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This CUNY Forum panel discusses the Trump administration’s expanded immigration enforcement, highlighting aggressive federal actions, legal challenges, and fears that constitutional norms—such as birthright citizenship—are being undermined. Speakers describe how immigrant communities, like for example Haitians with Temporary Protected Status, are experiencing heightened fear, economic disruption, misinformation-fueled hostility, and mental health strain. Panelists emphasize that while lower courts and sanctuary city policies like New York’s offer some protection, institutional guardrails have weakened and uncertainty itself is being used as a deterrent strategy. Despite this, community organizing, legal advocacy, and campus-based support systems—particularly within CUNY—were cited as vital sources of resistance and solidarity.

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