Around the U.S.
Immigrant advocates get ready for another 4 years of battle:
Immigrants’ rights groups have spent the last year preparing for a second Trump term, analyzing his proposals, drafting legal briefs, coordinating messaging and organizing aid. — POLITICO
Trump’s anti-immigration plans could take center stage in Texas:
Social and legal services group FIEL is telling clients to prepare for “anything that can happen” under Trump. — Texas Tribune
Washington D.C.
Trump’s win puts militarized mass deportations on the agenda:
The reelection of Donald Trump sets the stage for policy changes that could upend the lives of millions of immigrants and recast the U.S. economy and labor force. — The Washington Post
New York
For newcomers in New York City, there’s no ‘Plan B’ after Trump’s victory:
Immigrant newcomers from Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador face an uncertain path after Trump’s win reignites their fears of deportation. — Documented
Advocates say newly passed Proposition 2 will harm immigrant street vendors:
Street vendor advocates call Prop 2’s language “misleading,” claiming it could be weaponized against New York City’s immigrant street vendors. — Documented
In New York, immigration weighed heavily and divisively among immigrants themselves:
In Staten Island, a conservative stronghold of the city, immigration was front and center on voters’ minds in Tuesday’s election. — NPR
NYC immigration advocates brace for battle after Trump’s victory:
“We’re going to fight it or we’re as prepared, if not more prepared than the first time around,” said New York Immigration Coalition’s Murad Awawdeh. — ABC 7 Eyewitness News
