“This week is tax filing season in the U.S., and just like last year, many undocumented immigrants are likely to choose not to file their taxes for fear of being tracked down and deported by the Trump administration—all to the detriment of government revenue," writes Maribel Hastings.

Following the death of yet another Mexican national in ICE custody, Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs blasted “serious deficiencies in ICE detention centers,” calling them “incompatible with human rights standards and the protection of life” 👇🏽 #AbuseofPowerWatch

Cuban man dies by suicide in ICE detention in Miami — the second in Florida in a month Aled Damien Carbonell-Betancourt was found in his cell “in what appeared to be a suicide attempt” on April 12, ICE said in a press release. The official cause of death is under investigation.

Camp East Montana is officially under new management as of today, acting ICE director Todd Lyons told the House Appropriations Committee yesterday. Amentum services is now managing the massive detention center in El Paso. This confirms what a source told me last week. Here is my story:

From deaths in ICE custody to children suffering in detention and programs for services for unaccompanied minors being cut, this isn’t isolated. It’s a pattern. More from our #AbuseOfPowerWatch newsletter by @tusk81.bsky.social ⬇️

Three separate and recently released polls of Latino voters offer fresh evidence that key segments of the electorate and American majority are rejecting mass deportation and calling for real accountability and reform. americasvoice.org/press_releas...

Meanwhile, Americans who have seen vital assistance cut to help fund mass deportation and tax breaks for billionaires are depending on food banks and shelters to survive: michiganindependent.com/economy/mich...

Read that again: EVERY. SINGLE. WEEK. This isn’t “enforcement.” This is the human cost of a cruel mass detention agenda.

Latino voters are rejecting the cruelty, chaos and violence of the Trump and GOP mass deportation agenda. Like the majority of all Americans, Latinos believe Trump has gone too far and are calling for real reform and accountability.

Trump and Miller already ripped $191 BILLION from healthcare, food assistance, disaster relief, and law enforcement to fund mass deportation. Now they want $50+ billion MORE — with zero oversight. Here’s what happened with the first $191 billion allocated in 2025 and a preview of what’s to come. ⤵️

📍 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐎𝐓𝐀: An ICE agent has been charged with two felony counts after allegedly pointing a gun at motorists during a highway incident— marking a rare criminal case against a federal officer amid broader scrutiny of enforcement actions in the state. #AbuseOfPowerWatch

Working families file their taxes and expect that money to help our communities thrive. Instead, Trump and de-facto president Stephen Miller are doubling down and "seeking to push tens of billions more into their mass deportation machine through another reconciliation bill." ✍️: @tusk81.bsky.social

In a clear rejection of failed immigration policies, the House passed a forced vote to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians! Many Haitians with #TPS work in hospitals, airports, and care jobs. They deserve protection, not deportation. The Senate must act now. #KeepThemHome

Some truly amazing news: “Today, Congresswoman @pressley.house.gov, Co-Chair of the House Haiti Caucus, secured a major victory in the House of Representatives, passing critical legislation to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti by a vote of 224-204.” pressley.house.gov/2026/04/16/b...

THE HOUSE JUST VOTED TO EXTENDED TPS FOR HAITI!!! Thank you, Rep. Ayanna Pressley for your leadership on this. Proud to help co-lead this effort for our Haitian brothers, sisters, and siblings. What a day.

🚨 The House voted to extend TPS for Haitians, protecting more than 350,000 people from family separation. Thank you to Representative @pressley.house.gov, Representative Laura Gillen, and the bipartisan coalition who made this possible. Now the Senate must act. #ProtectTPS

IT'S OFFICIAL: The House has passed our extension of TPS for Haiti. This win wouldn't be possible without the strength & organizing of our movement to defend our Haitian neighbors. To those in the #MA7 & beyond, this is for you. The Senate must pick this up without delay.

Donald Trump’s cruel immigration policy put over 350,000 Haitians in the US at risk of being forced to return to a country in a life-threatening humanitarian crisis.

New ICE Budget Request Makes Official: Trump & Miller Set Mass Deportation Quota of One Million Per Year americasvoice.org/press_releas...

While the administration keeps using the talking point of the "worst of the worst" and emphasizing their focus on "criminals," the pressure to fulfill Miller’s quotas ensures that they are instead going after long-established community members with deeply rooted lives and families here.

📍 𝐌𝐈𝐀𝐌𝐈, 𝐅𝐋: The Trump administration abruptly canceled an $11 million contract with Catholic Charities, cutting off shelter and care for unaccompanied migrant children and forcing a 60+ year program to shut down within months. #AbuseOfPowerWatch

"House advances bill to shield Haitian immigrants in defiance of Trump," "Mom of 5 in immigration detention in Texas was taken to ER, sparking urgent calls for her release," "Mounting fear of ICE disrupts early childhood education centers," and more must-read #immigration news.

A major moment: House Republicans joined Democrats to force "a vote on a measure to reinstate temporary protections for some 350,000 Haitians living in the United States." “These 350,000 Haitian nationals are our neighbors. They’re valued members of our community.” #ProtectTPS

BREAKING: I took to the House floor to force a vote on extending Temporary Protected Status for Haiti. We won the first important vote in this process, and now we're a step closer to getting this done. The House must move with urgency and pass this legislation without delay.

A new must-read investigative piece in @notus.com adds new evidence to show why the Trump/Miller anti-immigrant crusade is making all of us less safe – and why ICE, CBP, and Stephen Miller shouldn’t have another dime for mass deportation via reconciliation. americasvoice.org/press_releas...

According to the Trump Administration’s own OMB internal documents, Trump and Miller’s obsession with mass deportation is diverting resources away from national security and the safety of our nation. We cannot spend one more dime on this chaotic scheme.

House Democrats are one step closer to passing a bipartisan bill to extend TPS for Haiti. 

Our Haitian communities are essential to the fabric of our country. 
 
Let’s pass this legislation and give them the protections they deserve.

Right now, more than 350,000 Haitians in the US face the threat of losing Temporary Protected Status. It is cruel, unlawful, & life-threatening. This week, we're forcing the House to vote on extending TPS for Haiti. This is good policy, good for families, & good for America.

For the people in the back 🗣️ Immigrants. Pay. Taxes. And for the record that’s $651.9 BILLION contributed in 2023. Immigrants power our economy. #ImmigrantsAreEssential

She was granted withholding of removal from India *decades* ago, and had been living and working legally (including for the U.S. government!) ever since. But with third country removals now a real option, TSA shared her data with ICE and they arrested her at the airport on her way to a job.

𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐱𝐞𝐬. 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐝. "$651.9 BILLION: The amount that immigrants overall paid through their tax contributions in 2023" This #TaxDay, @tusk81.bsky.social + @yunao08.bsky.social came with the receipts ⤵️

🎉 NILC President @kicamatos.bsky.social is on @time.com's 2026 list of the 100 most influential people in the world. This is a recognition of Kica’s bold leadership & tireless advocacy in defending immigrants’ rights. We're so grateful to have Kica's leadership at NILC! time.com/collection/1...

On this #TaxDay, your friendly reminder that undocumented immigrants contribute their fair share—and then some. One study found that across 40 states, “undocumented immigrants pay higher state and local tax rates than the top 1 percent of households living within their borders.”

📍 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋: As tax season unfolds, immigrants are facing growing risks —where filing taxes can impact immigration cases, expose personal data, or even deter people from filing altogether amid fears of enforcement and data-sharing with ICE. #AbuseOfPowerWatch

Haitians with Temporary Protected Status are our union siblings who work alongside us in airports, hospitals, health clinics, and more. They help make our communities and economy stronger. Tell your representative to vote YES on the #Haiti TPS Extension Act: 1-855-481-5108 #KeepThemHome

#TaxDay is a reminder: our money reflects our values. But right now, it’s being spent on mass deportation instead of the essential services our communities need. We deserve better. Tell Congress to stop funding cruelty.

This is horrific. A U.S. citizen describes the facility in Arizona that her husband was brought to while he waited to be put on a deportation flight. Dozens of people were crammed into tiny cells, there was a "chain of people vomiting" from filthy toilets, no medical care, and only one meal per day.

As the tax-filing deadline approaches... "The process may be even more complex for immigrants, as they wrestle with the fact that the IRS agreed to share immigrants’ tax data with ICE last year, for the purpose of identifying and deporting people not authorized to be in the country."

A toddler nearly died at an ICE detention facility in Dilley, Texas. After more than a week in intensive care, she was sent back. Sarah Stillman reports. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

But remember that Brett Kavanaugh claimed that American citizens who are wrongfully detained by mass deportation agents “will be free to go after the brief encounter.” americasvoicecnn.substack.com/p/in-rare-mo...

new from @tusk81.bsky.social: Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor said what needed to be said. These aren’t just "brief encounters" with immigration officers. They’re stolen hours, stolen wages, and real harm to working Americans.

"Morales alleges three separate CBP agents said they didn’t believe him when he told them he had a birth certificate, Social Security card and other ways of proving his citizenship. The officers threatened him with a fraud charge & 5 years’ imprisonment if he didn’t sign a voluntary departure order"

“Don’t feel fear. Feel proud.” In a moment when so many Latino communities feel targeted, Karol G used her Coachella stage to remind us of the true power of resilience over fear.

Someone is dying in ICE custody EVERY WEEK. And that doesn't even include the American citizens ICE has killed in the middle of our streets in broad daylight. It could not be more clear, ICE needs guardrails, not a blank check from Congress.

📍 𝐋𝐎𝐔𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐀: A Mexican migrant has become the 47th person to die in ICE custody under the current administration, adding to a rapidly rising death toll that reflects worsening conditions and oversight failures in detention facilities. #AbuseOfPowerWatch

"Report: DHS deported a U.S. citizen arrested near San Antonio," "To File or Not to File: Undocumented Immigrants Face a Tax Return Dilemma," "D.C. school applications fall amid deportation fears and federal layoffs," and more must-read #immigration news.

new from @tusk81.bsky.social and @yunao08.bsky.social: "It bears repeating every Tax Day: our immigrant neighbors regardless of legal status are not only essential threads in the fabric of America, they make vast financial contributions that help sustain our communities."

“Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers bashed open the front door of Thao’s St. Paul home at gunpoint without a warrant, then led him outside in just his underwear and a blanket in freezing conditions.” apnews.com/article/minn...

“Our commitment does not end with closure,” the letter featuring signatures from Madonna, Pedro Pascal, and Ms. Rachel continues. “We demand transparency, accountability, and systemic reforms to prevent these abuses from happening anywhere in the United States.”

“Court filings of abuse against children have included refusals to provide clean water, rotten food contaminated w/worms, dangerous medical neglect, sleep deprivation, denial of legal counsel, the separation of children from their families, & retaliation against families protesting … conditions.”