Last Friday, Youngstown businessman Amer Numan Barhoum Adi Othman (“Al Adi”), 57, was transferred to a federal prison after commencing a hunger strike following his unexpected arrest by the Cleveland ICE office. Hundreds of people also marched on Saturday and Sunday in support of his freedom. “We’re in fear...
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America’s Voice As the Dreamer Debate Moves Forward, Three Fundamentals to Keep in Mind Student and community activists, Catholic groups advocate for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders in time of high anxiety and uncertainty Greyhound Buses Allows Border Patrol to Conduct Immigration Raid at Bus Stops Texas Immigrant Youth,...
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America’s Voice Frank Sharry: “It Didn’t Happen Today. It Will Happen Tomorrow.” Frank Sharry: “No ocurrió hoy. Sucederá mañana” Progressive Groups Call on Senate Democrats to Stand Strong, Fund Government While Addressing Urgent Priorities ABC News/Washington Post: 87% of Americans Support Protecting Dreamers Haitian Community Activist Marleine Bastien calls...
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Dreamers with United We Dream and other advocates in Washington, D.C. and around the country worked tirelessly to push for the Dream Act just hours before Republicans shut the government down. In Yakima and Tacoma, Washington, Dreamers asked Republican Reps. Dave Reichert and Dan Newhouse to support legislation. In...
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This week’s edition of the America’s Voice podcast, “180 Days,” is now available. The weekly podcast covers what’s been happening in the weeks and months before the March 6, 2018 deadline for DACA. We cover the fight to protect Dreamers and pass the Dream Act – and other immigration...
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America’s Voice A Turning Point Towards Victory Three Fundamentals: 1) A Bipartisan Path to a Solution is on the Table; 2) Beware the Delaying Tactics Courtesy of Cornyn and the Hardliners; and 3) The GOP Owns Any Shutdown Marleine Bastien: We ask Sen. Rubio to stand with Haitians, Central Americans...
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Since taking office, Donald Trump and his Administration have implemented a sweeping anti-immigrant agenda that has involved multiple Muslim bans, mass deportations, the termination of DACA, the cancellation of temporary protected status (TPS) for multiple groups — and a dramatic reduction of the number of refugees admitted into the...
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America’s Voice Voices Nationwide Call for Permanent Solution for TPS Holders and Dreamers Salvadoran Community Leaders Condemn Trump’s Attack on Salvadoran Community, Highlight Importance of Passing Dream Act and a Solution for TPS Holders Haitian Community Activists and Miami Advocates Call for Congressional Action to Provide a Permanent Solution for TPS...
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Jan 17, 2018
Today, Jewish leaders with Bend the Arc Jewish Action and other groups took over Congress and conducted a historic act of Jewish civil disobedience to demand that members of Congress pass the #DreamActNow. More than 100 participants, including rabbis, sat down in the Russell Senate building and refused to leave, holding up...
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The family migration program has been around since the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 and allows U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to bring in their immediate relatives to the U.S. This law did away with the racially discriminatory national origins quota system from the 1920s. Through the U.S....
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