Mar 17, 2015
The Hill: WH: Lynch delay ‘unconscionable’ By Jordan Fabian Politico: Loretta Lynch fight gets heated By Burgess Everett and Seung Min Kim Washington Post: With a seemingly innocuous bill, Senate manages to tie itself in knots By Mike DeBonis The Hill: Reid: GOP holding Loretta Lynch ‘hostage’ By Jordain Carney USA Today: Hillary Clinton...
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With Ireland’s Taoiseach Enda Kenny visiting President Obama to discuss world issues — including his own support for immigration reform — the Migrant Rights Centre gathered in Dublin, Ireland yesterday to unveil a giant St. Patrick’s Day banner in solidarity with America’s undocumented population. The banner, reading “Happy St....
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In the Huffington Post, Juan Escalante Explains How the GOP’s Obsession with Immigrants is Blocking a Historical Nomination Over the weekend, after months of slow walking, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced plans to delay a vote on Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch even further. Bitter over their failed effort...
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Here’s what we know so far about Max Villatoro, a beloved pastor facing imminent deportation from his Iowa home of more than two decades: Late last Friday we learned that during the dead of night, Pastor Max was transferred to a detention facility in Louisiana. Louisiana is commonly the...
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The Hill: White House makes aggressive legal push on immigration By Jordan Fabian The Hill: GOP lawmaker says Obama will lose immigration appeal By Mark Hensch Los Angeles Times: Obama immigration program, blocked by Texas judge, wins 14 states’ support By Joseph Tanfani MSNBC: As immigration actions remain in ‘legal limbo,’ a community...
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In addition to the 42,000 people that have signed petitions to stop Max’s deportation, supporters of Pastor Max are recording their own videos asking President Obama to keep Max’s family together. Here’s what started it all. Pastor Max’s wife Gloria and their four children, pleading to President Obama to...
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In an emotional video filmed last night, Pastor Max Villatoro’s wife and their four U.S. citizen children directly pleaded to President Barack Obama to halt Max’s deportation and let him return to his family and community in Iowa: “I need my husband back. My kids need their dad. I’m...
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After Series of Arbitrary Transfers to Multiple Detention Centers, ICE Seeks Apparent Retaliation Against Pastor Max Villatoro and His Loved Ones; Community Demands Answers After a week-long, nationwide mobilization against the arrest of local Mennonite Pastor Max Villatoro, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) appears to be unmoved by the intensifying pressure from...
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Yesterday, a coalition of 14 states, led by Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson, filed an amicus curiae (“friend-of-the-court”) brief supporting the Department of Justice’s emergency appeal for a stay of Judge Hanen’s injunction on the implementation of immigration action. The states argue they stand to benefit from DAPA...
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Leaders Weigh in on Lynch Nomination; DOJ Lawsuit; Other Developments To listen to a recording of today’s call, click here. Washington, DC – Next week, after months of GOP slow walking and delay, the Senate will vote on Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch. Bitter over their failed effort to shutdown Department of...
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