Senator Alex Padilla Unveils Immigration Enforcement ID Bill
By Selen Ozturk, American Community Media Posted July 24, 2025 One month after being handcuffed at a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) press conference, Senator Alex Padilla…
Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration Rules Barring Undocumented Immigrants from Federal Programs
By Ann Schimke, Chalkbeat Posted July 24, 2025 Twenty states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration over new rules that would bar undocumented immigrants…
Senator Padilla Sets the Record Straight on Administration’s Harmful Mass Deportation Agenda
Posted July 24, 2025 On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, joined a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing to set…
Workers, Family Members, and Community Groups Sue DHS for Unlawful Arrest and Detention Scheme
By Jocelyn Sherman Posted July 10, 2025 Last week, Southern California residents, workers, and advocacy groups across various industries sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in…
‘Dangerous for Democracy’: President’s IRS Says Nonprofit Churches Can Make Political Endorsements
By Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams “This is another dark day for our democracy.” That’s what American Humanist Association (AHA) executive director Fish Stark said in a…
MALDEF Takes a Step Toward Civil Rights Lawsuit on Behalf of U.S. Citizen Detained By Ice
Posted July 10, 2025 A Latino civil rights organization is taking a first step toward a civil lawsuit and asking the federal government to pay damages of $1…
President’s Administration Tells States It’s Freezing $6.8 Billion for K-12 School Programs
By Shauneen Miranda, States Newsroom Posted July 3, 2025 The Trump administration has put on hold $6.8 billion in federal funds for K-12 schools, according to an Education…
Good Trouble Lives On: National Day of Action Demands Congress Protect Medicaid, SNAP
Posted July 3, 2025 Donald Trump’s Big Ugly Budget Bill could slash health insurance for 17 million Americans and take food away from 2 million more. Congress must stand…
A Nation of Immigrants Under Attack
Farrah Hassen Posted July 3, 2025 Across the country, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are tearing families apart, terrorizing communities, and upending businesses. Mario Romero was…
Language Service Cutbacks Raise Fear of Medical Errors, Misdiagnoses, Deaths
By Vanessa G. Sánchez and Jazmin Orozco Rodríguez, KFF Posted June 5, 2025 Health nonprofits and medical interpreters warn that federal cuts have eliminated dozens of positions in…