Dissenting Justices to Yesterday’s Asylum Decision Suggest that this Supreme Court is Becoming Another Political Arm of the President Yesterday, the Supreme Court granted a “extraordinary” request by the Trump administration to allow the administration to implement a regulation that Justice Sotomayor describes as, “forbid almost all Central Americans—even...
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The following is a statement from Douglas Rivlin, Director of Communication for America’s Voice in response to the Trump administration’s denial of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Bahamians in the devastating wake of Hurricane Dorian: As Bahamians deal with the aftermath of Dorian’s terror and destruction, President Trump has...
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The Trump administration, now aided and abetted by the Supreme Court, is gutting the U.S. asylum system. The consequences are and will be devastating. Below are just some of the reactions: As an unnamed asylum officer told BuzzFeed’s Hamed Aleaziz: “We’re in the midst of a refugee crisis on...
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Lawyer: “Donald Trump and the Trump organization are running and engaging in a multi-state criminal conspiracy” In a segment titled, “The Well-Documented Case of Trump’s Undocumented Employees” on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, former undocumented employees of the Trump Organization bravely speak out about the abuses they experienced working...
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Will Justice Roberts Assert Independence or Simply Act as Arm of the Trump Administration’s Assault on Immigration and Human Rights? The following is a statement from Pili Tobar, Deputy Director of America’s Voice in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling which allows the Trump administration’s asylum crackdown to...
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In a surprise decision yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump Administration’s asylum ban can proceed for now, while the legal fight plays out in courts. Contrary to the U.S.’ obligations under domestic and international law, border officials can now deny applications from migrants who have traveled through...
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America’s Voice Has the U.S. Supreme Court Become the Trump Court on Immigration? Trump Administration Denies Bahamian TPS as U.S. is Confronted with Ongoing Death and Destruction Reaction to The Supreme Court’s Ban on Asylum Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Highlights Trump’s Abuse of Undocumented Workers Decision Enabling Trump’s...
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English Associated Press Tent courts set to open on border for US asylum seekers By Cedar Attanasio September 10, 2019 Reuters Hasty rollout of Trump immigration policy has ‘broken’ border courts By Mica Rosenberg, Kristina Cooke and Reade Levinson September 10, 2019 The New York Times Trump’s Refugee Cuts...
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A recording of the call is available here Earlier today, immigration experts gathered on a press call to discuss the growing humanitarian crisis in our border exacerbated by the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” policy. Asylum seekers, fleeing violence and devastation in their home countries, are being pushed...
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New Conventional Wisdom Now Aligns with Previous AV Polling & Analysis In a provocative New York Times op-ed, Democratic pollster Stan Greenberg marshals public opinion data and the recent lessons from the 2018 midterms to make the case that the Republican Party is headed toward defeat in 2020. The...
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