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Good News – 5/15/25

But first: This week’s installment of “To Immigrants With Love”

A letter from the interactive exhibit that MIRA featured at Immigrants’ Day at the Statehouse.

see linked PDF to read

Politico: Judge orders immediate release of Rumeysa Ozturk, Tufts student detained by ICE

20 states jointly filed two separate lawsuits against Trump Administration threats to funding. In April, the Department of Transportation threatened to withhold funding to states that don’t cooperate with immigration enforcement efforts and end DEI programs. An earlier letter from DHS had also threatened to withhold funding from states that do not cooperate with immigration enforcement efforts. Both suits were filed in Rhode Island. NY Times: 20 States Sue Trump Over Immigration Demands and Threats to Cut Funding

Reuters: US appeals court rejects Trump bid to revoke thousands of migrants’ status

AZ Mirror: Gov Katie Hobbs of AZ vetoes GOP bills that would force cooperation with ICE

 

Check out the instagram reel about this art exhibition at the Bronx Art Space, from the CUNY Mexican Studies Institute: