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Donald Trump has, once again, been proven wrong. Back in September, POTUS traveled to Otay Mesa, California, to show off a section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall that he claimed was “virtually impenetrable.” Trump toured the area with reporters, Army Corps engineers, and border protection officials in tow, bragging about the ways no one could get through or over the […]
Jessie Reyez shares the powerful visual for “Far Away,” a track that addresses the harsh realities facing many immigrants across the country. Directed by Peter Huang, the video shows Reyez being torn from a love interest who is taken away during an ICE raid. The images of cages, gun-wielding agents, and a lifeless body underscore the pain that […]
21 Savage, who received an award from the National Immigration Law Center Thursday night, said prior to the honoring of his advocacy that automatic citizenship should be given to undocumented children. “When you ain’t got no choice, you should be exempt,” 21 told the Associated Press. “It’s not like I was 30, woke up, and moved over […]
It’s clear that Donald Trump has no problem dehumanizing immigrants in public, but the things he says in private are allegedly even worse. According to a new report from the New York Times detailing a March meeting in the Oval Office, President Trump suggested that Border Patrol agents shoot people attempting to cross the US […]
French Montana has been named the first ambassador of I Stand With Immigrants, a campaign initiative that highlights empowering immigration stories and the ways immigrants have positively contributed to the country. French, who immigrated from Morocco to NYC as a child, opened up about his immigration journey in a newly released video, discussing the struggles he […]
Vic Mensa recently shared the self-titled debut project of his new band 93PUNX, and now the group is throwing a protest at ICE headquarters. On Sept. 2, 93PUNX will play what they’re calling a “Fuck ICE” concert at the Downtown Los Angeles headquarters, with Mensa announcing the “guerrilla performance” on his Instagram. While details are […]
The Trump administration announced this week that some children of U.S. service members who were born abroad will no longer receive automatic citizenship. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) confirmed the change Wednesday in a policy alert titled Defining “Residence” in Statutory Provisions Related to Citizenship. The agency states that it “no longer considers children of U.S. […]
Eleven-year-old Magdalena Gomez Gregorio made a tearful plea to the Trump administration: “Government please show some heart, let my parent be free with everybody else please,” she said, while wiping away tears. “[… ] My dad didn’t do nothing. He’s not a criminal.” Magdalena is among the many children whose parents were arrested Saturday in a […]
The American Civil Liberties Union says the Trump administration has separated over 900 migrant children from their families, despite a 2018 court order that aimed to curtail the controversial practice. “The government is systematically separating large numbers of families based on minor criminal history, highly dubious allegations of unfitness, and errors in identifying bona fide parent-child […]
Vic Mensa has made a point to use his platform to help the disenfranchised. This led him to start the Save Money, Save Life Foundation. The nonprofit’s executive director Laundi Keepseagle told Block Club Chicago that the Save Money, Save Life Foundation was told to terminate the lease they have on their office space because their landlord was “appalled” by […]
