Audio Recording of Today’s Press Call On Saturday, President Biden fulfilled his campaign promise to the Haitian community and redesignated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Haiti, allowing Haitian nationals in the United States to remain with their families without the risk of deportation. Today, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY)...
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America’s Voice Senate Majority Leader, Rep. Pressley and Civil Rights and Labor Leaders Commend Biden Administration on TPS for Haiti English Today News Africa What they are saying as Biden administration re-designates Haiti for Temporary Protected Status May 23, 2021 Associated Press US again extending temporary protected status...
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“Hoy ha sido un recordatorio del porqué las elecciones importan” Washington, DC – El gobierno de Biden anunció hoy que otorgaría nuevamente el Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS) para Haití. Como lo informó primero Hamed Aleaziz en BuzzFeed, la noticia significa que unos 150,000 haitianos que viven en Estados...
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“Today is a reminder of why elections matter” The Biden administration today announced it would redesignate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti. As Hamed Aleaziz of BuzzFeed first reported, the news means that some 150,000 Haitians living in the United States will be shielded from deportation and eligible...
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A recording of the call can be found here. Washington, DC – On Friday May 21st, immigrant advocates gathered for an “Office Hours” press conference to wrap up key developments on immigration from the week and to preview what’s coming down the road. Topics discussed included: Biden administration announcement...
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America’s Voice OFFICE HOURS: Immigrant Advocates on Progress and Challenges English Associated Press US ends use of 2 immigration jails accused of mistreatment By Ben Fox and Kate Brumback May 20, 2021 The Washington Post ICE to stop detaining immigrants at two county jails under federal investigation By...
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Today, ICE announced that it will end their contracts with two detention facilities: Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia, and Bristol County Detention Center in Massachusetts. This comes after years of community organizing and activism, particularly from the Detention Watch Network, to close these centers of abuse and terror. ...
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David Leopold: “A welcome first step” The Biden administration is taking steps to undo and repair some of the most cruel elements of the Trump era immigration. Trump’s cruelty towards immigrants remains a moral stain on the nation and one of the reasons he was rejected by the multiracial...
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El pueblo estadounidense quiere soluciones, no las excusas del Partido Republicano de “primero la frontera” que solo implican falta de acción Washington, DC – Una nueva encuesta de NPR/Ipsos sobre inmigración revela que los estadounidenses apoyan abrumadoramente vías para la ciudadanía de millones de Dreamers, beneficiarios de TPS, así...
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In 2017, Ed Gillespie, the GOP nominee for Governor, ran a viciously anti-immigrant campaign, which surprised many observers because he had been viewed as more of an establishment Republican than a Trump extremist. During the general election, instead of moving to the center in a state that had been...
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