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On Jan. 7 an agent fatally shot Nicole Good, 37, during an immigration enforcement operation along a residential str...
01/09/2026

On Jan. 7 an agent fatally shot Nicole Good, 37, during an immigration enforcement operation along a residential street in . Good was reportedly acting as a legal observer monitoring and documenting ICE activities in the city, home to the largest Somali community in the U.S. The ICE surge in Minneapolis, the largest to date for the agency, involving more than 2,000 agents, was reportedly in part a response by the Trump White House to news of widespread fraud targeting public funds allegedly perpetrated by Somali migrants. Trump has repeatedly maligned Somali Americans, calling them “garbage” and insisting he does not want them in the country. Mohamud Yussuf is a Somali-born journalist and the founder of Runta News, a digital news platform serving the Somali American community in Seattle. He says the current rhetoric coming out of the White House recalls the language of violence and genocide in countries like Rwanda and later .

For Mohamud Yussuf, founder of Runta News, Trump's verbal attacks on the Somali American community recall the language of violence in his home country.

This cannot be reduced to a single case file. Good, 37, was shot and killed by an ICE agent on a residential street in...
01/08/2026

This cannot be reduced to a single case file. Good, 37, was shot and killed by an ICE agent on a residential street in , and with her death, a wound that the city has failed to heal was laid bare once again: that of an armed authority that acts first and explains later. From our friends at Península 360 Press

Renee Nicole Good, 37, was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, and with her death, a wound that the city has failed to heal was laid bare once again.

ACoM News Briefing Recap | Can the U.S. Gain Ground on Mass Shootings and Gun ViolenceSee More: https://americancommunit...
01/06/2026

ACoM News Briefing Recap | Can the U.S. Gain Ground on Mass Shootings and Gun Violence

See More: https://americancommunitymedia.org/media-briefings/can-the-us-gain-ground-on-mass-shootings-and-gun-violence/

Mass shootings and gun violence remain deeply entrenched problems in the United States. Even as some forms of mass shootings have declined in recent years, the U.S. still leads peer nations in overall gun-related deaths. This media briefing brings together experts to unpack the root causes of gun violence, explore federal and local policy responses, and highlight community-based prevention efforts in cities like Baltimore and New York.


Thank You Guest Speakers:
Dr. Ragy Girgis, Director, The Center of Prevention and Evaluation (COPE), Columbia University
Sarah Lerner, Co-founder, Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence
Dr. Daniel Webster, Bloomberg Professor of American Health, Johns Hopkins University

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.

The North State’s Mien population took root as families sought escape from an American bombing campaign during the Laoti...
12/29/2025

The North State’s Mien population took root as families sought escape from an American bombing campaign during the Laotian Civil War. Now, 40 years after resettling, some are at risk of being forcibly returned to a country they have little connection to. Via Shasta Scout

Forty years after resettling in the US, some Mien refugees are now at risk of being forcibly returned to a country they have little connection to.

Trump has used the Nov. 26 shooting of two National Guard soldiers by a mentally unstable to launch a full-scale broad...
12/29/2025

Trump has used the Nov. 26 shooting of two National Guard soldiers by a mentally unstable to launch a full-scale broadside against .

Trump has used the Nov. 26 shooting of two National Guard soldiers by a mentally unstable Afghan to launch a full-scale broadside against immigrants.

Trump’s reclassification signals a policy shift, easing research but not legalization, while revisiting how fear shape...
12/29/2025

Trump’s reclassification signals a policy shift, easing research but not legalization, while revisiting how fear shaped *****na prohibition and still influences narratives.

Trump’s cannabis reclassification signals a policy shift, easing research but not legalization, while revisiting how fear shaped ma*****na prohibition and still influences immigration narratives.

Janeth López, a mother of three kids, is desperate. Her fiancé, Fredy Sandoval was deported to Nicaragua after being hel...
12/23/2025

Janeth López, a mother of three kids, is desperate. Her fiancé, Fredy Sandoval was deported to Nicaragua after being held in detention for three weeks. “I wouldn’t wish on anyone a like the one we will have this year."

This Christmas, a record number of immigrant families will spend the holiday mourning the absence of a loved one.

ACoM News Briefing | America’s Incredibly Shrinking PopulationSee More: https://americancommunitymedia.org/media-briefin...
12/19/2025

ACoM News Briefing | America’s Incredibly Shrinking Population
See More: https://americancommunitymedia.org/media-briefings/americas-incredibly-shrinking-population/
A new media briefing explores how the United States is approaching a possible era of population decline as birth rates fall, immigration slows, and the nation’s demographic “safety valve” weakens. Experts discuss the drivers of negative population growth, economic impacts from a shrinking labor force, and broader social and environmental implications as the country navigates this historic shift.



Thank You Guest Speakers:
Dr. Ana Langer, Director, Women and Health Initiative, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health & Professor Emerita, Department of Global Health and Population
Dr. Philip Cafaro, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Colorado State University
Anu Madgavkar, Partner, McKinsey Global Institute

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.

ACoM Briefing Recap | From Legality to Illegality: How the Trump Administration Is Reclassifying Lawful Immigrants as “U...
12/18/2025

ACoM Briefing Recap | From Legality to Illegality: How the Trump Administration Is Reclassifying Lawful Immigrants as “Unauthorized”

See More: https://americancommunitymedia.org/media-briefings/from-legality-to-illegality-how-the-trump-administration-is-reclassifying-lawful-immigrants-as-unauthorized/

A new media briefing examines how recent federal actions are eroding legal protections for immigrants — pushing people with lawful status into “unauthorized” categories and reshaping what it means to be legally present in the U.S. Experts discuss the implications for DACA and TPS recipients, humanitarian parole holders, immigration courts, and broader community stability.



Thank You Guest Speakers:
Hiroshi Motomura, Co-Director, UCLA Center for Immigration Law and Policy
Adelys Ferro, Venezuelan American Caucus
Esther Sung, Legal Director, Justice Action Center
Jeremiah Johnson, former immigration judge & VP, National Association of Immigration Judges
DACA activist

The Trump administration is canceling legal protections for immigrants, pushing lawful residents toward “unauthorized” status, restricting visas, freezing Afghan requests, and threatening pathways for DACA, TPS, parolees, and refugee communities.

Fear and distrust linger as Korean and Hispanic groups call for accountability and structural reform.
12/16/2025

Fear and distrust linger as Korean and Hispanic groups call for accountability and structural reform.

Fear and distrust linger as Korean and Hispanic groups call for accountability and structural reform.

Los , the name carries a certain stigma in , conveying the disdain and frustration of Chileans exasperated by a sense ...
12/16/2025

Los , the name carries a certain stigma in , conveying the disdain and frustration of Chileans exasperated by a sense of rising insecurity and decreasing opportunity. President-elect has promised an iron fist in response.

The president-elect's proposals are a mix of threats, including expulsions and mass incarceration. Experts say the latter is the more likely.

At a former prison turned cultural and community center, Chilean activists reflect on what a return to power by the coun...
12/15/2025

At a former prison turned cultural and community center, Chilean activists reflect on what a return to power by the country's far right portends.
Península 360 Press Global Exchange

At a former prison turned cultural center, Chilean activists reflect on what a return to power by the country's far right portends for the country.

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