Hello,

President Trump wasted no time trying to radically change the U.S. immigration system. On his first day in office, he issued 10 executive orders that seek to redefine America—excluding everyone from asylum seekers to countless children of immigrants.

In the American Immigration Council’s new fact sheet, After Day One: A High-Level Analysis of Trump’s First Executive Actions, we break down what these policy changes seek to accomplish immediately and what they will mean for immigrants and all Americans in the future.

The analysis, while not exhaustive, examines the Trump administration’s agenda through these main objectives:

Turning the U.S. Interior into an Enforcement Dragnet
“Sealing” the Border—Using the U.S. Military and More
Rolling Back Existing Legal Protections—Up to and Including U.S. Citizenship
Restricting Avenues of Legal Immigration to the United States

These changes will touch nearly every aspect of the U.S. immigration system. They are also a clear signal that immigrant communities are under attack—and we can’t simply stand by.

We’re raising $100,000 during Trump’s first 100 days in office. Can you help us meet our goal?

We’ll continue to inform you of the latest developments as we fight back against this harmful agenda together.

?Sincerely,

Nayna Gupta
Policy Director

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This Week in Immigration

Your weekly summary from the Council.

LATEST ANALYSIS

Centering Humanity in the Immigration Debate

“La tierra se secó.” That was my dad’s short explanation for why he left Mexico as a teenager in the 1970s. His family relied on their small farm in rural northern Mexico for subsistence. But when the droughts came, the land could no longer sustain them. So, he, like my mother, moved to the U.S. to find new opportunities.

Biden Keeps Nearly 1 Million People From Losing Legal Status Under Trump – Until Fall 2026

As one of the Biden administration’s final acts on immigration, the Department of Homeland Security has announced that it is extending four grants of Temporary Protected Status – covering nearly 1 million immigrants from Venezuela, El Salvador, Ukraine, and Sudan – through fall 2026.

FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW

Millions of U.S. citizens share a home with at least one family member—often a parent—who is undocumented. Many of these people are children under the age of 18. Consequently, immigration enforcement actions impacting their families have significant physical, emotional, developmental, and economic repercussions for millions of children across the country.

Deportations of parents and other family members have serious consequences that affect children—including U.S.-citizen children—and extend to entire communities and the nation.

This fact sheet from the American Immigration Council provides an overview of the children who are impacted by immigration enforcement actions.

For over a century, the U.S. Constitution has conferred birthright citizenship to every child born “within the jurisdiction of the United States,” regardless of their parent’s immigration or citizenship status. Donald Trump has threatened to attempt to change that and revoke birthright citizenship.

This fact sheet from the Council explains birthright citizenship, the Fourteenth Amendment and its interpretations, who is eligible for birthright citizenship, and if it can be taken away.

ACROSS THE NATION

The Council is pleased to announce that STEM Talent Connect, a dedicated platform that enables U.S. employers to connect with a global pool of highly qualified STEM professionals, is now open for employer registration.

Developed by a consortium of BridgeUSA J-1 visa sponsors designated for the Research Scholar program, the platform supports the STEM Research Initiative, facilitating research and development talent placements for up to five years.

Learn More: STEM Talent Connect

People in immigration proceedings are not guaranteed legal assistance to help them get out of detention or pursue their immigration rights.?We’re seeking more volunteer interpreters to help us change that.

Our Immigration Justice Campaign (IJC) works to fill critical gaps in legal representation. We connect volunteer attorneys who need interpreters for their clients.

You don’t need formal interpretation or special knowledge of legal terms to take a case with us. All you need is proficiency in both English and any other language.

Apply to Volunteer: Volunteer Application Form

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“This bill does nothing to address [border security] and instead gives state governments unprecedented authority to use the courts to overturn small and large decisions made by the federal government on immigration and foreign policy. This would be a seismic shift in the balance of power between the federal government and states and would exacerbate the inefficient mess of the U.S. immigration system.”

– Nayna Gupta, Policy Director, for The Hill