Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
English (en español al final de la página): Medium (Op-ed): Two Reasons Why the Republican Legal Arguments Against DAPA and DACA Are Deeply Flawed By Matt Hildreth Buzzfeed: Clinton Steady With Latinos, But Math Gets Tougher For Sanders After Big New York Loss By Adrian Carrasquillo The Hill:Guatemalan president... Continue »
As hundreds of immigrant families rallied outside the Supreme Court yesterday, one of our movement’s youngest champions asked the Court to protect her family and millions of others around the nation. Sophie Cruz is one of the estimated 4.5 million US citizen children around the nation who have at least... Continue »
Y bien, ya ha pasado un día de que los jueces de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de Estados Unidos escucharan los argumentos a favor y en contra de la Acción Diferida para los Padres de Ciudadanos y Residentes Permanentes (DAPA) y la extensión de la Acción Diferida para Quienes... Continue »
Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments for United States v. Texas, the Republican lawsuit that is blocking DAPA and DACA+. Outside the building, thousands of immigrant families and their allies rallied in support of the executive actions that would finally give millions the chance to live free from the fear of deportation. They... Continue »
Republicans don’t like DAPA and DACA, but policy preferences have no sway before the Supreme Court. The truth is, Republicans are trying to litigate a political dispute at the Supreme Court, and yesterday’s oral arguments proved the anti-immigrant motivation behind the case. Maybe that’s why known hate group, FAIR,... Continue »
As observers pore through the transcript of yesterday’s Supreme Court hearing in United States v Texas, there’s a lot of speculation and guesswork on display. Oftentimes, the conventional wisdom immediately after the arguments about what the questioning may mean for the ultimate outcome is off-base – see the 2012 immigration case Arizona... Continue »
Assessing yesterday’s Supreme Court oral arguments in United States v Texas, leading observers keep focusing on the issue of standing in this politically-motivated case. If Chief Justice John Roberts stays consistent in his view of the judiciary as a forum to resolve legal and not political disputes, then the Republican plaintiffs in U.S.... Continue »
Last Sunday, Senator Richard Blumenthal met with a DAPA-eligible family as part of the ongoing “DAPA Dinners” campaign. Ana, her husband Isaias, and their two daughters sat down with Senator Blumenthal in New Haven, Connecticut, just one day before the family traveled to Washington D.C. for the Supreme Court... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
English (en español al final de la página): The Monitor (Texas, Opinion): Voices on Deferred action for immigrants case Talking Points Memo: Rep. King Scolds Immigration Activists: Are You ‘The America We Can Expect?’ By Sara Jerde Politico: King, Gohmert clash with pro-immigration protesters By Sarah Wheaton Reuters: Immigration... Continue »
David Leopold, abogado de inmigración y expresidente de la Asociación Americana de Abogados de Inmigración, estuvo presente en el interior de la Corte Suprema en la presentación de los argumentos orales del caso United States v. Texas. En un análisis publicado en su página, que presentamos enseguida, Leopold reflexionó sobre... Continue »