Immigration

The Cost of DHS Attacks on Immigrants

Date: June 25, 2026

The Trump administration’s deployment of DHS agencies—such as ICE—has caused irreparable harm to our communities, neighbors, and families across the country. The economic costs are also substantial—and mounting.

University of Colorado Economics Professor Chloe N. East, Senior Economist and Deputy Director of Research at the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research Aaron Sojourner, and Executive Director at DC Fiscal Policy Institute Erica Williams discussed how the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign is harming workers, businesses, and the broader economy with case studies on Minneapolis and the greater Washington, D.C. region.

 

 

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Chloe N. East presentation deck

Aaron Sojourner presentation deck

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