Fifteen Texas teenagers today gathered on the steps of the Capitol in Austin, Texas to demonstrate against SB 4, the state’s new anti-immigrant law. But this was no ordinary protest — in a show of creativity that has drawn attention from outlets from Univision to People Magazine, the rally...
Continue
»
Yesterday, The Hill reported that the Trump administration plans to use federal law enforcement agents in a campaign against American cities and counties who have challenged the Trump Administration’s mass deportation agenda. ICE Acting Director Thomas Homan laid out a plan to send hundreds of ICE agents to so-called “sanctuary cities”...
Continue
»
America’s Voice Five Truths Evident After Heartbreaking Deportation of Jesus Lara ICYMI: Bishop of Toledo Condemns Lara Deportation, While Rep. Bob Gibbs Callously Applauds Trump’s Political Police Force Plans to Move Against America’s Cities Trump Administration Promises More Terrorizing Immigration Raids ICYMI: LA Times Editorial: “Trump Should Show Some...
Continue
»
The House Appropriations Committee today marked up the DHS appropriations bill before taking a 30-22 party-line vote to pass it out of committee. Democratic amendments which were offered but voted down or withdrawn included provisions to cut CBP and ICE funding, to protect DACA, to prohibit ICE raids in...
Continue
»
In New York, Jose Molina is facing deportation after living in the US for almost forty years. He’s been married to his wife for 16 years, has a green card, is a permanent resident, and works for the New York City Department of Parks. The Trump Administration is trying...
Continue
»
This morning, Jesus Lara Lopez, an Ohio father of four, was deported back to Mexico and separated from his wife and children Eric, Edwin, Anuar, and Elsiy. Jesus had lived in the US for 16 years, had a work permit, and had no criminal record; his case drew support from...
Continue
»
America’s Voice Frank Sharry Responds to Deportation of Jesus Lara Frank Sharry responde a la deportación de Jesús Lara Rep. Bob Gibbs, Senator Rob Portman, DHS Secretary John Kelly, and Detroit ICE Field Office Director Rebecca Adducci Failed the Lara Children of Willard, Ohio Photos: An American Family Was...
Continue
»
Nury Chavarria is a Connecticut mother who has lived in the US for more than 24 years and has four US citizen children, including one who has cerebral palsy. She’s been living and working in the US since she came from Guatemala at age 19 to apply for asylum,...
Continue
»
America’s Voice David Leopold On Jesus Lara Case: ICE Should Not Deport Him Without Fully Responding to Stay Request ICYMI: “Rep. Gibbs in Spotlight on Jesus Lara Deportation Case” Some Trump Voters Question Pending Deportation of Jesus Lara With Less Than One Day Until His Scheduled Deportation, Jesus Lara,...
Continue
»
Mass deportations under the Trump Administration are continuing to break apart families and roil communities. Yesterday, community, faith, and union leaders accompanied Francisco Rodriguez, a janitor who works at MIT, to his check-in in Burlington, Massachusetts. Francisco had also received support from thousands of people at MIT who had...
Continue
»
