Last week, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan claimed that horrific detention conditions for children and adults described by the media at an El Paso border station were “unsubstantiated.”  And, last month McAleenan told the Senate Judiciary Committee that he is hearing only about minor... Continue »
America’s Voice PHOTOS: #CloseTheCamps National Day of Action Trump’s potential reelection must force Democrats to overcome their differences “The Fish Rots from the Head Down:” Trump Sets a Cruel Example that Has Spread to the Border Patrol Horrific Immigration Detention Conditions are “Substantiated” by Multiple DHS Inspector General Reports... Continue »
For some reason, Acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan is viewed in some quarters as a more trusted voice of reason than other Trump Administration DHS and immigration officials. Yet two new reports detail that McAleenan has been lying through his teeth to justify the Trump Administration’s extremism.   A new... Continue »
America’s Voice Caught Lying, Again: DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan Cannot Be Trusted Reelección de Trump debería hacer que demócratas superen diferencias Spanish CNN en Español ¿Cuál es la verdadera situación de los niños inmigrantes en los centros de detención de Estados Unidos? (Video) June 30, 2019 Noticias Telemundo Beto... Continue »
This is What House Democrats Were Fighting to End in the Border Supplemental Funding Bill This Week At the same time that House Democrats were fighting to keep key provisions in a border funding bill to protect kids from deteriorating detention conditions, detained children, parents, doctors, and lawyers submitted... Continue »
“Ending DACA is another in a string of epic immigration failures by Trump and the Republican Party.” The following is a statement from Pili Tobar, Deputy Director of America’s Voice, in response to the news that the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a DACA case next term: Donald Trump... Continue »
“The onus is now on the President and his party. It’s their strategy and it’s their responsibility.” “Democrats, when the next spending bill comes forward, fight them and not each other; ensure that accountability, guardrails and requirements are written into the law.” Yesterday, the House passed the Senate version... Continue »
English The Texas Tribune The U.S. House And Senate Have Passed Competing Border Aid Bills. How Would Each Help Migrants Detained At The Border? By Adam Willis June 27, 2019 Reuters Five Takeaways From Trump-Congress Battle Over Border Aid June 27, 2019 The New York Times Five Takeaways From... Continue »
America’s Voice Supreme Court Blocks Push to Politicize the Census Vote Recommendation: Support the House Democrats’ Border Supplemental Bill As Amended English LA Times A photo from the Rio Grande captures the tragic end for a father and daughter By Kate Linthicum June 26, 2019 Quartz Homeland Security chief’s... Continue »
“The immigration policies of this administration exacerbate the dangers that these migrants face, with often fatal consequences” Maribel Hastings y David Torres The image of the young Salvadoran father with his little 23-month old girl embracing his back, drowned and face down in the waters of the Río Grande,... Continue »