Category: News
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Stories of the Week: May 23 – May 30
As we close out this week, the Collaborative is back with another Stories of the Week recap for May 23 – May 30. From budget proposals affecting immigrants in the United States to the temporary revocation of international student visas, here are the top stories impacting the well-being of Im/migrants this past week! – Sophia Read more
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Stories of the Week: May 16
Happy Friday! From an explanation of the most recent deportation actions to immigration policies in Europe, here are the top stories impacting the well-being of Im/migrants this week! – Sophia Benavente TOP STORY OF THE WEEK The Trump administration has taken a flurry of actions to drive up deportation numbers as part of its large-scale Read more
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Research Shows Policy to Remove People from the U.S. to El Salvador Threatens Immigrant Well-Being
By Dr. Mneesha Gellman in Collaboration with The Im/migrant Well-Being Scholar Collaborative May 2025 INTRODUCTION President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador has offered to house “dangerous American criminals” sent from the United States to be incarcerated in El Salvador, for a fee. On March 15th 2025, President Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act in removing people from Read more
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Stories of the Week: May 2
Happy Friday! From a new study by the University of Chicago finding that extending healthcare coverage to immigrants in Illinois regardless of status may save hospitals money to teachers supporting immigrant students amid growing concerns about absenteeism, these are the are top stories impacting the well-being of immigrants this week. – Thomas J. Rachko, Jr. Read more
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Stories of the Week: April 28
Happy Friday! From a Columbia University student’s release from ICE and a federal judge in Texas blocking the Trump administration’s move to deport Venezuelans to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act to immigrant entrepreneurs pushing against adversity and a Minnesota church stepping up to support the well-being of its primarily Latino immigrant congregation, these Read more
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¡Hablemos! With Dr. Elizabeth Aranda and Liz Ventura Molina
By Sophia Benavente and Thomas J. Rachko, Jr. A new report by researchers at the Im/migrant Well-Being Research Center (IWRC) at the University of South Florida (USF) finds that the impacts of Florida Senate Bill 1718 (SB 1718) are far reaching. The law’s impacts include financial stress, hesitation to seek medical treatment, psychological distress, and Read more