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As we kick off #ImmigrantHeritageMonth (IHM) this year, we're reminded that our ability to thrive despite adversity comes from our communities' unwavering resilience, vibrancy, and determination.

“500,000 people who were in complete compliance with our immigration system lost their status, and we just heard silence. Congress has been quiet." — Andrea R. Flores via WBUR on the Supreme Court’s CHNV decision

It was a privilege to join Gladys La Colaborativa at the first WBUR festival to discuss the latest developments on immigration.

NEW & LAUNCHING TODAY: “having a loved one in prison or jail is estimated to cost families across the country nearly $350 billion each year — about four times the amount the federal government estimates it costs taxpayers annually to operate the nation's prisons and jails.” ->

NEW FWD.us report: America’s incarceration crisis costs families with incarcerated loved ones nearly $350 billion every year. It is locking generations out of the American dream. We can’t afford it. Read the report. fwd.us/news/new-repor…

People with an immediate family member in prison spend over $4,000 every year their loved one is incarcerated. That’s more than a quarter of the income of someone living at the federal poverty line. Watch the full conversation: youtu.be/a3CytCT1F18

Read @npr story highlighting FWD.us new research on the cost of incarceration on families with incarcerated loved ones npr.org/2025/06/03/nx-…

“We are in a defined constitutional crisis. We’ve had the Supreme Court say to the Administration that they need to bring back a wrongfully deported man and that ruling being defied.” — Andrea R. Flores via WBUR on Kilmar Abrego Garcia

“The public doesn’t support this. When you look at the polls of Democrats and Independents, they support due process for immigrants.” — Andrea R. Flores

“There is no question that the public believes that someone should have the opportunity to challenge their removal. They understand that deportation—losing a family member—is a tragic outcome.” — Andrea R. Flores

The The Marshall Project ’s “Opening Statement” newsletter rounds up the day’s most critical criminal justice reform stories. Today, they featured our new report detailing the cost of incarceration on families with incarcerated loved ones. Read the full report: wecantaffordit.us

ICYMI: Read @npr story about new FWD.us research. Mass incarceration costs families with incarcerated loved ones nearly $350B/year. We can’t afford it. npr.org/2025/06/03/nx-…

Mass incarceration is a pocketbook issue. John Legend had this to say about our new research: Read the report: wecantaffordit.us

This AM, FWD.us Executive Director Zoë Towns joined the Morning in America team to discuss the devastating costs inflicted upon American families with incarcerated loved ones on NewsNation. Read the report: wecantaffordit.us