English (en español al final de la página): Think Progress: Undocumented Immigrants Beg Ohio Governor To Protect Their Families From Deportation By Esther Yu-Hsi Lee Latin Post: Immigrant Rights Advocates Meet with Gov. John Kasich on DACA, DAPA Lawsuit By Claudia Balthazar MSNBC: Bobby Jindal slams Jeb Bush on... Continue »
With Markup of Sen. Vitter Bill on the Horizon, America’s Voice Offers a Fresh Reminder of the Political and Policy Perils Associated with Anti-Community Safety Legislation   The Trump Effect continues to make its mark on Congress.  Following a series of GOP-led hearings last week aimed at portraying all immigrants as ... Continue »
Yesterday, a social worker and two formerly-detained mothers testified at a Congressional forum about horrific conditions at Karnes, a family detention facility in Texas. The forum, organized by leading House Democrats, featured harrowing details about the conditions mothers and children face in detention facilities. A Storify on the forum,... Continue »
In a forum on family detention organized by leading House Democrats yesterday, a social worker testified about the devastating abuse she witnessed while working at the Karnes family detention facility, including the denial of basic medical care for sick children. “What I saw during my time at Karnes made clear... Continue »
English (en español al final de la página): The Columbus Dispatch: Kasich, DeWine meet with immigration reformers By Randy Ludlow National Journal: Latino PACs Eye a Bigger Role in 2016 By Kimberly Railey MSNBC: Jeb Bush and Donald Trump, a study in contrasts on Latino outreach By Benjy Sarlin... Continue »
If you follow this blog, you know that a small group of Ohioans went all the way to Iowa to track down our sitting governor, John Kasich (R), who is also running for President.  We had been trying to get a meeting with his office to discuss Ohio’s support... Continue »
As advocates applaud a judge’s ruling that holding women and children in detention violates a 1997 court decision, a social worker will today testify about the “deplorable” conditions she witnessed while working at the Karnes detention facility in Texas. From Esther Lee of ThinkProgress: At a Judiciary Democrats’ Forum... Continue »
*** MEDIA AVAILABILITY**** Ohio Immigrant Families Meet with Gov. Kasich and AG DeWine  End Day in Just as Much Limbo as They Started It Cleveland, OH—Yesterday, Ohio immigrants and their U.S. Citizen children, lawyers, and allies headed back to Columbus to meet directly with their Attorney General Mike DeWine and... Continue »
A federal judge’s decision last Friday that detaining mothers and children violates a 1997 court settlement is already having a “groundbreaking” effect, said the Huffington Post earlier today. Citing the 1997 Flores Agreement, U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee ruled last week that hundreds of families currently held in detention... Continue »
English (en español al final de la página): NBC News: Jeb Bush Says He Was Hurt by Trump Remarks About Mexicans By Andrew Rafferty Time: Donald Trump Is Not as Aggressive on Immigration As He Sounds By Tessa Berenson Vox: Donald Trump is more moderate than many Republican voters... Continue »