Mass deportations hurt families

Watching SNL on Sunday night, as one does, and the Weekend Update writers should have read this!

This is the result of Trump’s reconciliation bill, which made refugees and asylees ineligible for federal benefits until after getting their green cards. That said; I don’t think there are many Ukrainians who came through the refugee program. Some asylees, yes.

Mass deportations and ICE chaos are forcing children into working or taking care of siblings instead of going to school blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/a...

This really hasn’t gotten enough attention this week. @wired.com #ICE www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...

How many kids first experience of the state will be of masked men grabbing people?

If you can't read what you're being asking to sign, it should never be considered you agreeing to it. And being lied to by your interpreter might be worse. Language access should be a civil right but so often is not treated that way.

There is also universal agreement that medical care in the facility is terrible, and that people were not being provided access to care they needed. This excerpt expresses a common theme; people who asked for help were largely ignored or given little treatment.

30 years ago Congress screwed up anti-poverty programs, deemed "welfare reform," justified by false stereotypes of black women and immigrants. With the AI SNAP videos and the White House's lies about their budget bill, it seems like the worst of politics hasn't changed much

Day 1 of ACA open enrollment! ✔️It's great that people have access to ACA coverage! ✔️It's bad that millions of families have higher premiums because Congress is failing its job ✔️It's bad that 100ks of immigrant families now can't get help at all Everyone should shop for their best options anyway

Immigrants are being used to advance authoritarian actions. Case in point, false claims about voting noncitizens will be used to block people from being able to vote propublica.org/article/dhs-...

Here's another scenario: Two parents: both 35 years old Two kids: 3 year old twins All are green card holders who moved to the U.S. four years ago, thus ineligible for Medicaid Income: $30k Location: Phoenix, AZ Plan: Oscar Silver Classic Standard 2025 Monthly Premium: $0 2026 Premium: $1,446.47

That's 1/6 the cost of the DHS's slush fund for private prisons and unqualified ICE agents

The bill slashed Medicaid and SNAP to create a slush fund for ICE and tax cuts for the rich. So, sounds about right.

ICE has now sent at least 72 people to prisons in African countries where they have no ties. Via two ICE flights to Rwanda, two to Eswatini, three to Ghana and one to S. Sudan. Some had US convictions but had finished their sentences. None have convictions in the places where they're now jailed.

Detaining a father working to support his young daughter with cancer does not make our city safer. It only adds to the heartache and pain this family is already going through. The Trump Administration’s cruelty knows no bounds, and it should have no place in Chicago.

It took 3 and a half years for the Biden administration to expand DACA recipients' (who are very popular) eligibility for the ACA (which is very popular) Meanwhile the Trump admin stripped it in 4 months.

When people glorify ‘Tough On Crime’ they are just saying that they are gleefully punitive & nothing more. Being tough on crime isn’t the same as addressing crime. We know that the largest predictor for reducing crime is addressing need. Reducing benefits increases crime, endangering everyone.

Starting on November 1st, lawfully residing immigrants, including many future citizens with green cards, are going to learn they're losing eligibility for affordable ACA health insurance. Why? They're too poor, can't get Medicaid, and Congress said so www.nilc.org/articles/300...

Worries about the U.S. military invading your city? Check out our new FAQ (what a sad thing to have to type) www.nilc.org/resources/fr...

Another day, another article finding that GOP assertions around repealing HR1 and health care for immigrants is false

This official government immigration enforcement social media account posted a song with lyrics including "jew me" and "kike me." My ancestors fled Nazi Germany to the U.S. for this??

Another example of the government's at-any-cost approach to immigration enforcement: impeding and threatening to shoot an ambulance driver

The film "NO" about the plebiscite that took down Pinochet has definitely influenced my advocacy. The lesson was, if you seem fun and upbeat, even in very serious times, the public is much more likely to stand with you. These folks are doing it right!

federal agents stealing children and sending them south. where have i heard about that before?

All children are supposed to have a right to an education in the U.S. This government-instigated chaos at our schools denies that basic right through disruption and fear.

There have been a number of congressional and administrative actions undertaken by the Trump administration that are going to impact health coverage and care for immigrant families across America. New piece by @kff.org discusses all the changes in one place www.kff.org/immigrant-he...

Whether its the economy, our health, or our neighborhood's safety, the Trump administration is willing to drive it all into the ground to achieve their goal of ridding the U.S. of immigrants. My colleague Sarah has a new blog laying out their at-any-cost approach to immigration enforcement

This data is wrong, because it includes spending on emergency room services for green card holders and other immigrants who are blocked from Medicaid. But Republicans could have eliminated this spending if they wanted to in HR1. But doing so would have obliterated hospitals' finances...

This elected official was violently arrested for asking ICE if they had a warrant, which is typically required to arrest someone in a hospital

Speaker Johnson fretting about impact of a shutdown on low-income Americans minutes after boasting about GOP cuts that will mean millions lose health insurance -- and millions more losing food assistance -- is an interesting contrast

THIS is how to respond to the White House's lies about repealing H.R. 1 I just spent 45mins walking a reporter through every piece of their fake claims and wish I could do that with all of them because what they're doing is unbelievable

If someone says "why don't they just get in line," send them this.

As the devastation of the 2025 reconciliation law sets in, politicians are creating distractions and spreading lies about immigrants to distract from the truth. We're here to set the record straight: www.nilc.org/resources/fa...

Would repealing HR1 give health care to undocumented immigrants as the White House claims? NO. As explained in our new resource that thoroughly reviews their falsehoods www.nilc.org/resources/fa...

I am sickened by this video and the concept that giving basic medical care to noncitizens is such an outrageous concept that it's become the GOP's main argument in the shutdown fight

Republicans know that taking health care aware from authorized immigrants would be unpopular so they continue to lie about their reconciliation bill www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...

NEW: This is a story I worked really hard on. I spoke to four American trans people about why they're claiming asylum in Canada or the Netherlands. It's an eye-opening window into just how unsafe people now feel here — and what drove them to that point. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

There appears to be NO red line they won't cross.

Sweeping GOP budget cuts and new red tape will leave millions of children without health insurance and food assistance. Experts warn of "generational impact" on child development. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

I used to think that mass deportation was mostly about racism and white nationalism. But I realize now that some of it is just corruption and bags of cash.

This month, DACA recipients are having their health insurance stripped away from them stateline.org/2025/09/19/b...

Republicans' #HR1 is about to gut $7.5 billion from New York's health coverage program, jeopardizing health care for 1.7 million residents. Meanwhile, the law hands out $30 billion to ICE & DHS per year to deport and jail our neighbors. We don't have a money shortage; we have a values shortage.

The reconciliation bill kicks lawfully present immigrants, like refugees, off the ACA. Now, due to losing significant money under this part of the big bad betrayal, millions of New Yorkers, citizen and noncitizen, are getting screwed out of zero premium health care www.axios.com/2025/09/10/n...

Court blocks the IRS from sharing taxpayer data with ICE. Fingers crossed this becomes permanent, otherwise we'll likely see a lot of immigrant taxpayers fail to file their taxes this year democracyforward.org/updates/cour...