News Digest: January 17, 2025

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

1/10/25, New York Times, Biden issues sweeping deportation protections before Trump takes office

1/10/25, Washington Post, The political utility of the hoary ‘diseased immigrant’ trope

1/10/25, Semafor, ‘Numb to injustice’: House Democrat explains why the Laken Riley Act sailed through

1/12/25, Voice of America, Scarves over headscarves, Muslim women’s outdoors group tackles snow tubing in Minnesota

1/13/25, Christian Science Monitor, Sanctuary city: a primer on the immigration showdown

1/13/25, Episcopal News Service, Episcopalians commit to protecting immigrants as incoming Trump administration eyes crackdowns

1/13/25, NPR, As immigration stories evolve, so does the language we use to talk about them

1/13/25, New Humanitarian, Haiti in-depth: why the Kenya-led security mission is floundering

1/13/25, NPR, How workers without legal immigration status have been aiding labor investigations

1/14/25, New York Times, The Mexican official accused of hiding the severity of the border crisis

1/14/25, Episcopal News Service, 400+ Episcopalians join church webinar to learn how to protect transgender, nonbinary people in uncertain times

1/14/25, Border Chronicle, Border Patrol could become Trump’s secret police: a Q&A with former agent Jenn Budd

1/15/25, NPR, Trump promised to crack down on border crossings. The numbers are already way down

1/15/25, Washington Post, Deportation at ‘light speed’: how Trump’s crackdown could unfold

1/15/25, NPR, Departing DHS Secretary Mayorkas contends he delivered border security in the end

1/15/25, Washington Post, Gazans eye ceasefire with mixed feelings: ‘What do we have left?’

1/16/25, Associated Press, Some immigrants are already leaving the U.S. in ‘self-deportations’ as Trump’s threats loom

1/16/25, Guardian, They followed the rules to enter the US. Now Trump wants to deport them

Opinion and organizational statements

1/9/25, USA Today (Op-ed), ‘I cannot let your people die’: Jimmy Carter’s compassion saved refugees like me

1/9/25, Washington Post (Op-ed), Who will rebuild Los Angeles? Immigrants.

1/9/25, Washington Post (Op-ed), What does the Laken Riley Act have to do with Laken Riley? Almost nothing.

1/10/25, New York Times (Op-ed), A big idea to solve American’s immigration mess

1/10/25, Guardian (Op-ed), For years I’ve asked ministers what they expect refugees to do. They never have an answer

1/14/25, New Humanitarian (Op-ed), Syria is still not safe: refugees need protection

1/15/25, Refugee Council USA, Here we stand: an open letter to national, state, and local leaders

Research and Reports

1/7/25, Migration Policy Institute, One of the World’s Largest Refugee Populations, Afghans Have Faced Increasing Restrictions in Iran

1/9/25, fwd.us, A Better Way Forward: A New Approach to Regional Migration and Border Security

1/15/25, Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP), Artificial Humanitarianism–The Data-driven Future of Refugee Responses

1/15/25, Migration Policy Institute, Chinese immigrants in the United States

1/16/25, US Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS Impact, 2021-2025

Multimedia

December 2024, UNHCR (video short), Coffee, comedy and community come together in Walthamstow

1/9/25, UNHCR (video short), Shoutout to @StatePRM for their incredible support

1/10/24, Define American with Jose Antonio Vargas (video), Could Houston, a city of immigrants, be America’s future?

1/14/25, This Week in Immigration (podcast), Ep. 186, News Roundup: H-1Bs Divide Trump Troops, Immigration Nominations and Congressional Updates

Kendall Martin2025-01-16T15:24:03-06:00