Senior State Department Official Resigns in Protest, Calling the Deportation of Haitians “Illegal” and “Inhumane” Washington, DC – Two recent resignations from the Biden administration were accompanied by powerful condemnations of the administration’s ongoing deportations of Haitians to a nation buckling under the strain of political violence, an earthquake’s...
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A link to the recording can be found here. Washington, DC- Today, advocates and activists who mobilize immigrant, Black, Latino, Labor and progressive voters in key battleground states gathered on a press call to urge Democrats to keep fighting and win legalization for immigrants because of its impact on...
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A recording of the call is available here. Earlier today, Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO-01) joined Black immigrant advocates and impacted Haitians on a press call to discuss the conditions immigrants face when deported back to Haiti. Earlier this year the Biden Administration redesignated Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS)...
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Affected individuals and their allies are reacting to the Senate parliamentarian’s latest opinion opposing citizenship for immigrants with a clear message: Democrats need to find a way to use their power to deliver on the immigration reforms they promised. Meanwhile, key experts and outside voices are highlighting the potential...
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Immigration Expert and Author Charles Kamasaki Critiques Her Rulings to Date Washington, DC – In a new Medium piece Charles Kamasaki, Senior Cabinet Advisor at UnidosUS, Fellow at the Migration Policy Institute and author of Immigration Reform: The Corpse That Will Not Die (Mandel-Vilar Press 2019), pens a deep-dive...
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America’s Voice reacciona al más reciente acontecimiento en el Senado en torno a la reforma migratoria Washington, D.C. – A continuación compartimos un comunicado de Frank Sharry, Director Ejecutivo de America’s Voice: El movimiento para lograr la ciudadanía para los inmigrantes indocumentados ha sufrido un duro revés este día....
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America’s Voice reacts to latest from the Senate on immigration reform Washington, DC – The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice: The movement to win citizenship for undocumented immigrants suffered a stinging setback today. But while we are disappointed and angry, we are...
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“Alarmingly, Republicans are staying silent or joining in.” Washington, DC – It’s time for decent Americans to call out the Republican Party and right-wing media for normalizing the dangerous white supremacist Great Replacement Theory. The noxious notion that Democrats and Jews are trying to “replace” white people with Black...
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When it comes to immigration, Democrats cannot hide behind the parliamentarian’s initial and misguided ruling More voices are making a powerful case for why Democrats need to keep their promises and deliver on citizenship for millions, and not use the unelected Senate parliamentarian’s misguided ruling as an excuse for...
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Humanitarian emergency on the southern border underscores urgency for TPS designations for countries in crisis CNN’s Rachel Ramirez highlights the impact of climate destabilization on the border crisis, as environmental disasters, economic and political instability, and civil unrest drive many from their homes in hopes of survival. Haiti’s recent...
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