A new interactive feature from the New York Times lifts up the stories of DREAMers who are facing uncertain futures following Donald Trump’s election. Among the dozens of personal accounts — readers are asked to submit and share their own as well — is Deyanira, a Texas DREAMer who...
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Vandals had poured cement into the stove and down the tub’s drain. Walls and staircase railings were kicked in. A ceiling had collapsed. Most troubling: “White power,” die n—–” and swastikas were spray-painted on walls. “They wrecked every room,” the couple wrote. “Nothing was spared.” Joe is black and...
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A Muslim off-duty NYPD officer, hailed by the mayor as a hero, and her 16-year-old son became the city’s latest hate crime victims Saturday when a bigot in Brooklyn yelled at them to “go back to your country,” police sources said. Officer Aml Elsokary, who was off duty and...
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Dec 2, 2016
A trio of Bangor City Council members is denouncing what they say was a hate crime against a black man in downtown Bangor Friday night. Police charged Joshua Pendergast, 42, of Bangor with misdemeanor assault late Monday. Bangor City Council Chair Joe Baldacci, writing Sunday on his Facebook page,...
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California’s two public universities have vowed to protect undocumented students and not assist in federal deportation efforts. The effort is a part of a national movement of students and their allies mobilizing to create areas of refuge for undocumented students on college and university campuses. More from the Washington...
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Nationwide, students and their allies have been mobilizing to make their college and university campuses safe for undocumented and DACAmented students, following the election of Donald Trump. But in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott has threatened to financially starve any college and university that tries to join their effort. “Texas will...
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New Americans Museum staff isn’t backing down after finding two anti-immigrant messages scrawled near the entrance over this weekend. Patrons found the messages Saturday morning on both walls of the entrance to the museum in Liberty Station. One message read, “Too much immigration! Go back to your country. This...
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Local leaders: Our police force is not a tool to be militarized by federal government. Cleveland will not become breeding ground for hatred and fear In an interview with WKYC, Mayor Frank Jackson declared that the City of Cleveland will not help the President-elect carry out his pledge of mass deportation. Jackson said: “We...
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English (en español al final de la página): TPM: Senators Launch Bipartisan Effort To Protect DREAMers From Trump By Lauren Fox Huffington Post: Senators Draft Bipartisan Bill To Give Undocumented Youths ‘A Fighting Chance’ In Trump’s America By Elise Foley The Hill: Senators crafting bill to limit deportations under...
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Yesterday’s viral #SaveDACA campaign has stretched into today, with DREAMers continuing to share more their inspirational stories with our nation’s leaders. Sen. Dick Durbin — who, along with Senate Democrats, kicked off the hashtag yesterday — briefly mentioned the campaign during a floor speech today, saying that the #SaveDACA was viewed...
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