The arbitrary and cruel decision by President Trump’s decision to end DACA and to set the October 5th re-application deadline make it increasingly clear that Dreamers are under threat and in need of relief now. Recent reporting in the New York Times and Vox highlights that some of the 22,000 DACA recipients who missed the...
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Englewood, OH – For the past 21 years, Fatiha Elgharib has built a life for herself and her family in Ohio, raising four children – including a DACA-recipient and a 15-year old U.S. citizen with Down Syndrome. Now, on November 27, just four days after Thanksgiving, the Trump administration is...
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Fatiha Elgharib has lived in the US for 21 years and is the mother of four children, including two US citizens. She and her family are longtime residents of Englewood, a suburb of Dayton, Ohio. Her youngest child, Sami was born with Down Syndrome and other severe medical conditions....
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A recording of today’s event is available here. On a press call and webinar today, experts analyzed newly released Election Eve polling of the African American electorate in Virginia’s 2017 elections conducted by the African American Research Collaborative (AARC). The Black vote shifted significantly in the last 30 days before...
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America’s Voice DHS Denials and Reversal on DACA Applications Underscores Reality: Dreamers at Risk Now, Congressional Action Needed Just Days After Thanksgiving, Ohio Mother of U.S. Citizen with Down Syndrome Scheduled for Deportation Key Takeaways for 2018 Midterms: African American Voters in Virginia 2017 Dreamers and South Florida Leaders...
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Today, 19 Asian-American protesters, including two of the highest-ranking Asian-American leaders in the labor movement, were arrested in an act of civil disobedience that called on Congress to pass the Dream Act by the end of this year. Protesters blocked the entrance of Speaker Paul Ryan’s office and chanted...
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Haiti’s Decision Deadline On Thanksgiving Day Boston, MA – Governor Charlie Baker on Tuesday sent a letter to acting Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke asking her to let citizens of Haiti, El Salvador and Honduras remain in the United States. Governor Baker wrote: It is not consistent with the traditions and values of the...
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The case of Felipe Abonza-Lopez is just the latest outrageous reminder that the same Trump Administration that ended DACA is now actively targeting Dreamers who still have DACA. Said Lynn Tramonte, Deputy Director of America’s Voice: “Unless Congress steps up and delivers a solution for Dreamers this year, examples like Felipe’s...
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America’s Voice Paging Rep. Will Hurd: Felipe Abonza-Lopez and Other Dreamers Need You This Year GOP Governor Urges DHS to extend Temporary Protected Status for Haitian, Honduran and Salvadoran Immigrants PHOTOS: 19 Dream Advocates Arrested in Act of Civil Disobedience for Dream Act English KRWG (Op-ed) Outrage: Texas Dreamer with Active...
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Senator Hassan “was troubled by a report in The Washington Post last week that Mr. Kelly had called acting Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke to try to pressure her into a decision not to renew a temporary humanitarian protection for would-be illegal immigrants from Honduras.” Tonight, four members of the Senate committee...
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