Black Migrants Brace for Intensified ICE Raids and Mass Deportations Under Trump

While discussions about immigration and mass deportations often center around the Mexican border, Black migrants are disproportionately targeted by ICE.

Aug 13, 2025

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When the Trump administration announced it was terminating the temporary protective status of the more than 500,000 Haitian migrants as early as Sept. 2, it was a reminder that ICE raids have everything to do with Black people, both migrants and citizens. While a federal judge blocked Trump’s order—which would have prematurel…

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David A. Love

David A. Love is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Journalism and Media Studies at Rutgers University, and a Philly-based writer who focuses on issues of justice, race, human rights, law and politics.