Mar 24, 2015
The bad news keeps coming for Sheriff Joe Arpaio. For a while, America’s Most Expensive Sheriff probably assumed he’d be able to stick the taxpayer with the hundreds of thousands of dollars he’s been ordered to pay up after admitting his department violated federal court orders by racially-profiling Latinos....
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National Journal: Ted Cruz Has Been Running for President for Years in the Senate By Lauren Fox Politico: Cruz’s strategy: Destroy the ‘mushy middle’ By James Hohmann and Alex Isenstadt New York Times: Ted Cruz, an Ambitious Conservative With Sharp Elbows By Ashley Parker and Maggie Haberman The Hill: Trump brings birther charge...
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Earlier today, MSNBC’s José Díaz-Balart featured immigration attorney David Leopold and his client Gloria Villatoro, whose husband Max Villatoro was deported by ICE to Honduras last week. Pastor Max’s story caught national attention when he was arrested by ICE officials as his young U.S. citizen children slept nearby. Pastor...
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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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