As local police expand roles in immigration enforcement, limited transparency around ICE collaboration raises accountability concerns. Experts share strategies for accessing records, analyzing data, and reporting on enforcement’s impact on communities.
Diaspora communities are shaping U.S. foreign policy debates, influencing views on sanctions, democracy, and global conflict. Experts examine political engagement, internal divisions, and impacts on immigrant communities and domestic discourse.
Newly released Epstein case files refocus attention on sex trafficking victims often ignored by power and law enforcement. Experts examine trafficking prevalence, barriers to justice, survivor treatment, and low prosecution and conviction rates.
Ahead of the 2026 midterms, Justice Department demands for voter data, federal lawsuits against states, and new election laws are raising privacy concerns, legal battles, and fears over voting access and election integrity.
As the U.S. nears its 250th anniversary, communities push back against efforts to erase nonwhite history. Speakers discuss reclaiming community narratives amid censorship of museums, monuments, and public memory.
Despite a decline in mass shootings, the U.S. leads peer nations in gun deaths. Experts examine causes of gun violence, federal policy solutions, and effective local prevention efforts in cities like Baltimore and New York.
U.S. birth rates are falling, immigration is slowing, and population decline looms. Experts explore demographic trends, economic impacts of a shrinking labor force, and global parallels reshaping major economies by 2100.
White supremacist narratives are moving into mainstream politics and culture, influencing policy and public debate. This briefing examines their links to Christian nationalism, rising polarization, and the impact on communities and journalists.
Sep 19 | UCLA scholars and Million Dollar Hoods researchers unveil 130 years of deportation data, mapping patterns of enforcement and bias that continue shaping U.S. immigration policy today.
The House passed H.R. 3486, the Stop Illegal Entry Act, imposing harsh mandatory prison sentences on asylum seekers and undocumented immigrants. The bill now heads to the Senate amid criticism from immigrant advocates.
Sep 12 | Immigrant survivors of domestic violence face growing barriers as visa protections, asylum rights, and federal funding safeguards erode. With rising scrutiny, anti-DEIA restrictions, and fear of ICE raids, many survivors remain silent. Experts will discuss urgent challenges and support pathways at this week’s briefing.
