On Friday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it was terminating all Memoranda of Agreements (MOA) that it had signed with state and local jurisdictions related to the Secure Communities (S-Comm) Program. Now, Immigrant rights activists are outraged about the announcement -- and rightly so.
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On Friday, the Department of Homeland Security unilaterally cancelled its Memorandum of Agreements (MOA) on Secure Communities (S-COMM), an immigration enforcement program of the Obama administration that was sold to state governments as a way to identify and deport serious criminals.
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Remember when we reported that DHS was in cahoots with the FBI re: the Secure Communities (S-Comm) Program, and how S-Comm was a stepping stone for a more invasive program that the FBI is calling their "Next Generation Initiative?"
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The push for Obama to grant administrative relief to DREAM Act students is still strong, with a very good piece yesterday highlighting the plight of undocumented youth who constantly face the threat of deportation.
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In anticipation of yesterday's meeting with President Obama's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, the Obama Administration announced policy changes earlier this week designed to make it easier for foreign entrepreneurs' to come and live in the U.S.
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In anticipation of yesterday's meeting with President Obama's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, the Obama Administration announced policy changes earlier this week designed to facilitate foreign entrepreneurs' entry and permanent residency in the U.S. Unsurprisingly, elite technology and business leaders from Silicon Valley reacted positively to the...
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Rep. Elton Gallegly's hometown paper, the Ventura County Star, editorialized in support of Californian's DREAM Act and noted the failure of federal authorities to deal with this issue. Gallegly is one of the federal authorities who deserves a lot of the blame.
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The Department of Justice is putting a stop to the madness in Alabama, and is challenging the state's very anti-immigrant law, HB 56. From the press release yesterday: "Today's action makes clear that setting immigration policy and enforcing immigration laws is a national responsibility that cannot be addressed through...
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There is going to be a rally from 11 am - 2 pm CT outside of the ICE Headquarters to show support for Andy Mathe's family. The address is 101 W Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL (on the corner of W Congress Pkwy and S Clark St.)
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Democratic pollster Stan Greenberg had an op-ed in Sunday's New York Times with an important message for Democrats: Lean into comprehensive immigration reform. Greenberg believes that it will show that Democrats are interested in making government work, and prove that they are interested in rewarding responsibility and punishing...
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