Our communities are facing unimaginable harm. Immigrants are being detained and abducted on their way home, to school, and to work. Others are killed simply for defending their neighbors from deportation. Cruel and inhumane policies, as they always have throughout U.S. history, continue to tear families apart.

At the same time, misinformation and harmful narratives on social and mainstream media are legitimizing and fueling this violence. Private companies continue to profit from detaining our communities, while funding politicians who create and sustain policies that actively target Black and Brown people, including immigrants. 

We know the only way to defend our communities and create the change we seek is by building the power of directly impacted people. At the Student Immigrant Movement (SIM), we are creating a political home where immigrant youth can belong, organize, and lead the fight for justice.