DED Set to Expire in Just 5 days In a letter to President Trump, 50+ members of Congress from both parties have indicated their strong commitment to preserving the Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) immigration program which has allowed for so many Liberians to lawfully live and work in the United... Continue »
A must-read editorial in the Washington Post recaps the White House’s recent roundtable on “sanctuary” jurisdictions, part of the Trump Administration’s ongoing efforts to slander immigrants to justify their radical deportation strategy. We excerpt the Post editorial,  “Trump convenes a festival of fear-mongering on sanctuary cities,” below: “The spread of so-called sanctuary cities raises fair... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
America’s Voice Advocates, Journalists and Policy Makers Call BS on Trump’s Veto Threat Liberian DED Holders, Experts & Advocates Call for Extension of Deferred Enforced Departure (DED), Highlight Importance of Protecting Liberian DED Holders Esperanza y votos como motor de cambio 50+ Bipartisan Members of Congress Urge Trump to... Continue »
Donald Trump took the political world for a spin last week when he tweeted a threat to veto the omnibus bill that Congress passed, just hours before a government shutdown that would have begun Friday at midnight. In his tweet, Trump pretended that the veto threat was about DACA —... Continue »
In the last year, Donald Trump has taken the “shackles off” Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), allowing them to target families, separate parents from children, arrest immigrant victims at courthouses, and much more. Now, a new movement has arisen among immigration advocates and progressives to abolish ICE altogether. ICE... Continue »
Rolling Stone: “Hope and Fear: How the Fortunes of Five L.A. Immigrants Have Changed Since Trump Took Office” In this Rolling Stone piece, Ben Ehrenreich writes about five Los Angeles immigrants and their lives’ trajectories, including the life of Diego Ortiz, a former Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holder from El Salvador who... Continue »
The continued failure to deliver for Dreamers, on an issue that 80-plus percent of the public supports, is a damning indictment of Washington’s dysfunction and misplaced priorities and a testament to why change is needed in November. While the courts’ injunction has provided a temporary reprieve and continued protections for... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
America’s Voice ICYMI: Former TPS Holder, Current U.S. Citizen Discusses Importance of TPS Program Ended By Trump ICYMI: Washington Post Story on Immigrant Teens Too Young for DACA Now Left with Nowhere to Turn English Tennessee Tribune Dreamers are Living in the Shadows Now By Peter White March 22,... Continue »
A Is For America podcast
***   This week we’re publishing the third episode of our new podcast, “A is for America”, with special guest Zenen Jaimes Peréz, Communications Director of the Texas Civil Rights Project. Listen below or tune in via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast app. This week, Congressional Republicans... Continue »
La agenda presupuestaria del presidente está parcialmente rechazada, pero el verdadero avance tiene que venir de las urnas A continuación compartimos una declaración de Pili Tobar, Managing Director de America’s Voice, en reacción a los detalles e implicaciones del paquete general de gastos y sus fodos para inmigración. “Donald... Continue »