Imagining a nation without immigrants

Another rough week... No Images? Click here     In the immigrant community The Trump administration said it detained more than 680 immigrants last week in a nationwide operation. Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said on Monday that the arrests were "routine," however immigrant rights advocates say there has been a clear uptick in enforcement activities. They believe Trump is following through on new deportation standards that put nearly every undocumented immigrant at greater risk.  DACA recipient Daniel Ramirez Medina was arrested by immigration authorities last week. His lawyers said this could be the first time under President Donald Trump that a DACA recipient has been taken into immigration custody. ICE issued a statement this week saying officers took Ramirez into custody “based on his admitted gang affiliation and risk to public safety.” Ramirez’s attorney said his client “unequivocally denies” being in a gang and said ICE agents repeatedly pressured him while in custody to “falsely admit his affiliation.” An undocumented woman was detained by ICE shortly after she obtained a protective order shielding her from the man accused of abusing her. Legal experts are worried her arrest will dissuade other undocumented immigrants from reporting abuse.  Immigrants went on strike Thursday in support of a grassroots movement that aimed to show the country what “a day without immigrants” looks like. Restaurants and other businesses closed their doors in Chicago, Austin, San Francisco, Detroit, New York City, Washington D.C., Charlotte and other cities, in solidarity with the immigrant community. The Associated Press reported on Friday that the Trump administration at some point considered mobilizing as many as 100,000 National Guard troops to roundup unauthorized immigrants. However, the White House denied that the report was true. “100% false. There is no effort to use the National Guard to round up,” White House press secretary Sean Spicer said in an email to The Huffington Post.   Acts of Hate Teachers at Rubidoux High School in Riverside County, California, reportedly made disparaging comments about students who participated in Thursday's nationwide "Day Without Immigrants" strike.  Take Action Contact your local representative by chatting with our Facebook Messenger bot here.   Acts of Love   Actor and activist George Takei told HuffPost how he got through “one of America’s darkest chapters:” "While we were in the camps, we had a choice: cower as victims, or stand tall.” Check out what other activists had to say about how #LoveTakesAction here.   Immigrant models wearing hijabs walked the runway in Indonesian designer Anniesa Hasibuan's 2017 Fall/Winter show during New York Fashion Week. The casting was intended “to make a statement on the current administration’s stance on immigration in the U.S.,” according to a press release. Get breaking updates on how Donald Trump's policies are impacting communities across the U.S. by chatting us on Facebook Messenger.     Learn more about how Donald Trump's first 100 days in office will impact you, your friends and your neighbors.  Did a friend send you this? Subscribe here. For general politics news, check out our HuffPost Politics newsletter. ©2017 The Huffington Post | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from The Huffington Post Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe   - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe