The Law, Dubbed The “Death Star Bill” By Critics, “Will Nullify Ordinances Enacted By Austin In 2010 And Dallas In 2015 That Established 10-Minute Breaks Every Four Hours So That Construction Workers Can Drink Water And Protect Themselves From The Sun,” The Texas Tribune Reported. Workers in industries like...
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As We Saw When Migrants Were Flown To Martha’s Vineyard Last Year, DeSantis’ Recruiters Never Had Any Intention of Keeping Their Word Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has defended his indefensible transportation of vulnerable migrants to California by releasing footage showing his victims smiling and dancing. But they appeared to...
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On World Refugee Day, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi is urging nations to do more to offer “hope, opportunities, and solutions” to people displaced from their homes due to armed conflict, environmental disasters, and persecution. In just one example, he said Kenya has shown what’s possible when...
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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, DACA-eligible individuals, lawmakers and allies marked the 11th anniversary of the program on Thursday. While 580,000 immigrants are currently protected by DACA, impeached Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has led the extremist campaign to terminate these protections through the anti-immigrant judicial pipeline....
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Thursday, June 15, marks the 11th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, an immigration policy won after years of relentless organizing. Since its implementation more than a decade ago, DACA has become one of the most successful immigration policies in modern U.S. history, allowing roughly...
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DACA recipient Eliana Fernandez on years of GOP litigation: “Every time there is a hearing or as we await a verdict, I not only have to prepare myself but also my children, my parents, my brother and the rest of my family. This is exhausting and terrifying.” Juan Carlos...
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Florida Republicans finally admitted out loud what we’ve been insisting all along: their anti-immigrant law passed to aid Gov. Ron DeSantis’ 2024 presidential run is harming their state by scaring away immigrant workers. In a video shared on social media by state organizer Thomas Kennedy, Florida lawmakers Alina Garcia,...
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Several House Democratic leaders spoke at a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. on Thursday to urge the Biden administration to expand temporary protections for immigrants from El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. Temporary Protected Status (TPS) allows immigrants to live and work legally...
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Chad Wolf, unlawfully appointed former acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security under the Trump administration, is among right-wing officials set to appear before the House Judiciary Committee this week. While the hearing purports to concern border security, it’s really about keeping the base inflamed over immigration after...
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Late last week in California, a group of 16 Venezuelan and Colombian migrants were dumped outside the door of a Sacramento church, after they were apparently transported to the state on a private flight after being cajoled with promises of work and other assistance. But those promises turned out...
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