A grandmother and a US Army veteran deported to Italy several years ago are fighting to return to the United States in order to testify before state lawmakers. Paula Milardo, a grandmother and wife of a US Army veteran, lived in the United States legally for fifty years prior... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
English (en español al final de la página): Washington Times: Donald Trump chasing illegal immigrants back into the shadows By Stephen Dinan Reuters: Trump, Clinton Win Big in Arizona, but Cruz, Sanders Show Fight Associated Press: Arizona, Utah, Idaho shape 2016 race By Calvin Woodward Politico: Trump wins Arizona... Continue »
While Republican Presidential candidates like Donald Trump are doubling-down on ugly rhetoric, Latino and immigrant voters are busy planning to fight back at the ballot box. We’re guessing Trump didn’t see that one coming. In fact, a slew of recent reports note that many of the Latino and immigrant... Continue »
El enojo y la indignación han sido, sin duda, las primeras reacciones que provocaron los epítetos antiinmigrantes y xenófobos de Donald Trump desde que el magnate apareció en la escena política en busca de la nominación presidencial por el Partido Republicano. Decir que los inmigrantes –básicamente los mexicanos, grupo... Continue »
Immigration reform has long been a personal issue for Latino voters. According to polling from Latino Decisions, one in three registered Latino voters are related to someone who is undocumented. An additional one in three have a close friend who is an undocumented immigrant. Now, new research from the Center... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
English (en español al final de la página): News and Observer: Why Cuban-American lawmakers opposed intervening in deportation case By James Rosen *Republished: The Charlotte Observer (North Carolina): Why Cuban-American lawmakers opposed intervening in deportation case Reuters: Trump Looks to Expand His Lead as Arizona, Utah Cast Votes Los... Continue »
In a new analysis published at Medium, immigration attorney and former president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, David Leopold outlines why United States v. Texas, the impending immigration executive action case before the Supreme Court, is really an epic political battle. Through a detailed overview of the original case and... Continue »
On Sunday morning, we received news that Wildin Acosta, a North Carolina teenager who was facing imminent deportation to Honduras, would not deported on the late night flight to Honduras. Because of the hard work from local organizers on the ground and on the phones, ICE officials stopped Wildin’s deportation... Continue »
Cross-posted from David Leopold’s post on Medium: When the Supreme Court hears arguments next month in U.S. vs Texas, the immigration executive action case, the first question the Justices will have to decide is whether Texas and the other states on this lawsuit even have the right to sue. That’s... Continue »
Pastor Max Villatoro and his family
It’s been one year since Pastor Max Villatoro was deported to Honduras and torn from his wife, four US citizen children, and Iowa home. Some deportation cases get local and state attention, but rarely do they receive the sort of national attention Pastor Max’s case managed to get. Support... Continue »