Mar 23, 2015
AP: US deports pastor who had 17-year-old DUI conviction Huffington Post: Iowa Pastor Max Villatoro Deported After Community Rallies To Keep Him In U.S. By Elise Foley KCRG (Iowa): Immigration officials deport Iowa City pastor By Erin Jordan Iowa City Press Citizen (Iowa): Attorney: Pastor Max Villatoro deported; ‘no easy way’ to get US visa...
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Yesterday, we received this tragic confirmation: ICE deported Pastor Max Villatoro to Honduras during the early morning Friday hours. We, like Pastor Max’s family and his Iowa community, are heartbroken by the news. But we also remember that though we ultimately weren’t successful in convincing ICE that this father...
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We know the final cost of something as consequential as deportation: Broken families. For millions of these immigrant families, there is no greater nightmare. We also know ICE, the agency in charge of making these decisions, has a job it must do. But in making those decisions, immigrant families...
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AP: Judge: Sanctions possible in Obama immigration court case Wall Street Journal: U.S., Texas Meet in Court Over Timeline of Executive Action on Immigration By Ana Campoy Los Angeles Times: Texas judge threatens Justice Department over Obama’s immigration plan By David Zucchino Politico: Parties dig in on Loretta Lynch confirmation fight By Manu...
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Republicans are today wrapping up a week-long stretch of anti-immigrant hearings, one of which resulted in approval of a bill that would repeal last year’s immigration action (who needs those Latino voters, right?) “Comprehensive mass-deportation” aside, Elise Foley noted an amendment that was ultimately rejected during the hearing: A...
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AP: Hearing set on allegations in immigration lawsuit By Juan Lozano CQ: Republican Lawmakers Take Sides in Texas Immigration Suit By David Harrison Huffington Post: Republicans Ask Court To Keep Obama Immigration Programs Stalled By Elise Foley Politico: Loretta Lynch nomination fight takes on racial tinge By Burgess Everett and Seung Min Kim...
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Two years ago today, the Republican National Committee published a self-flagellating analysis — commonly dubbed by observers as the “GOP’s Autopsy Report” — in response to Mitt Romney’s 2012 landslide electoral defeat. Chief among the report’s come-to-Jesus moments was a formal rebuke of Romney’s failed “self-deportation” platform in favor...
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Yesterday, hundreds of supporters marched through downtown Iowa City to demand the release of Max Villatoro, a beloved pastor and community leader facing imminent deportation. The rally, organized by the Center for Worker Justice of Eastern Iowa, was led by Pastor Villatoro’s wife Gloria and drew more than 200...
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Des Moines Register (Iowa): Did Iowa Ag Summit screen out critics? By Rehka Basu The Hill: Corker to oppose Lynch for AG By Jordain Carney The Hill: WH vents frustration on Loretta Lynch delay By Jordan Fabian Politico: Rudy Giuliani steps up lobbying for Loretta Lynch By Manu Raju Politico: Loretta Lynch nomination in the...
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Mar 17, 2015
The Hill: WH: Lynch delay ‘unconscionable’ By Jordan Fabian Politico: Loretta Lynch fight gets heated By Burgess Everett and Seung Min Kim Washington Post: With a seemingly innocuous bill, Senate manages to tie itself in knots By Mike DeBonis The Hill: Reid: GOP holding Loretta Lynch ‘hostage’ By Jordain Carney USA Today: Hillary Clinton...
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