On July 18, 2017, Jesus Lara Lopez, a loving father and provider for four U.S. citizen children, is set to be deported – despite having no criminal record and contributing to his community in multiple ways. In a new post for Medium, Lynn Tramonte, Director of Ohio’s Voice; Deputy Director...
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America’s Voice ICYMI: Lynn Tramonte: “Eric Lara is an American kid with a loving dad who wants to stay in his life” Senators Harris, Menendez, and Hirono, Immigrants, and Advocates Demand Reduced Funding for President Trump’s Mass Deportation Force Heartbreaking Deportation Cases Explain Why 19 Senators Are Calling for...
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40,000-Person PRRI Immigration Polling Finds Majority in All 50 States Back Citizenship over Deportation New immigration polling released today again reminds us that the Trump Administration’s approach to immigration enforcement, characterized by indiscriminate deportations and unrelenting hostility to legalization, is as unpopular as it is radical. The results of...
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At the Columbus Dispatch this week is a story about one of Columbus State Community College’s ESL Afterschool Communities — its English as a Second Language program for elementary- and middle-school children which includes a six-week summer session. Since 2004, Columbus State has worked with 2,326 immigrant and refugee children...
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The American Civil Liberties Union has argued in federal court for a stay of deportation for more than 100 Iraqi Christians, saying that it would be illegal to deport the group without giving them a chance to prove they could face torture or death if returned to Iraq. The...
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Yesterday, an appeals court ruled that DACA-mented Dreamers will no longer be able to receive Arizona in-state tuition. The appeals court overturned a 2015 decision finding that Dreamers with DACA status are legally present, and said that federal laws allow each state to decide which benefits DACA-mented Dreamers can...
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***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Thursday, June 22 12:30pm EST DIAL IN: 785-424-1678 PASSCODE: FUNDING On a press call tomorrow, June 22 at 12:30 pm EST, Senators Kamala D. Harris (D-CA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) will join immigrants and advocates to urge their congressional colleagues to reduce funding for Trump’s deportation budget. The...
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Must-Read Boston Globe Column = Yet Another Reminder that DHS Implementing Mass Deportation, Not Targeted Enforcement In the Boston Globe, Kevin Cullen writes a must-read column highlighting ICE’s recent arrest of longtime Irish-American leader John Cunningham. While DHS Secretary John Kelly touts that his agency is focused on bad actors and public...
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America’s Voice New Massive-Sample PRRI Polling: By 4:1 Margin, Americans Back Legalization over Deportation DHS Secretary John Kelly Set to Deport Pillar of Irish-American Community from Kelly’s Own Hometown Court Overturns In-State Tuition for DACA-mented Dreamers in Arizona More than 100 Iraqi Christians Face “Death Sentence” if Deported Top...
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SB 4 will allow racial profiling and discrimination of Texas’ communities of color Austin, TX – According to the Austin American-Statesman, the Trump and Sessions led Department of Justice yesterday indicated its intent to file a statement of interest and “asked to be involved in the court hearings next week on SB 4,” Texas’ anti-immigrant and...
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