President-elect Donald Trump confirmed reports that he plans to declare a legally dubious national emergency when he returns to power in January 2025, this time in order to carry out the “bloody” detention and mass deportation of millions of our undocumented neighbors, and likely some U.S. citizens as well....
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NPR reports that as neighborhoods in the Los Angeles metropolitan area faced destruction due to a series of historic and deadly wildfires, immigrants gathered buckets and hoses to help try to stop the devastation from spreading. Housekeeper Maria Garcia, who is undocumented, said she doesn’t even live in the...
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THE COMING UGLY BLITZ FROM TRUMP Ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, leaders from CASA, the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA), Make the Road New York, United We Dream Action, and America’s Voice held a press call on what to expect in the first days of his...
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Washington, DC — The following is a statement from Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice, assessing the current moment on immigration in light of the Laken Riley Act debate and ahead of Donald Trump’s coming inauguration: “The process displayed by Democrats during the Laken Riley Act legislative debate...
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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: Days before Donald Trump assumes the presidency for the second time, anticipation is building about what immigration executive orders...
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English News From The States Immigration advocates prep for Trump mass deportations, vow legal challenges By Ariana Figueroa January 16, 2025 Alex Nowrasteh’s Immigration Insights Biden Didn’t Cause the Border Crisis By David J. Bier January 16, 2025 The Independent I advised Kamala Harris on immigration – these are...
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A recording of the press call can be found here Immigration advocacy groups prepared to counter early actions of the Trump administration, raise concerns regarding extreme Trump nominees. WASHINGTON — Today, leaders from America’s Voice, CASA, the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA), Make the Road New...
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A días de que Donald Trump asuma la presidencia por segunda ocasión, aumentan las expectativas sobre cuáles serán las órdenes ejecutivas migratorias que girará y si las amenazas de deportaciones masivas se concretarán de inmediato. Pero a veces las promesas de campaña no son tan fáciles de implementar una...
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English The Bulwark The Fear Is the Point By Adrian Carrasquillo January 15, 2025 The Hill Senate adds amendment to immigration bill named after Laken Riley By Al Weaver January 15, 2025 Vox What’s actually in Congress’ harsh new immigration bill? By Nicole Narea January 16, 2025 Fox News...
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In a frightening preview of the incoming administration’s “bloody” mass detention and deportation agenda across the nation, Border Patrol agents in unmarked vehicles have reportedly been carrying out ugly, racially profiled raids in California’s agricultural heartland, including stalking immigrants outside of stores popular among farmworkers. This early example of...
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