The EMM Weekly eNews Digest is intended to share immigration-related news, editorials, podcasts, and reports. The views and opinions expressed are those of the individual contributors and do not necessarily reflect our organization’s official policy or position.
Articles
11/19/24, Washingtonian, What will immigration look like under Trump 2.0?
11/19/24, Chronicle of Philanthropy, A welcome mat, not a wall: how non-profits in one city embrace newcomers
11/21/23, North American Congress on Latin America, Life beyond the Darien for children on the move
11/22/24, Pasadena Now, Planning for the unthinkable: Local church helps immigrant parents protect their American children
11/23/24, Aljazeera, Facing the fear of water: refugees learn to swim in Lesbos
11/24/24, New York Times, Immigrants across the U.S. rush to prepare for Trump crackdown
11/25/24, CBS News, Illegal border crossings on track to reach new Biden-era low
11/26/24, WGBH, Norfolk seeks better understanding of immigration after opening of the Bay State shelter
11/26/24, Associated Press, Presidents have used immigration ‘parole’ since the 1950s. Now it could disappear under Trump
11/27/24, El Pais, Immigration battle between Trump team and Democratic strongholds heats up
12/2/24, Common Dreams, Biden urged to act now as Trump’s mass deportation plan looms
12/3/24, New Humanitarian, Targeted aid killings: How Israel starved a population and sowed chaos in northern Gaza
12/3/24, Associated Press, Venezuelan migrants keep arriving in Colombia. These faith leaders offer them a home away from home
12/4/24, Washington Post, The world’s ‘worst crisis’ is in Sudan
12/4/24, Guardian, How would Donald Trump carry out his mass deportation scheme?
12/5/24, NPR, Amnesty International accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza, which Israel strongly denies
12/5/24, New Humanitarian, What are Safe Mobility Offices and will Trump’s migrant crackdown scupper them?
12/5/24, New Yorker, The immigrants most vulnerable to Trump’s mass deportation plans entered the country legally
12/5/24, NPR, Lessons learned from when the Obama administration deported millions of people
Opinion
11/21/24, Immigration Impact (Op-ed), Giving thanks to the hands that feed America: immigrant farmworkers
11/26/24, Los Angeles Times (Op-ed), A thank you to the undocumented on the eve of Trump’s deportation storm
11/30/24, New York Times (Op-ed), A job and community transform refugees’ lives
12/4/24, New York Times (Op-ed), To save refugees and migrants is to save ourselves
12/4/24, The Hill (Op-ed), Immigration worksite raids are as disastrous as family separation
12/5/24, Nevada Independent (Op-ed), Beyond walls and raids: A case for humane immigration reform
Research and Reports
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR 2024 Mid-year Trends Report
November 27, 2024, International Refugee Assistance Project, The Safe Mobility Initiative at the End of the Biden Administration
December 2024, Migration Policy Institute, Complementary Pathways: Key Factors in Future Growth
December 2024, Rainbow Railroad/UN Summit of the Future Side Event, International Peace & Security and LGBTQI+ Crisis Response: New Trends in Displacement
Multimedia
12/2/24, Guardian, ‘People are very welcoming’: Asylum seekers find support in Irish town (photo essay)
12/2/24, KQED, California is a sanctuary state. How much will that protect immigrants from Trump’s deportation plans? (audio)
12/4/24, NPR, Religious groups work to help as many refugees as possible before Trump takes office (audio)
12/5/24, NPR/Throughline (podcast), Seeking asylum in the U.S.