“I was nervous because it was my first time going to a court,” said one boy. The federal government is seeking to deport him to a country he doesn’t even know Kids deserve to be protected at all times, no matter their legal immigration status. Two recent analyses of... Continue »
La foto de Lorenzo Salgado Araujo frente a su pastel de cumpleaños número 52 provoca no solo tristeza por una vida tronchada viciosamente y una familia marcada por su muerte a tiros por un agente de ICE el 7 de julio. Produce también ira y frustración saber que, como... Continue »
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche is testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, the first of two days of hearings on his confirmation to lead the Justice Department permanently. The hearing comes eight days after ICE agents shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston... Continue »
No one is safe: ICE kills another father on his way to work. How many more?  The mourning and outpouring of support for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo continued through the weekend with neighbors and communities coming together to rally in California, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, D.C., and across Texas. Then ICE... Continue »
Washington, DC – Following Monday’s deadly shooting in Maine, the latest reporting confirms that Johan Sebastián, a 25-years-old husband and father who was authorized to work in the United States, was killed by an ICE agent. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin first told Senator Angus King that... Continue »
Washington, DC – Today, an ICE agent shot and killed a person in Biddeford, Maine. ICE and DHS have offered no explanation for why the agent opened fire. This marks the second time in six days that an ICE agent has killed someone in the United States. On July... Continue »
Washington, DC – Earlier this week, an ICE agent shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo as he drove to pick up his construction crew in Houston’s Magnolia Park. ICE claimed he rammed an agency vehicle and admitted he wasn’t even the man agents were looking for. In reporting out... Continue »
When will enough be enough? Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was heading to work early this week when he was shot and killed on a Houston street by ICE. Salgado Araujo, a construction business owner and beloved father of three U.S. citizens that he put through college, had called the area... Continue »
Washington, DC – On Tuesday morning, masked ICE agents in unmarked vehicles stopped Lorenzo Salgado Araujo as he drove to pick up his construction crew in Houston’s Magnolia Park. Minutes later, an agent shot and killed him. Salgado Araujo had lived in the U.S. for 35 years and, according... Continue »
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: Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians is expected to be rescinded in the coming days following the Supreme Court’s... Continue »