Washington, DC — As CBS, NBC and others reported, “A Texas man is fighting to get his wife and four children back after he says they were unexpectedly deported to Mexico. Federico Arellano is a U.S. citizen, and says three of his four kids are too. He says there...
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Washington, DC – Below is a column by Maribel Hastings from America’s Voice en Español translated to English from Spanish. It ran in several Spanish-language media outlets earlier this week: Approaching the end of a complicated and tumultuous year, in so many ways, immigrants and their advocates are regrouping...
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Washington, DC – Donald Trump and his allies are claiming a mandate to pursue their agenda – an assertion to which The New Republic’s Greg Sargent noted, “If media is too credulous about Trump’s claims of a mandate, he’ll feel more emboldened to pursue authoritarian extremes. Media has a...
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Al aproximarse el fin de un año complicado y tumultuoso en muchos aspectos, los inmigrantes y sus defensores se reagrupan para enfrentar un 2025 con mayores retos porque las promesas de deportaciones masivas de Donald Trump podrían concretarse. En días atrás escribí que en una época festiva donde muchos...
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Like you, we’re still taking in the results of November’s presidential election and what it means for the undocumented community in the U.S. when the new administration takes office in January. Many in our communities are uncertain of what the future holds. But as we try to regroup and...
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Donald Trump nominated former Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott for the new commissioner of the parent agency Customs and Border Protection (CBP), seeking the return of one of the most ardent defenders of the border policies from his first administration. Scott, a career official who was promoted by the...
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Washington, DC — During a recent interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker, Donald Trump reiterated his intention to “eliminate birthright citizenship,” the protection enshrined in the 14th Amendment that guarantees citizenship to children born on U.S. soil regardless. Asked about the likelihood that doing so unilaterally would face legal opposition,...
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Access a recording of the virtual briefing HERE Washington, DC — Last Friday, immigration experts held a press webinar to address facts surrounding Donald Trump’s deportation agenda. The discussion focused on the risks posed to immigrant communities, including individuals with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Action for Childhood...
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Access a recording of today’s virtual briefing HERE Washington, DC — Today, immigration experts held a press webinar to address facts surrounding Donald Trump’s deportation agenda. The discussion focused on the risks posed to immigrant communities, including individuals with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals...
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TRUMP’S MASS DEPORTATION AGENDA TAKES AIM AT WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN AMERICAN During a recent interview with NBC News’s Kristen Welker, President-elect Donald Trump reiterated that his “bloody” mass deportation agenda would ensnare U.S. citizens and attack basic principles of what it means to be an American,...
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