Trump Administration is Hauling Two Year Olds Before Judges Writing in the New York Times, Vivian Yee and Miriam Jordan tell the story of Fernanda Jacqueline Davila, a toddler from Honduras taken from her grandmother as part of the Trump administration’s unresolved family separation crisis. The story describes Fernanda’s... Continue »
Kavanaugh’s Elevation Could Impact the Ultimate Fate of Ramos v. Nielsen Following the Injunction Last Week on the Trump Administration’s Termination of TPS In an article for USA Today, Alan Gomez brings up the future of immigration policy in light of Brett Kavanaugh’s recent confirmation to the Supreme Court.... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
English Associated Press AP Investigation: Deported Parents Can Lose Custody of Kids October 09, 2018 USA Today Immigration attorneys counsel worried clients amid confusion over Trump’s planned green card rules By Alan Gomez October 08, 2018 USA Today How Trump administration plans to screen green card applicants’ use of... Continue »
Valores familiares y esfuerzo personal impulsan el éxito Agradecida y orgullosa por los sacrificios que han hecho sus padres por ella y por su hermana, Linette Jiménez confiesa que es ahora como persona adulta cuando entiende lo difícil que debió de ser para ellos adaptarse a la cultura estadounidense... Continue »
Fairfax County police are investigating swastikas that were spray painted on the front of the Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia in Annandale early Saturday morning. Building staff noticed the vandalism, 19 swastikas in total, shortly after 7 a.m. as they were opening up the building for the day,... Continue »
Last week, Judge Edward Chen issued a preliminary injunction blocking the administration’s termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for legal immigrants from El Salvador, Nicaragua, Haiti, and Sudan. While the decision was cheered by TPS holders and advocates nationwide, it is a temporary relief for a much bigger crisis.... Continue »
Los Angeles, California – The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) and the CHIRLA Action Fund have tasked themselves with educating California voters on propositions that will appear on the ballot on November 6th,  and ensuring that people vote and that they do it for candidates who are looking... Continue »
A Is For America podcast
*** * On this week’s episode of our podcast, we spoke with UCLA professor and Latino Decisions principal Matt Barreto about this year’s midterm elections, the importance of the Latino vote, current polls, campaign investment into new American communities, and more. (Interview begins at 9:15.) This week, a federal judge... Continue »
TPS Holders Celebrate Temporary Relief, Their Futures Remain in Limbo In a powerful piece, Jennifer Medina of the New York Times gives Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders and their families the opportunity to give voice their hopes, fears and experiences as the Trump administration seeks to deport them and... Continue »
Si algo está moviendo el ámbito político-electoral en el condado de Orange es, definitivamente, la efervescencia juvenil por participar en un cambio, tanto para ellos, como para sus familias y su comunidad. Su convencimiento no es endeble, sino lo suficientemente firme e intenso a su edad como para energizar... Continue »