In an interview on Fox News, acting ICE Director Ronald Vitiello — who has been nominated to become the permanent ICE Director — was asked if he supported the President’s family separation policy. His response: “We supported what the President did.” After talking about the chaos that resulted, he...
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TPS Holders Journey Across America to Protest Termination of Program & Advocate for Keeping Their Families Together TPS Expiration Dates: El Salvador, 9/9/2019 Haiti, 7/22/2019 Honduras, 1/5/2020 Nepal, 6/24/2019 Nicaragua, 1/5/2019 South Sudan, 5/2/2019 Over the weekend, the “TPS Journey for Justice Caravan” made its way from LA to...
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White House Political Rally Underscores Cynical Republican Midterm Strategy: Focus on Demonizing ‘Them’ to Keep Focus off the GOP’s Failure to Help All of Us As expected, yesterday’s White House celebration of ICE and CBP was an overtly political rally. It neatly captured Trump’s midterm strategy: inject race, immigration...
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Last night at the MTV Video Music Awards, rapper and music producer Logic took the stage with One Republic’s Ryan Tedder for a powerful performance of Logic’s song “One Day”, that highlighted the Trump Administration’s immigration policies and the separation of children and families. Logic and Tedder were joined...
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America’s Voice Frank Sharry: “Vuelven a la carga” The Fate of the Officials Who Carried Out the Family Separation Scandal? Promoted Instead of Punished; Celebrated Instead of Prosecuted ICYMI: “TPS Journey for Justice Caravan” Arrives in Phoenix Frank Sharry: “There They Go Again” Logic’s Powerful Performance at VMAs Draws...
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This afternoon Yolanda Rondon with the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee and Julie Nemecek, a Columbus immigration lawyer, filed emergency stays with the Board of Immigration Appeals to halt the deportation of Ousmane Sy and Abou Diallo, two Ohio men currently detained in Arizona. ICE had planned to deport Sy and...
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Youngstown, OH – For months, religious leaders have tried to visit immigrant detainees to provide religious support at the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center, operated by CoreCivic, and been thwarted from doing so. Today, instead of being allowed to minister to the individuals incarcerated here for CIVIL violations, five of...
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Over the weekend, Darren Beattie, who served on the White House speechwriting staff, was fired for appearing on a 2016 panel at the Mencken Club with Peter Brimelow, the founder of the VDare.com. The Southern Poverty Law Center describes VDare as “a blatantly racist website and a hub for...
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Today, the White House will host a “celebration” for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents, against the backdrop of the cruel and unresolved family separation crisis that implicates both agencies. Last week, we offered a brief primer on the litany of abuses at...
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Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Holders, Elected Officials, and Advocates Rallied in Los Angeles for the Start of TPS Caravan Last week Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders, government officials, and immigration advocates began the nationwide “TPS Journey for Justice Caravan” tour. The bus will stop in more than 30 states...
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