Events in nearly 30 cities are registered on familiesbelongtogether.org Cleveland, OH – In response to the Trump Administration’s needless and harmful separation of immigrant children from their parents—and the prosecution of parents seeking safety for their children in the United States—Ohioans are rallying on Friday, June 1st, as part of the National...
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In Michigan this week, dozens of advocates kicked off a 90-mile march from Detroit to Lansing to highlight Donald Trump’s mass-deportation policies — and draw attention to deportation cases like that of Ded Rranxburgaj, a local father who has been living with his wife in sanctuary for the last...
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“¡Si se puede!” “¡Si se puede!” “¡Si se puede!” were among the chants yesterday in front of the California state house as immigrants and immigrant allies from across the state gathered to celebrate Immigrant Day 2018. The day of action, which was organized by the California Immigrant Policy Center,...
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Today is the 10th anniversary of an immigration raid in Postville, Iowa, one of the largest workplace raids of all time, which led to the arrests of almost 400 people and decimated a small but diversifying town. Postville is still known for the anti-immigrant brutality that was shown that...
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Mothers, children, and advocates walked out on a DHS budget hearing featuring Kirstjen Nielsen yesterday, in a silent protest against the Trump Administration’s decision to separate children from parents at the border. This week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a policy where migrants coming to the border — even women...
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May 1, 2018
Today was May Day, a historic celebration of workers and immigrant workers, and labor unions, immigrant rights groups, and allies came together to celebrate years and follow years of tradition. Our colleague, Juan Escalante, recapped many of the events happening around the nation in this Twitter thread: 1. Earlier...
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Today, Donald Trump made his first-ever visit to California as president, and the response was less than positive. Trump was in town to inspect prototypes for his infamous border wall and to attend a Hollywood fundraiser, and advocates made it clear that he was not welcome in the state...
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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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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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Members of Congress are on recess this week, following the Senate’s complete failure last week to pass legislation that would protect Dreamers and ensure they don’t face deportation. Advocates and Dreamers are furious, considering that this is the fourth in two months that Congress has whiffed on an opportunity to take...
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