Friend, Today marks one year since Donald Trump began his second term — and in that time, his administration has moved with alarming speed to advance its authoritarian agenda on the backs of immigrants. One year in, and it’s clear: we need you in our fight to protect immigrants’ rights, defend democracy, and stand against authoritarianism. Your support today ensures we have the resources to act fast when it matters most. Since taking office, Trump has invoked the Alien Enemies Act to detain and deport immigrants without due process, deployed National Guard troops into our cities, and sent masked ICE agents to disappear our friends and neighbors — tearing families apart and sowing fear in our communities. The scale and cruelty of these attacks is unlike anything we’ve seen before. This administration’s brazen lawlessness, assaults on our communities, and eagerness to abuse their power all serve Trump’s goal of imposing authoritarian rule. And history shows us this is only the beginning of a series of assaults that will impact everyone, not just immigrants. This administration is just getting started. But so are we. Early in Trump’s term we sounded alarm bells about the growing threat of authoritarianism — and we prepared. We launched a Democracy Defense Initiative to challenge the administration’s overreach and started to build a Democracy Solidarity Table with organizers both inside and outside the immigrant justice movement. We took the administration to court over its extreme abuses of power. We demanded oversight and accountability from Congress. And we expanded our resources for impacted communities to know and exercise their rights. Everything we prepared in the past year has laid the foundation for the fight ahead. Our work proves that we can slow this mass deportation machine, expose the cruelty, and protect real people from real harm. But the scale of what we’re facing demands resources. That’s where you come in, friend. We need your support to prepare for what’s coming. The road ahead will be difficult, but together, we can fight back with everything we have. Please donate today so our crucial work can continue:
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