It’s been a year since we stopped Pedro’s deportation. But when his renewal came up this year, immigration officials denied it and are trying deport him instead. Pedro could have been eligible for the relief President Obama had been considering, but now that he’s said he won’t act until...
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Sep 17, 2014
You might remember Pedro. He has four children and his wife is a US citizen. Last year thousands of people like you took action to keep Pedro with his family — but now ICE is trying again to deport him, even though Pedro is a law-abiding family man and the...
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We know we’re winning the fight for President Obama to take executive action on immigration, but we wanted to hear directly from people affected why the President should act — and we ended up receiving hundreds of submissions from all across the country. We’re still reading through them, but they...
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File this epic fail from Arizona under “I’d Be Laughing If It Weren’t So Tragic.” Republican Congressional hopeful and state legislator Adam Kwasman invited himself to a protest in Oracle, where yet another group of adults had gathered to bravely scream at a rumored bus of child refugees that...
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Jun 24, 2014
Hypocritical members of Congress, who say they support us but vote with anti-immigrant extremists in the Republican Party, are a major road block to passing immigration reform. Colorado Representatives Mike Coffman and Cory Gardner are the perfect example of this hypocrisy. Back home, they tell Latino, Asian-American, and immigrant voters...
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Under Attorney General Eric Holder and the Department of Justice, immigration “illegal re-entry” charges rank number one out of all federal prosecutions.Many of these so-called “felons” are people with families, jobs, homes, and lives in the United States. They are Americans in every way except on paper.If Eric Holder and Federal...
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Even though Jaime is married to a U.S. citizen, has a U.S. citizen baby, and has lived in this country for eight years, he’s facing deportation within a matter of weeks. Jaime is a great father and wonderful husband. His wife Keiko suffers from a seizure disorder, and Jaime...
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Joseline, 9, and Ariana, 7, are pleading to their President to let them stay in Columbus, Ohio, their home. Their mom, Esmeralda, could be deported by the Obama Administration within a matter of days, even though she’s been in the country for 14 years. With no other family nearby, Joseline, Ariana,...
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Nov 4, 2013
Cross-posted at Daily Kos Brigido, dad to two U.S. citizens, could be just a few days away from deportation. He needs your help getting his family back! ICE officials have Brigido in detention on what they allege to be an expedited removal order from over ten years ago. But with an American fiancée, a son, a step-daughter, and...
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Yesterday, Rep. Jeff Denham (CA-10) announced that he’s cosponsoring H.R. 15, the new immigration bill in the House. A big move like that needs a big thanks — so today we sent him a larger-than-life-thank you card, in the form of this banner flown over Modesto, CA today: “Thanks Rep. Denham! #HR15”...
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