All year, Donald Trump’s mass deportation force has been rounding up tens of thousands of immigrant mothers and fathers who have committed no crimes. Now, it turns out former DHS chief John Kelly was behind an effort to plant a false narrative to justify their arrests. The evidence is...
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America’s Voice New Must-See Resource: DACA Data by Congressional District Un nuevo recurso indispensable: datos sobre DACA por distrito legislativo John Kelly Ordered ICE to Portray Immigrants as Criminals in Order to Justify Raids Americans Across the Nation Rally for Dreamers and Our Nation’s Values English ThinkProgress After DACA’s...
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America’s Voice Representatives Kennedy, Murphy, and Swalwell Meet with Immigrant Youth As Part of “Dreamer Dinners” Campaign and Future Forum Listening Tour English HuffPost Trump Can’t Extend DACA. He Already Killed It. By Elise Foley October 13, 2017 Daily Kos Trump’s abysmal 16 percent approval among Latinos is sending...
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This week’s edition of the America’s Voice podcast, “180 Days,” is now available. The weekly podcast will run over the next six months as we approach 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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The Trump Administration wants to “establish performance metrics for immigration judges”, reported the Washington Post yesterday, an idea which advocates say might threaten judicial independence and lead to worse outcomes for immigrants and families in deportation cases. The proposal consists of six words tucked into Donald Trump’s “immigration principles”,...
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America’s Voice Trump to Extend DACA Beyond March 5? Not Happening ICYMI: Former DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano Calls for Dreamer Protection ICYMI: University of Cincinnati student feels like a pawn Trump Administration Wants to Implement “Performance Metrics” for Immigration Judges ¿Trump ampliará DACA más allá del 5 de marzo?...
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Ed Gillespie, the Republican gubernatorial candidate in Virginia this year, has been running an ugly, race-based, fear-mongering campaign that demonizes immigrants and throws around nonsensical threats about MS 13. It’’s an ugly embrace of Trump’s tactics and if he wins, Republicans should brace themselves for a whole new crop...
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Today, Donald Trump nominated Kirstjen Nielsen to be the new secretary of Homeland Security, a position that would oversee immigration, deportations, and the unwinding of DACA — in addition to counter-terrorism, cybersecurity, disaster relief, and other significant domestic policy spheres. Nielsen was former chief John Kelly’s deputy when he...
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English Gears of Biz US budget face-off may open window of hope for ‘Dreamers’ By Helen Clark October 11, 2017 Associated Press GOP lawmaker says ‘Dreamers’ would lift up birth countries By Kevin Frecking October 11, 2017 USA Today 20,000 DACA teachers at risk — and your kids could...
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Cristina Jiménez Moreta, a co-founder of United We Dream, was announced today as one of 2017’s MacArthur “Genius” Fellows, and the immigration advocacy world is celebrating the recognition of one of our own. It’s a very impressive honor for one of our amazing friends. The MacArthur Foundation, every year,...
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