Series Highlights Harms of
Immigration Policies, How
Communities Are Fighting Back
NEW YORK – (ACLU) -- 2/22/2025 – The American Civil Liberties Union has launched a new storytelling series
documenting the harms of Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda and how
communities are fighting back. The multimedia series uplifts the voices
of people nationwide – family members of undocumented people, teachers,
activists, and more – and elevates the need for balanced and humane
immigration policies. The project comes just thirty days after President
Trump took office and reiterated his pledge to enact the largest mass
deportation program in U.S. history.
The blog, photo, and video series will continue to run in the weeks and months ahead with the goal of humanizing immigration issues. The ACLU’s investment in telling human interest stories aims to counter the Trump administration’s widespread effort to amplify misleading and damaging stories painting immigrants with one dehumanizing brush.
The project also comes on the heels of several legal actions from the ACLU and partners challenging Trump’s unlawful immigration policies. In just four weeks, the organization has filed five lawsuits against measures that would tear apart communities nationwide, from eliminating birthright citizenship, to fast-tracking deportations without due process.
“As the ACLU and its 54 affiliates nationwide combat the Trump administration’s harmful policies in the courts, in Congress, and in our communities, we know that our fight isn’t just about policy – it's about people,” said Anu Joshi, National Campaigns Director for Immigration at the ACLU. “The individuals and stories at the center of this series are a powerful reminder of what’s at stake in the fight for immigrants’ rights.”
The full storytelling series is available here: https://www.aclu.org/campaigns-initiatives/documenting-stories-of-cruelty-fear-and-resilience