America’s Voice Ahead of Father’s Day, Sen. Menendez, Rep. Pallone, Rep. Gutiérrez, Immigrant Families, and Faith Leaders Urge Trump and Sec. Kelly to Stop Destroying Families ICE Director On Deporting Immigrants With No Criminal Record: “We Shouldn’t Wait for Them to Become a Criminal ICYMI: A Session in Hate...
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Digby: “Kelly is a genuine Trump guy” In her latest piece for Salon, Heather Digby Parton dives into Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly’s all-too-eager implementation of President Donald Trump’s radical immigration policies. It’s a must read. The article is excerpted below and available online here. Over the weekend,...
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***Media Advisory*** Tuesday, June 13 1pm EST DIAL IN: 203-518-9713; PASSCODE: “REFUGEE” PRESS CALL: Immigrant and Faith Leaders, Policy Experts, Advocates and Local Civil Society Organizations Call on the Trump Administration to Reassess Northern Triangle Policy Washington, DC – Ahead of the conference co-hosted by the United States and...
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During campaign, Nirenberg was vocal opponent to anti-immigrant SB4 and pushed San Antonio to sue Texas Austin, TX – San Antonio City Councilman Ron Nirenberg defeated incumbent Ivy Taylor to become the next mayor of San Antonio in Saturday’s runoff election. Taylor’s defeat is proof of the growing momentum...
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In a powerful new op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, Dickinson College professor Crispin Sartwell describes how Trump’s indiscriminate deportations are sowing fear, wreaking havoc on the local agricultural economy and sense of community in York Springs, a rural Pennsylvania town. It’s a must read. “Fiestas and Apple Orchards: Small-Town Life...
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***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Tuesday, June 13 11am EST Capitol Visitor Center Room: SVC 215 Livestream: http://americasvoice.org/Livestream PRESS EVENT: Ahead of Father’s Day, Rep. Pallone to Join Immigrant Families and Leaders to Call on Trump and Sec. Kelly to Stop Destroying Families A livestream of the event will be available here Washington, DC...
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America’s Voice ICYMI: Must Read WSJ Op-Ed on Consequences of Trump Immigration Enforcement on One Small Pennsylvania Town San Antonio Voters Elect City Councilman Ron Nirenberg as Mayor ICYMI: “John Kelly the “grownup”? Forget it — Homeland Security chief turns out to be another Trump zealot” Trump y su...
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En esta disfuncional administración de Donald J. Trump quizá lo único que está operando como se había planificado es la maquinaria de deportaciones. A diario se nutre en gran medida de inmigrantes sin historial delictivo, porque no hay suficientes “bad hombres” entre la comunidad inmigrante para llenar las cuotas...
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This week, San Antonio Judge Orlando Garcia ruled that the Bexar County sheriff violated the constitutional rights of Julio Trujillo Santoyo by holding him on an ICE detainer for more than two months even after his criminal charges were dismissed. Judge Garcia is also presiding over the case against...
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Here’s the latest in what’s going on with SB 4 and Texas immigration news. Judge who will hear SB 4 suit ruled against ICE detainers Opponents of Texas’ SB 4 anti-immigrant law were given a good sign this week when Judge Orlando Garcia — the same federal judge who...
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