Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials in Iowa have set their sights on their latest low priority target for deportation: Max Villatoro, a local Mennonite Pastor and father of four U.S. citizen children. ICE arrived without warning at Villatoro’s home a 6:30am on March 3rd. Whisking him away in...
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Latino Pollster, Latino Leader and Immigration Advocate Discuss What’s Next for Immigration Policy and Politics To Listen to a Recording of Today’s Press Call, Click Here. Now that the debate over Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding has drawn to a close, many are left wondering what’s next for immigration...
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Some Republicans are so obsessed with the immigration issue that they just make things up. Steve King is the king of that. But, he’s not alone. On the House floor late last month, Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) alleged: “Every day, all along border states, maybe other places, there are...
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Los Angeles Times: Central Valley congressmen epitomize California GOP’s immigration woes By Noah Bierman The Hill: Senate Dems press McConnell on Lynch nomination By Jordain Carney Roll Call: Senate Democrats Press McConnell to Schedule Lynch Confirmation Vote By Niels Lesniewski Reuters: Senate Democrats Step Up Pressure for Vote on Attorney General Washington Post: Lynch’s...
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Yesterday, we were notified about Max in Iowa. Max is a Mennonite pastor who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on March, 3 and is facing deportation. Max is a long-time community member of Iowa City, Iowa and has 4 US Citizen children. Still, ICE arrived without warning at Villatoro’s...
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The fox is in charge of the immigration hen house — and Senator Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III of Alabama couldn’t be happier. Undoubtedly one of the loudest anti-immigrant voices in the Senate, Sessions now chairs the Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration, cementing the fact that the new Republican majority...
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The Hill: Union applauds DHS funding deal By Keith Laing Bloomberg: What Did Conservatives Win in the DHS Battle? Almost Nothing By David Weigel Politico: The Senate’s anti-immigration warrior By Seung Min Kim Politico: Feds press judge to rule by Monday on immigration order stay By Josh Gerstein Bloomberg: Obama Sets Monday Deadline for...
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Vox’s Dara Lind highlights an alarming divide between the Obama Administration’s immigration enforcement priorities and the Border Patrol agents tasked with carrying out those policies on the ground. While President Obama’s November 2014 expanded DACA and DAPA programs are currently on hold following a judge’s ruling, the Obama Administration’s...
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Speakers at the NCLR’s annual Capital Awards blasted Congressional Republicans last night, following weeks of chaotic infighting over immigration action and bringing the nation’s security to the brink of a shutdown. Republican House leaders finally did bring up a clean DHS bill for passage, but only after stripping the...
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VOXXI: DHS funding feud ends: How it hurt the GOP’s image with Latinos By Griselda Nevarez SocialistWorker (Editorial): Putting politics ahead of immigrants’ lives Buzzfeed: NCLR President Will Attack Republicans: You Don’t Care About Latinos By Adrian Carrasquillo Bloomberg: House Moves to Avoid Homeland Security Shutdown With Funding Vote By Billy House...
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