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In the Media

The ILJ Network is frequently featured in news articles and videos addressing immigration issues.
Please click below for the most recent examples.

 

Court’s decision on Haitians, Syrians could affect thousands in Arizona
Arizona Daily Star, June 28, 2026
Co-Executive Director Alba Jaramillo weighs in on the dismaying Supreme Court TPS ruling, which has cleared the path for the mass deportation of thousands of vulnerable immigrants. 

 
Arizona Daily Star, August 25, 2025
Co-Executive Director Alba Jaramillo discusses the promises that were made to young people with DACA, and efforts to protect them from deportation. 
 

What churches need to know about immigration
UMNews, July 21, 2025
ILJ Network Co-Executive Directors Melissa Bowe and Alba Jaramillo offer insight in this article on ICE tactics, travel bans, and the administration’s efforts to end Birthright Citizenship.

United Methodists nationwide gather in Omaha for GCORR immigration summit
Great Plains United Methodists, April 28, 2025
ILJ Network Co-Executive Director Alba Jaramillo was the featured presenter at the General Commission on Religion & Race immigration summit.

ICE probes Tucson restaurant La Indita, known for Indigenous focus & activism
The Tucson Sentinel, February 12, 2025
ICE agents “fish” for arrests in an unprecedented move to increase their numbers.

Immigrants in the United States: The drama of having to live in hiding in the land of freedom / Inmigrantes en Estados Unidos: el drama de tener que vivir escondido en el país de las libertades
El País, (Colombia) February 2, 2025
ILJ Network Culture and Outreach Manager Rev. Carlos Samuel Reyes Rodríguez discusses the growing fear and panic within the immigrant community.

ICE crackdown sparks fear for some in Tucson’s immigrant community
Arizona Daily Star, January 28, 2025
ILJ network Co-Executive Director Alba Jaramillo is prominently featured in this article on ICE raids in her hometown of Tucson.

‘Intimidating’ postcards sent to migrant-aid groups in the Tucson area
Arizona Daily Star, January 5, 2025
Advocates say they have come amid a rise in anti-immigrant activity since the November election.

Border Anxiety Intensifies: Trump’s Victory Sparks Rush at Southern Crossings
Asap Land, November 11, 2024
A discussion of the impact of Trump’s win on asylum seekers at the border.

“They’re very scared”: Migrants anxiously monitor U.S. election, fearing Trump win
CBS News, November 5, 2024
ILJ Network Co-Executive Director speaks to asylum seekers at a shelter to try to alleviate their confusion and anxiety.

Arizonans rally against proposed state immigration bill
Washington Post Video, October 26, 2024
Arizona’s dangerous Proposition 314 would give immigration enforcement power to state agencies.

Tucson advocates worry border fear, misinformation propel Prop. 314
Tucson.com, October 25, 2024
Arizona’s so-called “border security” ballot proposition closely resembles Texas’ SB4, which is now on hold pending the outcome of a legal challenge.

Trump’s mass deportation plan would require surge in personnel, resources
NBC News, October 21, 2024
The threatened deportation of millions of undocumented immigrants would add an extreme burden on local law enforcement and tear families apart across the United States.

Prop 314 asks if local police should enforce immigration
KGUN9 Tucson, October 1, 2024
Proposition 314 would also compel local state judges–untrained in immigration law–to rule on immigration cases.

Climate Change Captures United Methodists Election Interests
United Methodist Insight, September 26, 2024
A report of ILJ Network’s webinar on the intersection between climate change, violence, and migration, featuring our Co-Executive Director Alba Jaramillo and Ilka Vega, ILJ Board member and United Women in Faith’s executive for environmental and economic issues.imperiled