A continuación compartimos una declaración de Lynn Tramonte, subdirectora de America’s Voice Education Fund, en relación con el perdón de Trump otorgado al exalguacil Joe Arpaio: He aquí algo que conmociona: los norcoreanos lanzan misiles; Mueller redobla la investigación sobre Rusia; el huracán Harvey devasta la costa de Texas. Y... Continuar »
The following is a statement from Lynn Tramonte, Deputy Director of America’s Voice Education Fund in regards to Trump’s pardoning of Sheriff Joe Arpaio: Here’s a shock: the North Koreans are lobbing missiles; Mueller is ramping up the Russia investigation; and Hurricane Harvey is devastating the Texas coast. Time for... Continuar »
Alarm bells rang for advocates this week after news broke that President Obama’s deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) program may be in imminent danger. If DACA is rescinded, it would take away the livelihoods of 800,000 Dreamers who depend on it — young immigrants who only seek to... Continuar »
As news about the future of DACA continues to percolate, three op-eds today make powerful cases for why Donald Trump should keep the deferred action for Dreamers program. Former publisher of the Washington Post Donald E. Graham reminds us that Ken Paxton is facing a felony trial, Washington Governor... Continuar »
If we want to oppose white nationalists like the one who came to Charlottesville, we should realize that what they want is to DACA, and stop them. A major member of Donald Trump’s administration — top economic adviser Gary Cohn, who is Jewish —  has finally spoken out against... Continuar »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
America’s Voice Amnesty for Arpaio an Affront to Our Values White Nationalists Want to End DACA; To Stop Them, We Must Protect Dreamers Trump Needs to Keep DACA — and ICE Needs to Respect It Op-eds Make Powerful Cases for Why We Must Keep DACA La amnistía para Arpaio... Continuar »
Question: Will Trump Once Again Buckle to White Nationalists, Or Show He is Different Than That? The following is a statement from Lynn Tramonte, Deputy Director of America’s Voice Education Fund, reacting to Jonathan Swan’s report in Axios that the White House is considering ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals... Continuar »
Fifty-three Democrats from the House and Senate today released a letter calling out Attorney General Jeff Sessions for holding violence prevention funds hostage in an attempt to force cities to toe the Trump Administration’s line on sanctuary cities. Last month, Sessions announced that cities which want to continue receiving... Continuar »
Austin, TX – Yesterday, federal District Court Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos granted a permanent injunction preventing Texas from enforcing its original 2011 voter ID law, S.B. 14, as well as S.B. 5, an updated version that was signed into law this summer. Mario Carrillo, State Director for America’s Voice: Texas issued... Continuar »
Continuous Vigilance Needed After ICE Agent Erroneously Claimed “When Trump came in, DACA doesn’t exist anymore” A recording of today’s press call is available here; Facebook livestream of family reunification expected later today While deported Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient Juan Manuel Montes’case sits before a federal judge, another DACA beneficiary... Continuar »