Leisy Abrego

A new episode of the podcast Immigrant Lives is available. @drlizaaranda.bsky.social talks with @abregoleisy.bsky.social & Paul Namphy about how immigrants and asylum seekers are navigating having their legal statuses revoked. rss.com/podcasts/imm...

Impacts of Immigration Policies on Families US immigration policies have profound impacts on immigrant families. In a robust field of study across disciplines, scholars have documented how the multi-layered, complex immigration regime opens and...

This open-access article by @abregoleisy.bsky.social and Lucia León is an incredibly useful overview of how immigration policies shape families' lives. Great reference for scholars, students, policymakers, journalists – everyone, really.

www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

Virginia HBCUs shutdown due to threats Virginia universities take swift action amid threats. Virginia State University and Hampton University close campuses for safety.

Meanwhile…

This is class solidarity.

In case you’re at all confused.

Photo of armed customs and border patrol agents and cars on the plaza in front of the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo.

We are outraged and deeply distressed that armed federal agents came onto our campus—making arrests on the very ground where, in 1942, Japanese American families were forced to board buses bound for concentration camps. It was a deliberate act of provocation and intimidation.

The cemetery of living men: Trump deportees tell of abuse in secretive mega-jail - BBC News Venezuelan migrants deported from the US to El Salvador's mega-jail speak of what life was like inside

80,000+ Salvadorans (mostly men from impoverished communities) have been imprisoned in similar conditions since 3/22. Horrific what these Venezuelan migrants lived through; horrific that so many Salvadorans are still there; painful to see people celebrate it all as a win
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He spent decades researching dementia. Trump’s DEI purge killed his grant, and dozens more The Trump administration has terminated at least 30 health research grants at UC campuses as it targets DEI.

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Border Patrol said it targeted known criminals in Kern County. But it had no record on 77 of 78 arrestees Border Patrol said it had a list of targets for its high-profile January raid, but it had a record for just one of the 78 people it arrested.

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Albuquerque New Mexico Hands Off rally.
#handsoff #NewMexico #Albuquerque

CHICAGO…

woman with sign “ THIS IS A MORAL MOMENT. ITS NOT LEFT OR RICHTE * ITS RIGHT OR WRONG -SEN cORY BOOKER 25 HRS 4 MINS”

wake up and smell the fascism sign

main plaza was full for #handsoff San Antonio

This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.

Nationwide 'Hands Off' protests erupt against Trump and Musk Demonstrations took place across the country, uniting a myriad of criticisms of the Trump administration under one message: "Hands off."

Demonstrations took place across the country, uniting a myriad of criticisms of the Trump administration under one message: "Hands off."

Hands Off event in Rancho Bernardo, CA today, about 2000 people attended!
It is home to over 3700 55+ residences. When many who wanted to participate would not go to San Diego this was set up last minute.
People were so grateful to have this locally available.

Hands off protest in SLC, UT!!! So proud of Utah for the first time in a long time! Just under 10,000 protestors, biggest protest I have seen in Utah! And there were 7 more across the state

Hands Off rally draws a big crowd in Davenport Protesters demonstrate against Trump and his policies

“Hands Off rally draws a big crowd in Davenport, Iowa
Hundreds of people packed the park and hundreds more lined Brady Street. Crowd estimates are chancy, but I wouldn’t be surprised if there was 1,000-1,500 people. I’ve seen others who say it was as high as 2,000.”
This is big for Davenport, Iowa

Large crowd with signs

Hands Off Santa Ana CA

Thousands of Minnesotans rally against Trump in nationwide ‘Hands Off!’ protest Protesters mobilized in St. Paul, Duluth, Rochester and dozens of other locations to oppose “assault on our freedoms.”

All Hands Off Deck! Well Done, Minnesota (and the Rest of the World)!

Hands Off in San Diego we
have heard there were 30,000 today!
@indivisible.org
@maddow.msnbc.com

HANDS OFF! WEST VIRGINIA!

Hands Off Pittsburgh

Hands off medical research and vaccines

Hands off! Portland, Maine

Hands off Atlanta Rally! #handsoff #HandsOff2025 #handsoffatlanta

Portland OR Hands Off Rally

Oh wow: Portland Oregon is NOT KIDDING
#handsoff

Hands off Social Security.

Hands off Medicaid.

Hands off veteran care.

Hands off our kids’ education.

Hands off our rights.

We’re going to fight like hell to defend our democracy from Donald Trump. #HandsOff

Hands Off Protest in the Boston Common

Hands off Madison, Wisconsin