It’s Time for an Independent Immigration Court On Tuesday, Tal Kopan of CNN reported that an immigration judge assigned to a case for many years was replaced with another judge from Washington who quickly and with little process ordered the deportation of an immigrant.  Kopan explains: The unusual use... Continue »
Ohio immigrant legislation will help cities protect their populations.
A recording of the call is available here. Cleveland, OH – The Trump Administration’s manufactured “family separation” crisis at our nation’s southern border has captured headlines and outraged Americans in Ohio and nationwide.   On the same day that the government released updated numbers showing that its policies have... Continue »
The ongoing failure of the Trump Administration to meet the court-imposed deadline to reunite all 3,000 children they forcibly separated at the border is just most current development in the Administration’s zero-tolerance policy. Let’s remember: the Trump Administration has been discussing separating child migrants from their parents since almost... Continue »
Lind Explains DACA Legal Battles, Including Today’s Hanen Hearing Dara Lind at Vox breaks down the complex chain of events regarding DACA and its legal fate. Today, Judge Andrew Hanen of Texas, known as the Joe Arpaio of the federal judiciary, hears a case brought to him by Texas... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
America’s Voice Is Attorney General Sessions Turning What Should Be Impartial and Independent Immigration Judges into His Personal Deportation Force? Women’s Refugee Commission Joins Ohio Legal and Pediatric Experts to Discuss the Southern Border Refugee Situation About Last Night’s Elections A Ongoing Timeline of Trump’s Separation of Families Dara... Continue »
Ohio immigrant legislation will help cities protect their populations.
Biram Dah Abeid Arrested by Government One Day After The Atlantic Runs Story About Black Mauritanians Facing Deportation, Fearing Slavery Columbus, OH —  Not much is known about the arrest of prominent anti-slavery leader Biram Dah Abeid in Mauritania yesterday, but this is not the first time he has... Continue »
University Professor and Students Detail Problems with Trump’s Termination of TPS for Hundreds of Thousands of Immigrants In an opinion piece for the Washington Post’s Monkey Cage, Dr. David Leblang and students explain various issues with Trump’s termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of hard... Continue »
After separating nearly 3,000 kids from their parents, a federal judge stepped in and ordered the Trump administration to reunite them. Nearly two weeks after the court-ordered deadline, 572 children remain traumatized, in federal custody and with little evidence the administration is interested in reuniting them. For more than... Continue »
Frank Sharry: “another dangerous, desperate and cynical strategy aimed at kicking immigrants out of America and keeping Republicans in power” This morning, NBC News’ Julia Ainsley exposed the latest frontier in Stephen Miller and Donald Trump’s war on the American idea: a proposal that would use new “public charge”... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
America’s Voice New Poll: Nation’s Most Competitive Races May Hinge on Trump’s Racism ¿Operación orfanato? A menos que el gobierno de Trump se responsabilice de reunificar a todas las familias, cientos de niños que retuvo quedarán huérfanos Arrest of Anti-Slavery Leader in Mauritania Shows Danger Ohio Immigrants Face if... Continue »