The Human and Economic Costs of Raids Begin to Take Hold

The Human and Economic Costs of Raids Begin to Take Hold

By Maribel Hastings, America’s Voice Click here to know your rights While continued reports of Donald Trump’s immigration raids spread across the country, including in Puerto Rico, their human and economic costs are beginning to show their ugly face.   In Idaho, a business owner we will call Marta, in order to not use her […]

White House Makes Clear: Any Immigrant Without Legal Status is “Criminal” to be Deported

White House Makes Clear: Any Immigrant Without Legal Status is “Criminal” to be Deported

Editorial credit: David Peinado Romero / shutterstock.com    U.S. citizens, Tribal members, and veterans among those being detained in Trump ICE sweeps   Washington, DC — Yesterday delivered several reminders that the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement agenda is sweeping in its scope, harm and indiscriminate nature, viewing all immigrants here without legal status as “criminal” and comfortable […]

Dramatic Immigration Arrests Rattle Bronx and Upper Manhattan

Dramatic Immigration Arrests Rattle Bronx and Upper Manhattan

By Gwynne Hogan, Katie Honan and Claudia Irizarry Aponte, THE CITY  Click here to know your rights Federal immigration officials launched their first high-profile raids in New York City under President Donald Trump, trumpeting their actions in a 7 a.m. video in which Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who personally oversaw the enforcement actions, proclaimed that agents were “getting the […]

Analysis of ICE Raids in 2025: Targeted Locations and Methods of Identifying Undocumented Immigrants

Analysis of ICE Raids in 2025: Targeted Locations and Methods of Identifying Undocumented Immigrants

By Esther Claudette Gittens | Editorial credit: a katz / shutterstock.com  Click here to access document. It’s January 2025 and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has intensified its operations to identify, detain, and deport undocumented immigrants across the United States. This escalation follows policy shifts under the current administration, leading to a broader scope […]

Deportation of Unregistered Immigrants: Policies Target Those Failing to Register, Risking Mass Arrests and Legal Action

Deportation of Unregistered Immigrants: Policies Target Those Failing to Register, Risking Mass Arrests and Legal Action

By Brian Figeroux, Esq. | Editorial credit: Ruben2533 / shutterstock.com  One of the most significant measures in Trump’s immigration executive orders is the mandatory registration of all noncitizens with the U.S. government. The order mandates that every noncitizen, including those with lawful status, provide their fingerprints and register under an obscure and rarely used provision […]

250,000 People Ordered Deported by New York Immigration Courts, Data Shows

250,000 People Ordered Deported by New York Immigration Courts, Data Shows

By Max Siegelbaum, DOCUMENTED | Editorial credit: Roy De La Cruz / shutterstock.com  An analysis of immigration court data shows the possible extent of Trump’s deportation campaign. Over 250,000 New York residents have been ordered deported, according to a 2025 analysis of immigration court data.  The data details immigration court decisions and was provided to […]

National Emergency Declaration and Trump’s Plan To Deploy the Military on U.S. Streets

National Emergency Declaration and Trump’s Plan To Deploy the Military on U.S. Streets

By Gabe Ortiz, America’s Voice  President-elect Donald Trump confirmed reports that he plans to declare a legally dubious national emergency when he returns to power in January 2025, this time in order to carry out the “bloody” detention and mass deportation of millions of our undocumented neighbors, and likely some U.S. citizens as well. In […]

President Trump’s Upcoming Executive Orders on Immigration and Their Impact on Immigrants

President Trump’s Upcoming Executive Orders on Immigration and Their Impact on Immigrants

By Brian Figeroux, Esq. | Editorial credit: John Gomez / shutterstock.com  Immediately taking office on January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump has signaled an ambitious agenda to reshape U.S. immigration policy through a series of executive orders. These directives are expected to have profound implications for documented and undocumented immigrants residing in the United States. […]

How to Obtain a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) for Filing a Tax Return: Process and Immigration Considerations

How to Obtain a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) for Filing a Tax Return: Process and Immigration Considerations

By Brian Figeroux, Esq.  For individuals who are not eligible for a Social Security Number (SSN) but need to file a U.S. tax return, obtaining a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), specifically an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN), is essential. This process is particularly significant for non-residents, immigrants, and undocumented individuals, but it raises important questions […]

Providing Driver’s Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants Improves Birth Outcomes, Research Shows

Providing Driver’s Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants Improves Birth Outcomes, Research Shows

By Margot Moinester, THE CONVERSATION  When states give driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants, it affects nondrivers, too — even the littlest ones. Babies born to immigrants from Mexico and Central America are bigger and healthier in states that make that change, our research shows. The longer a law is in effect before a baby is conceived, […]