We helped win a big victory for the resistance by making it harder for Trump’s deportation machine to tear apart immigrant families.

In California and New York, Bend the Arc leaders joined immigrant-led coalitions to win statewide reforms which will prevent local law enforcement agencies from collaborating with federal immigration enforcement agents.

The California legislation, SB54, is the strongest such legislation in the country. The wins resulted from months of organizing, phone banking, lobby visits, and acts of civil disobedience.