Migrants

Immigration as a Political Weapon

June 15, 2025 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, China, El Salvador, Migrants, Migrants and Refugees, Neocolonial Economic Dominance, Political Prisoners, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, US Government Action, US Hypocrisy, Venezuela, Venezuela, War on the Poor, White Supremacy

by William Camacaro, National co-Coordinator, published on The Alliance for Social Justice, May 24, 2025 Although the primary victims of El Salvador’s neo-fascist prison system are the Salvadorans themselves. Hundreds of migrants have been illegally deported by the US to these infamous prisons, currently there are approximately 110,000 prisoners across the country; approximately 85,000 of these prisoners have been arrested[…]

L.A. fights back: Mass Resistance Erupts Against ICE Raids and Military Occupation

June 12, 2025 UNAC Editor Action!!, Civil Resistance, Immigrants, Migrants, Militarized Police, Protest, Resistance, The War at Home, US Hypocrisy, Violence Against Protesters

by Scott Scheffer, published on Struggle * La Lucha, June 10, 205 For three straight days, furious protests rocked Los Angeles as federal ICE gangs terrorized working-class communities. Sunday saw the largest crowds yet, reflecting mounting outrage among broader layers of the population. President Donald Trump branded Los Angeles a city in “state of rebellion” and federalized the National Guard,[…]

End the ICE Raids | Support the Protests

June 9, 2025 UNAC Editor Civil Resistance, Featured, Immigrants, Migrants, Resistance, The War at Home, Violence Against Protesters

UNAC Statement on the Protests in Los Angeles, June 9, 2025 UNAC supports the spontaneous protests by the Los Angeles communities against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids on workplaces and shopping sites. These raids have caused fear and anger in the Chicano and Mexicano communities but on June 6 the community responded in a massive way. They fought[…]

Stop the Attacks on Migrants – Resistance is Not a Crime!

June 9, 2025 UNAC Editor Immigrants, Migrants, Palestine, Racism, Refugees, Statement, The War at Home, Violence Against Protesters

Statement by Workers World Party, published on Workers World, June 9, 2025 Workers World Party expresses its unequivocal solidarity with the migrant community in Los Angeles and their supporters who have been resisting in the streets against the Immigration, Customs and Enforcement (ICE) federal agency, Department of Homeland Security, LA police and other armed repressive forces since June 6. Illegal[…]

Over 500,000 Haitians Threatened with Deportation

June 8, 2025 UNAC Editor Migrants, Racism, Refugees, US Government Action

by G. Dunkel, published on Workers World, June 3, 2025 The 2010 earthquake that was centered on Léogâne, Haiti, a small city southwest of Port-au-Prince, created such devastation that President Barack Obama decided to grant all Haitians residing in the United States at that time, or those who were seeking refuge, Temporary Protected Status (TPS). TPS allows recipients to live,[…]

‘Solidarity with Palestine on May Day!’

May 3, 2025 UNAC Editor Colonialism, Israel-Palestine, Labor Struggles, Mass action, Migrants

Statement by Workers World, April 28, 2025 May Day arose out of the struggle in 1886 when workers around the U.S. joined a general strike on May 1 demanding an 8-hour workday. Chicago police attacked demonstrating workers in Haymarket Square three days later. In 1889, international socialists named May 1 International Workers Day to commemorate this struggle, Chicago’s martyrs and[…]

VSN Denounces Trump’s Targeting of Venezuelan Migrants

March 29, 2025 UNAC Editor El Salvador, Imperialism, Migrants, Prisoners, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Statement, US Government Action, Venezuela

Statement by the Venezuelan Solidarity Network, March 2025 The Venezuela Solidarity Network (VSN) denounces President Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act against alleged members of the Tren de Aragua criminal organization as an outrageous and illegal action that seeks to criminalize Venezuelan migrants in the context of an ongoing effort to bring about regime change in Venezuela. The VSN[…]

‘He’s Building a Concentration Camp’: Fears Grow as Images Emerge of Offshore Prison at Gitmo

February 12, 2025 UNAC Editor Immigrants, Migrants, Political Prisoners

by John Queally, published on Common Dreams, February 9, 2025 “There’s no reason to build this in Guantánamo unless you want to do things you don’t think you could get away with on the U.S. mainland. It’s easy to put tents in Florida. But they’re putting them in Cuba. Ask yourself why.” Fears are growing that the offshore U.S. detention[…]

Is It Nicaragua That Is ‘Weaponizing’ Immigration? Or Is It Washington?

October 22, 2024 UNAC Editor Latin America, Migrants, Nicaragua, Political Analysis, US Borders

by John Perry, published on Popular Resistance, September 16, 2024 Claims that Nicaragua is “weaponizing” immigration by allowing free passage of migrants towards the U.S. border have been appearing regularly in the media over the last twelve months. The claim was made on NPR in January, in the Associated Press last October, in El Pais last November and by the[…]

Harris and Trump Debate Maintenance of the Status Quo

September 17, 2024 UNAC Editor Democrats and Republicans, Environment, Immigration, Imperial Lies and Liars, Migrants

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, September 11, 2024 The debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump featured a rehash of neo-liberal and imperialist talking points. Both are committed to disastrous policies domestically and internationally. The United States’ decline under oligarchic rule is brutally exposed every four years, as the duopoly parties differ on fewer issues and agree[…]