Sac DSA Socialist Night School - No Borders, No Walls, No Ice
Start: Thursday, April 30, 2026•07:00 PM
End: Thursday, April 30, 2026•08:30 PM
Host contact info dsasacramento@gmail.com
Join Sacramento DSA this April 2, 9, 16 and 23 for our No Borders Night School! We will have classes on the history of immigration in the United States, the creation of ICE, and how white supremacy is reflected in the criminalization of migrants. Classes run from 7-8:30 PM on April 2, 9, 16 and 23 in Room 10 of the Sierra 2 Center for the Arts and Community (2791 24th St, Sacramento, CA 95818). Light dinner will be provided.
Class Syllabus in now LIVE
April 2- The History of Immigration, Mass Deportations, and What We Can Do About It
Come learn about the history of immigration in the 19th century and the political context for how that shifted what immigration looks like today. We will hear about the work happening in this moment at DSA chapters across the country from DSA's International Migrant Rights Working Group. Presented by Kristian Hernandez, Coach and Training Lead for DSA's International Migrant Rights Working Group.
Recommended readings & resources:
DSA’s Migrant Rights Chapter Toolkit [resource]
“The dark, complex history of Trump's model for his mass deportation plan” [article]
“On the History of Mass Deportations” [video]
April 9- Welcome to the Border: On Militarization and Expansion
You might think the border is hundreds of miles away in all directions, but the truth: the border is here. Join us to discuss the evolution of immigration law and policy. And more specifically, lets examine how border militarization has been a critical tool for the calcification of our borders and paved the way for the enforcement strategy we see today. Presented by Giselle Garcia, J.D. Programs Director for NorCal Resist.
Recommended readings & resources:
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April 23- Scapegoat Politics: Immigrants Right and the Class Struggle
This presentation will review the evolution of immigration policy in the modern era, demonstrating how immigrants' rights and migration flows are manipulated to serve the interests of capital. I will try to lay out a framework for how socialist and labor movements can strategize around these forces.
Recommended Readings:
We are proud to host Suzy Lee, member of the Catalyst editorial board and Director of the human rights program in the Human Development Dept. of Binghamton University. You can check out some of her recent articles here.
April 30- Policing from Within: ICE, Crimmigration, and the Federalized Control of Citizens and Non-citizens in the U.S.
Come learn about the history of ICE and the criminalization of migration with Sac State Professors Heidy Sarabia (Sociology) and Vanessa Guzman (Ethnic Studies) as they share their current work and discuss the current situation in the U.S.
Recommended readings & resources:
Austin Kocher and Adam Sawyer. 2026. “Mapping 41 Detention Deaths During the Second Trump Administration” Available Online
César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández. 2018. “Deconstructing Crimmigration” Available Online
De Genova, Nicholas. 2010. "The deportation regime: Sovereignty, Space, and the Freedom of Movement" in The Deportation Regime. pp. 33-65. Available online.
Dowling, Julie A., and Jonathan Xavier Inda. 2013. “Governing Migrant Illegality” in Governing immigration through crime: A reader. Stanford University Press. Available online.
Golash‐Boza, Tanya. 2009. "A confluence of interests in immigration enforcement: How politicians, the media, and corporations profit from immigration policies destined to fail." Sociology Compass 3.2: 283-294. Available online.
MPI Report. 2026. “Unleashing Power in New Ways: Immigration in the First Year of Trump 2.0.” Available online.
New York City Bar. 2026. “Report on the Trump Administration’s 2025-26 Changes to Immigration Law.” Available online.
UCLA Report. 2026. “Latino ICE Detentions Dramatically Reshaped Under Trump.” Available online.
