For Black Immigrants, a Second Trump Term Hits Different

For Black Immigrants, a Second Trump Term Hits Different

In a matter of weeks, everything changed. A trip to the grocery store. Going to Mass. Meeting with recent arrivals from her native Haiti, or asking them to meet her. It all suddenly feels too risky for Farah Larrieux. Now that Donald Trump has returned to the Oval Office with a compliant Congress and what he sees as a mandate to purge the nation of an untold number of immigrants like herself, Larrieux only goes where she absolutely must. Work, t…

Immigrant Advocacy Groups Intensify Efforts Under Trump’s Second Term - Columbia News Service

Make the Road New York protests on 3rd Avenue outside of Senator Schumer’s office, November 14, 2024. (Credit: Pauline Gallon)   As President Donald Trump’s immigration orders unfold, some New Yorkers are pushing back.    And while one of Trump’s main campaign promises was to “seal the border and stop the migrant invasion,” there’s been an uptick in both demonstrations supporting immigrants around the city, and backing of new legislation that wo…