Today, the US Supreme Court agreed to review two major legal challenges to Trump’s Muslim ban, Trump v. International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) and Trump v. Hawaii. The cases will be consolidated for oral argument and heard during the October 2017 term. In addition, the Court upheld one part of the ban,...
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In response to today’s news that the Supreme Court will hear the Muslim/travel ban case in October and will allow a limited version of the ban to take effect, legal experts and advocates analyzed the developments and larger implications. A recording of today’s event is available here. Becca Heller, Director of International...
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America’s Voice Legal Experts React to Supreme Court Decision in IRAP V. Trump and Analyze Implications Advocates Respond to SCOTUS Decision on Trump’s Muslim Ban Advocates Rally in San Antonio as Court Hears Motion to Block SB 4 Top News Reuters U.S. Top Court Set to Rule on Religious Rights; Travel Ban...
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***MEDIA ADVISORY*** TUESDAY, June 27 10am CT / 11am ET DIAL IN: 888-632-3381; PASSCODE: Texas SB4 San Antonio – On a press call on Tuesday, June 27 at 11 am EST, immigrant advocates and legal experts will analyze Monday’s upcoming court hearing on Texas’ “show me your papers” law, SB 4 in San Antonio’s John...
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The following is a statement from John Sandweg, former Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and former Acting General Counsel of the Department of Homeland Security, regarding the pending deportation of Jesus Lara Lopez: Cases like this are an incredible waste of ICE resources that only make it harder...
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Houston joins lawsuit, advocates prepare for Monday hearing This week in Texas, the Houston City Council voted 10-6 to file suit against Texas and its SB 4 anti-immigrant law. The vote came after advocates testified for over six hours in front of the City Council about SB 4’s potential...
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Top News Associated Press Supreme Court limits ability to strip citizenship By Mark Sherman June 22, 2017 CNN Trump’s proposed 5-year welfare ban for immigrants is already law By Jeremy Diamond June 22, 2017 CNN Federal judge temporarily blocks deportation of Iraqi Christians By Ellen Kaufman June 22, 2017 Associated...
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Today, 19 Senators released a letter to the chairs and ranking members on the Senate Appropriations Committee calling for decreased funding for President Trump’s deportation force and detention beds, and insisting that no money be used to fund a “costly and unnecessary border wall.” Said Lynn Tramonte, Deputy Director of America’s...
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This afternoon, Senators Harris (D-CA), Menendez (D-NJ), and Hirono (D-HI) joined immigrants and advocates to urge their congressional colleagues to reduce funding for Trump’s deportation budget. A recording of today’s event is available here. The call follows the release of a letter, sent to the Senate Committee on Appropriations regarding the...
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El próximo 18 de julio, Jesús Lara López, un amoroso padre de cuatro hijos ciudadanos estadounidenses, será deportado, a pesar de no contar con historial delictivo y de contribuir con su comunidad de diferentes maneras. En un nuevo artículo publicado en Medium, Lynn Tramonte, Directora de Ohio’s Voice y subdirectora...
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