Politics

A Study about Tax Payments by Undocumented Immigrants

Report by Carl Davis, Marco Guzman, and Emma Sifre (Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy) Key Findings Undocumented immigrants paid
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Trump Administration’s Use of IRS Data in Immigration Enforcement Sparks Controversy

The Trump administration has recently taken steps to access confidential taxpayer information from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to aid
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“At What Cost?”: The Truth (Facts) About Who the Trump Immigration Agenda is Really Targeting

Access online version of this press release HERE Washington, DC – The Trump administration continues to escalate its ruthless effort to
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Vanessa Cárdenas & David Leopold on Larger Democratic Stakes of Trump’s Weaponizing of Immigration Law

Access online version of this press release HERE Washington, DC — As legal observers have been highlighting, there’s a brewing constitutional crisis
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Shutting down the Voice of America

The recent decision by President Trump to dismantle the Voice of America (VOA) and its parent organization, the U.S. Agency
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Paxton says trans Texans can’t use court orders to change sex on driver’s licenses, birth

By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune “Paxton says trans Texans can’t use court orders to change sex on driver’s licenses,
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Trump Administration Continues to Purge Minorities from History

In compliance with President Donald Trump’s executive order to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives across federal agencies, the
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Young Voters Respond to Trump Administration’s Expected Order to Dismantle Department of Education

NextGen America released the following statement: “The Department of Education helps fund our country’s public schools, protects students from discrimination,
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Houston police directed to call ICE on undocumented immigrants with deportation orders

By Kate McGee, The Texas Tribune “Houston police directed to call ICE on undocumented immigrants with deportation orders” was first
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Texas school districts hopeful lawmakers will help plug $1.7 billion gap in special education funding

By Pavan Acharya, The Texas Tribune “Texas school districts hopeful lawmakers will help plug $1.7 billion gap in special education
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