Washington, DC — During President Trump’s speech at CPAC this weekend, viewable here and excerpted below, he again relied on the false and dangerous “invasion” conspiracy theory that immigrants and immigration represent an existential danger and threat to the United States and one that must be repelled by force....
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Washington, DC — It is critical that lawmakers vote “No” on the House GOP budget proposal, which prioritizes mass deportations and detention at a high cost to working families, businesses, and local communities. The budget would funnel up to $300 billion into turbocharging Trump’s indiscriminate immigration enforcement machine...
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Washington, DC — The sheer volume of immigration policy news is best viewed in the aggregate, taking into account the array of proposed and enacted policies and the larger through lines and implications. Below, America’s Voice highlights some of the key and related immigration developments from the week and...
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Washington, DC — Today, faith leaders from multiple faith traditions gathered on a virtual press event to reaffirm the importance of treating immigrants and refugees with dignity and respect and to call for policies that align with these core values. Speakers also addressed the recent lawsuit filed on behalf...
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Washington, DC — News reports highlight that the Trump Administration has revoked TPS for Haitians, with protections against deportation now set to expire in Summer 2025. The following is a statement from Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice, reacting to the news: “Revoking TPS protections for Haitians legally...
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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: Last weekend, Donald Trump, aboard the presidential limousine The Beast, attended the Daytona 500 and led the drivers in...
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Washington, DC — We’ve been highlighting the high cost of the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant obsessions and plans for indiscriminate mass deportations, noting that even real public safety threats are being deprioritized in the process. The ongoing budget process playing out on Capitol Hill also underscores the point. President Trump...
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Washington, DC — Last week, we highlighted the high cost of the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant obsessions and plans for indiscriminate mass deportations above all. Over the weekend, a USA Today story, “Thousands of DHS agents shift to deportation instead of drugs, weapons and human trafficking,” underscored the point and...
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Washington, DC — The Trump administration and NYC Mayor Eric Adams seem to have engaged in an overt quid pro quo – dropping the criminal case against Adams in exchange for the Mayor facilitating the Trump administration’s indiscriminate immigration crackdown. Among the many disturbing elements of the story is...
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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: The fact the Trump administration is revoking programs that provide work permits and protection from deportation like TPS for...
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