Yesterday, the Trump Administration and Department of Homeland Security announced the decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 200,000 Salvadorans currently living in the United States under protection from the program. Salvadoran TPS holders are hardworking individuals who pay taxes and contribute to our communities and economy, as...
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A recording of today’s call is available here. Ahead of the meeting with White House officials and Senators and Members of Congress today, progressive movement leaders gathered on a press call to urge Congress to pass the Dream Act as soon as possible. A recording of today’s event is available here....
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New, must-read analysis by James Hohmann in the Washington Post political newsletter, “The Daily 202,” explains how the Trump Administration’s stunning decision to put 200,000 Salvadoran-Americans on a path to deportation is the latest in a long line of actions against Latinos that have broader implications for the Republican Party. Titled, “Trump systematically...
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El presidente Donald J. Trump y sus habilitadores siguen haciendo alarde de su vileza en el 2018, incluso con más bríos, y el ensañamiento contra los inmigrantes sigue estando al tope de su lista. Dijo Trump en uno de sus tuits que quiere una “solución” para los Dreamers y...
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Trump Ready to Shut Down Government Over $18 Billion Wall Ahead of today’s White House meeting on immigration, President Trump seems to be closing in on a demand to shut down the federal government unless they get $33 billion in border militarization funding, including $18 billion for Trump’s border...
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America’s Voice A Deal to Be Had and A Deal Within Reach New York Times Report: Trump’s Border Wall Would Come at Direct Expense of Actual Border Security ICYMI: The Daily 202 – “Trump systematically alienates the Latino diaspora – from El Salvador to Puerto Rico and Mexico” Media Reports...
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La grabación de la llamada de hoy puede encontrarse aquí Esta tarde en una teleconferencia de prensa, activistas, expertos, representantes de la comunidad empresarial, la comunidad salvadoreña y tepesianos (beneficiarios del TPS) condenaron la inescrupulosa decisión del gobierno de Trump de terminar el Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS) para 200,000...
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Today, the Trump Administration ended temporary protected status (TPS) for Salvadoran immigrants, impacting 200,000 people who have lived in the US for decades, held jobs, and paid taxes. Contrary to popular belief and general misunderstanding, TPS holders are not undocumented. They’re immigrants who were already in the US at...
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The Trump Administration has spent almost a year implementing some of the harshest and most anti-immigrant policies it can think of, even though a majority of Americans support a path to citizenship for most immigrants rather than deportation. The Administration clearly hasn’t been considering, and doesn’t seem to care...
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Statements Released in Response to DHS Decision This Morning A number of immigration advocates and groups have condemned the Trump Administration’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 200k Salvadorans. A compilation of statements is available below: UnidosUS: Upending the Lives of TPS Holders from El Salvador is...
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