Immigrant Rights

Immigrant detainee hunger strikes spread amid COVID-19 danger

April 23, 2020 By John Bachtell

Despite mounting pressure in the prisons and from courts and public protests, ICE has mostly sat on its hands.

Privately-run immigrant jails denying detainees masks, dodging responsibility

April 14, 2020 By Nomaan Merchant

Guards would not give out masks until detainees signed forms saying they could not hold the private prison company liable if they got the coronavirus.

Millions of immigrants pay taxes but won’t get coronavirus stimulus checks

April 13, 2020 By Astrid Galván, Philip Marcelo And Claudia Torrens

“COVID-19 does not care about your immigration status, so neither should our response,” U.S. Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat, said.

Communist Party USA demands immigrant safety and justice in current health crisis

April 10, 2020 By Special to People’s World

It is important to remember, says the party, that the CARES Act passed by Congress “leaves millions of immigrants without any help at all.”

Temporary Protected Status beneficiaries lobby lawmakers for permanent right to stay

December 4, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg

“We will not stop. We ask for permanent protection for everyone.”