America’s Voice While Congress Bickers and Trump Tweets Past the DACA Deadline, the American People are Standing Up to Fight for Dreamers Trump’s Workplace Raids Will Hurt U.S. Businesses ICYMI: Time Magazine Profiles Lorain, Ohio Dreamer President Trump’s War on Immigrants Y el Oscar es para… los inmigrantes English...
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Today is March 5, 2018, the day that Donald Trump and Jeff Sessions said was the legislative deadline for Congress to find a solution for Dreamers. Six months has passed since the Trump Administration ended DACA, and Congress has done nothing to ensure that Dreamers — young people who...
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In a profound loss for immigrants living in immigration detention — sometimes indefinitely — the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week they do not have a legal right to periodic hearings to determine if they should be released on bond. Many detainees are lawful permanent residents, asylum seekers, and/or...
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America’s Voice Over 70 #DreamActNow Events Call on Congress to Protect Dreamers ICYMI: Voice of America: “Boston’s Salvadorans, Haitians Form Alliance Over Temporary Immigration Status” ICYMI: San Antonio Dreamer Andrea Fernandez: “It’s Time for Our Representatives to Protect America’s Legacy as a Welcoming Place” Supreme Court Upholds Practice of...
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Last night in Kansas City, more than a hundred Dreamers, advocates, and community members turned out for a vigil and march in support of Dreamers, immigrants, and the need for #DreamActNow. As their event Facebook page said: Congress has failed to protect our immigrant youth once again after voting...
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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 ICYMI: CNN’s Tal Kopan on “How Trump Changed the Rules to Arrest More Non-criminal Immigrants” The Latest Episode of Our Podcast, “ICE and USCIS” is Available Now English AP Congress’ immigration push sputters as guns grab attention By Alan Fram March 02, 2018 Debate Report Canada braces...
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America’s Voice ICE is Becoming the Political Enforcer of Trumpism, Rather than Even-handed Defenders of Law and Order ICYMI: Harvard Crimson: “Students, Workers Rally to Support TPS Recipients” ICYMI: Billy Penn: “A Haitian woman in Philly and her two children face possible deportation as ‘protected status’ ends.” English AP 11,000 people renewed...
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America’s Voice ICYMI: Savage Take on ICE CNN Poll: By 83-12%, Americans Want Dreamers Protected; Strong Majority Hold Trump & GOP Responsible for Inaction ICYMI: Two Must-Read Reflections on Immigration and Trump’s America On Dreamer Inaction, Editorial Boards Fix Blame on GOP; Criticize Trump Administration for Deleting Reference to...
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With ICE deportations increasing 41 percent in 2017, sanctuary churches and synagogues have stepped up to help protect undocumented immigrants from deportation. Since Trump took office, at least 42 immigrants nationwide have taken shelter inside sanctuaries. The national sanctuary movement — completely different and distinct from “sanctuary cities” — is comprised...
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